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Mega Millions Winner: Texas Lottery Confirms Friday’s Big Win
This is the weekend that people in Texas have been talking about since January. It doesn't matter where you have the conversation. It could be on the beach at South Padre, or sitting in a sewing circle with the gals in Bridgeport, or sitting quietly spinning fidgets in Wichita Falls, at some point college football will be discussed.
Watch: Wild Texas Dust Devil Engulfs Cameraman
Texas dust devils are on a whole other level. Having lived most of my life in Northwest Texas, I have seen many dust devils. Most have been small and would never be mistaken for a tornado. When I was a kid, I wouldn’t hesitate to run through one. I did...
Two of Texas’ Most Wanted Offenders Back in Custody
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces two Texas 10 Most Wanted offenders are back in custody. Authorities arrested Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Dewarren Knowles on Aug. 17 and Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Antioneo Sims on Aug. 27. A Crime Stoppers reward will be paid in Sims’ arrest.
Texas teen completes walk to D.C., meets with state representative to discuss social security reform
House Budget Committee Chairman and Lubbock lawmaker, Jodey Arrington, spoke with a Lubbock High School senior, Eliseo Jimenez, who walked more than 1,600 miles from Lubbock to Washington D.C. to advocate for social security reform.
Back-to-Back Earthquakes Hit Texas and New Mexico
Coyanosa, TX – Residents of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico experienced two back-to-back earthquakes, raising concerns about potential aftershocks and the need for preparedness in the coming week. The first tremor, a magnitude 2.7 earthquake, struck 11 kilometers southeast of Coyanosa, Texas, Friday evening. The shallow quake, with...
Paxton’s vote harvesting investigation in South Texas renews questions over politiqueras
McALLEN — Filomena Leo began to weep this week as she reminisced about her late husband William “Billy” Leo and how he would encourage their neighbors to vote. Billy Leo, who died in 2018, was at one point mayor of La Joya, a Rio Grande Valley city of about 4,600 people, and Hidalgo County clerk — among several other public roles he held in South Texas. ...
Urgent: 13 Young Girls Missing In Texas This August
Another month has come and (almost) gone in Texas. As August ends, the unfortunate truth is that numerous kids, the majority of young girls, have gone missing in the state. The issue of children going missing is not only confined to Texas, this is something seen nationally. But no matter where kids are going missing, it is tragic. It's impossible to understand what these children and their loved ones are thinking and feeling at this moment. But I can predict feelings of loss, fear, and panic.
Texas State Police takes cue from ICE, invests heavily on controversial surveillance technology
During the last few months, cutting-edge technology has increasingly made its way to border surveillance, with everything from risk-based facial recognition to surveillance blimps being used by authorities to control ports of entry in the southern border. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been at the forefront, investing $2.7 million...
Unveiling the Largest Lawsuit Payouts in Texas History
It seems like we like is a sue happy world nowadays, and that includes here in the state of Texas. But there are some lawsuits that are justified and there need to be consequences for mistakes made by big companies. When big companies make mistakes, it normally leads to a large lawsuit, so I wanted to find out about some of the largest lawsuit payouts in Texas history.
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