Police in Dallas say a transgender woman was seriously wounded after being shot multiple times and are investigating the attack as a hate crime. Investigators say a man driving a pickup pulled alongside the woman late Friday, yelled slurs about her gender identity and fired several times, striking her in the chest and arm. Authorities
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A World War II veteran from Texas is asking people to help him celebrate his 100th birthday. Jim South’s birthday wish to receive 100 cards for his big day, Oct. 7. His senior living home posted a photo of South with a sign asking for the cards. He joined the Army in 1940 and was
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A white Dallas police officer who fatally shot a black neighbor in his own apartment was distracted by a phone call with a colleague with whom she had been romantically involved, a prosecutor said Monday at the start of the officer’s trial. Attorneys for Amber Guyger, 31, argued that she fired in self-defense based on
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Dak Prescott threw two touchdown passes to Amari Cooper before running for another score, and the Dallas Cowboys pulled out of a first-half funk as huge favorites in a 31-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Might be hot in Texas but don’t worry we got AC ❄️@AmariCooper9 | #MIAvsDAL pic.twitter.com/8BbJnMDIYe — Dallas Cowboys
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Big Tex has made his official return to the State Fair of Texas, but with a new look. In just one week, the State Fair of Texas will open its gates to the public, who will be greeted by the 25,000 pound statue wearing all new gear. Before his debut, designer Meredith Adair chiseled his
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors say 58 people across Texas have been charged with assorted health care fraud that’s been blamed for $66 million in losses and unlawful distribution of opioids. The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday announced that the individual cases include 20 people charged with diverting opioids. Prosecutors say the investigation also involves alleged Medicare and
Continue Reading It’s been the subject of many debates: Who makes the better fast food burger, Whataburger or In-N-Out? We may now have an official answer. According to USA Today readers, it’s Texas-based Whataburger. USA Today has released the winners of its 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards. In the category of Best Regional Fast Food, Whataburger came in
Continue Reading A U.S. Border Patrol agent was seriously injured when he was struck by a semi-truck late Tuesday night near the Sierra Blanca border checkpoint and was rushed to University Medical Center in El Paso for treatment. The Hudspeth County Sheriff’s Office initially confirmed the injury to ABC-7, and Customs and Border Protection officials offered additional
Continue Reading Dallas Cowboys receivers and tight ends have seven touchdown catches through two games, the same number of TDs the entire offense had in the first five games last year. Dak Prescott’s hot start has plenty to do with depth at positions that looked promising in the preseason, and have delivered in a pair of victories
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Imelda made landfall in Texas on Tuesday, and it could give the Houston area its heaviest rainfall from one storm since Hurricane Harvey, raising prospects of heavy flooding in a city that sees plenty of it. Imelda, which formed over the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday afternoon, made landfall near Freeport, the National
Continue Reading An agricultural maze. In Texas. Honoring military families. Could this get any more American? Every year, the Graff 7A Ranch in Hondo hosts the South Texas Maize, a giant labyrinth of sorghum and seasonally appropriate puns. Like many agricultural mazes across the country, the Maize maze is known for its impressive designs. This year, the
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The family of Lily Mae Avant, the 10-year-old from central Texas who contracted a brain-eating amoeba, said the little girl died Monday morning. She “fought the good fight,” said her aunt, Loni Yadon, and cousin, Wendy Scott. “We are standing firm in our faith and the lives she touched.” Avant’s family said the girl started
Continue Reading The fight over funding for a border wall in Texas and other states appears to be heating up again in Congress this month as lawmakers near a deadline to pass a military funding bill. The partisan divide over the wall was on display last week when the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its $694.9 billion annual
Continue Reading State Rep. Csar Blanco, D-El Paso, is running for the seat being vacated by state Sen. Jos Rodrguez. In a video published Monday, Blanco alluded to the deadly mass shooting last month in El Paso, and said El Paso and West Texas “need a fighter.” I’m in! I’m running State Senate to stand up for
Continue Reading A new state law in Texas aims to help prevent the sending of unwanted naked or sexually explicit images or videos electronically. The law says that a person has broken the law if they knowingly send electronic messages that show any visual of the sender engaging in sexual conduct or with exposed “intimate parts.” The
