Associated Press
Deadly House Fire Claims 1 Life Injures 3 More
LAKEPORT, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a 3-year-old boy has died in an East Texas house fire that left three other people hurt.
Gregg County officials are trying to determine what sparked the fire Tuesday afternoon at a rural home near Lakeport...
Several Smuggled Immigrants Turn Up In Weatherford
WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) — Police in North Texas say 34 immigrants smuggled in a closed truck trailer as temperatures topped the 90s have been detained following a nearly 600-mile drive from El Paso.
Weatherford police say the men, women and three juveniles were tired, hungry and hot but all declined medical help after being located Sunday night...
Standoff Ends With Police Shooting Man Armed With Machete
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An Austin police officer has shot and wounded a man armed with a machete to end a two-hour standoff in a neighborhood.
Police Chief Art Acevedo (ah-seh-VAY'-doh) says the suspect was hospitalized in stable condition following the shooting before dawn Tuesday...
Mississippi Man Stabbed To Death In Texas
ROCKPORT, Texas (AP) — A Mississippi man has been identified as the victim of an apparent stabbing attack in Rockport along the Texas Gulf Coast.
Authorities say 43-year-old Lanny Beckham of Meridian, Mississippi, was found Saturday with multiple stab wounds in an overflow parking area near a boat ramp...
Dog Missing For 6 Years In Texas Reunited With Family
INGRAM, Texas (AP) — Six years after their puppy disappeared from their home in the Texas Hill Country, a family now living in Michigan has been reunited with the dog.
Kathleen Appling says she received a call from Kerr County Animal Services that a dog found near a store in Hunt had a microchip showing he was named Leo and was linked to her phone number...
Charges Upgraded To Capital Murder For Houston Man
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston man accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend earlier this week has been charged with capital murder in the case.
The Houston Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1PNRdy7 ) reports that the charges against 28-year-old Darrell P...
Proposed Family Detention Center Raises Questions From Critics
ALICE, Texas (AP) — Critics have raised human rights and decency concerns over a proposal to turn an ex-nursing home in Texas into a family detention center for people entering the U.S. illegally.
Jim Wells County commissioners voted Monday to authorize negotiations with federal authorities and proposed operator Serco Inc...
Ship’s Pilot Blamed For 2015 Collision In Houston Ship Channel
HOUSTON (AP) — Federal safety experts say errors by a Houston Ship Channel pilot likely caused the 2015 collision between two 600-foot vessels that led to a chemical spill.
The Houston Chronicle (http://bit.ly/28ngTYF ) reported Wednesday that the National Transportation Safety Board has urged Houston officials to improve channel safety — especially during heavy fog...
1st Hand Transplant Performed In North Carolina Goes To Texas Man
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A Texas man is the first person to get a hand transplant in North Carolina.
Rene Chavez of Laredo,Texas, met with reporters at Duke University Hospital on Wednesday.
He had lost his left hand in an accident when he was 4 years old...
Texas Man Sentenced To Life For 9th DWI Conviction
CONROE, Texas (AP) — A Houston man convicted of drunken driving nine times since 1980 has been sentenced to life in prison.
The Montgomery County judge who sentenced Donald Middleton on Tuesday said the 56-year-old man is a habitual offender...