Continue Reading Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas has made his position on assault weapons crystal clear. “Hell, yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” O’Rourke said during this past week’s Democratic presidential debate. “We’re not going to allow it to be used against our fellow Americans anymore.” To accomplish this, O’Rourke has proposed a
Continue Reading A weekend swim left a young girl fighting for her life when she contracted a brain-eating amoeba with a 97% fatality rate. Lily Mae Avant, 10, swam in the Brazos River and Lake Whitney in Bosque County near Waco over Labor Day weekend. Then, on September 8, Lily “began having a headache, and it was
Continue Reading Police in Texas say two people were injured when gunfire erupted at a youth football game. Authorities say a woman was struck in the leg and a girl was grazed in the back when shots rang out during the game among elementary school-aged children Saturday afternoon in Fort Worth. Both were transported to an area
Continue Reading Dak Prescott carved up the Washington Redskins’ defense with his arm and his legs, completing 26 of 30 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns and rushing for 69 yards in a 31-21 Dallas Cowboys victory Sunday to improve to 2-0. A week after putting up a perfect 158.3 QB rating, Prescott responded from an
Continue Reading Authorities say a U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and wounded during a traffic stop near the Texas border city of Del Rio and that another agent shot and killed the gunman. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that the two agents pulled over a vehicle Friday evening near Brackettville and that
Continue Reading Texas State Sen. Jos Rodrguez, an El Paso Democrat, announced Friday that he would not seek re-election to the upper chamber in 2020. Now, a delegation of three of the four remaining El Paso area Texas state representatives are endorsing and encouraging State Rep. Csar Blanco to run for his seat. In an email statement
Continue Reading Texas State Sen. Jos Rodrguez, an El Paso Democrat, announced Friday that he would not seek re-election to the upper chamber in 2020. Rodrguez made the announcement during a noon-hour news conference at his district office in El Paso. Rodriguez had already informed El Paso colleagues of his decision in a text late Thursday night.
Continue Reading A Houston police officer was hospitalized in stable condition after he was shot with his own gun in a struggle with a suspect who along with three others stole two vehicles and attempted to kill a priest, who begged on his knees to be spared, in a crime spree that played out as Democratic presidential
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School authorities in San Antonio have launched an investigation after a student found what appeared to be a Ku Klux Klan flyer in a bathroom earlier this week. The student found the flyer wedged between a soap dispenser and the wall in a bathroom at East Central High School in San Antonio, Texas. He sent
Continue Reading A Republican Texas state representative on Friday defended himself against criticism for tweeting that he had an assault weapon ready for Democratic president candidate Beto O’Rourke. The tweet by state Rep. Briscoe Cain came after O’Rourke pledged Thursday night during the Democratic debate that “hell yes, we’re gonna take your AR-15, your AK-47” when asked
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Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke on Friday defended his support for a mandatory gun buyback program of assault-style weapons, saying he believes it’s an issue that resonates with voters, including some conservatives. During the presidential debate Thursday night, O’Rourke said that, if elected president, he would issue a mandatory buyback program for assault-style rifles, saying,
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During a night of tense exchanges on the Democratic debate stage in Houston, four candidates made a point of offering kind words to rival Beto O’Rourke for his handling of the mass shooting last month at the Cielo Vista Walmart store in his hometown of El Paso. The former Texas congressman raced home from the
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Progressive Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders shared the debate stage for the first time with establishment favorite Joe Biden Thursday night in a prime-time showdown that displayed sharply opposing notions of electability in the party’s presidential nomination fight. Below is a look back at how the night unfolded, all times are ET. (You can
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The third Democratic debate, hosted on Thursday evening by ABC News, featured a single night of debate between the top 10 highest polling candidates — the smallest roster yet in the third matchup of Democratic National Committee-sanctioned primary debates, with a field that still counts 20. (WATCH a debate replay in the video player below.)
Continue Reading Authorities say the two people killed in a fiery cargo plane crash near an Ohio airport were from Texas. The State Highway Patrol in Ohio says the two men were the only ones onboard the plane carrying auto parts when it crashed early Wednesday just short of the runway at Toledo Express Airport The victims
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