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Final Judgement: The Texas Counties That Sentence The Most People To Death
Here in Texas, if you are about to commit a capital crime, you might want to see how far you are from the county line. While death penalty sentences are on a steady decline here in Texas and across the U.S., there are still some areas of Texas that are more likely to hand down the most severe of punishments.
'It's fishy' | Alarming email makes its rounds in Central Texas claiming to be from TxDOT
BELTON, Texas — A suspicious email is swarming inboxes across Central Texas. People are reaching out to 6 News saying the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) emailed them urging them to validate their information for a REAL ID. A REAL ID is a driver's license, learner's permit or non-driver...
Texas Police Department Missing Thousands of Items, Including Guns and Drugs
If most people take something from work and decide to keep it, it's usually something like a pen or office paper, maybe some post-it notes. Stealing from within a police department? That's a different category of work theft. According to CBS News in Dallas, DeSoto Police have discovered they have...
Hello Huntsville to Host Appreciation Dinner for Community Support
HUNTSVILLE, TX – Hello Huntsville is set to host an appreciation dinner for its sponsors, fans and followers, offering a warm thank you to the community members who have supported the platform. The free event, featuring a delicious spread of brisket, pork butt, and all the fixin’s, will take place on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at the Sam Houston Community Room.
More than 50 Houston-area residents charged in Harris County bail bonds fraud schemes, DOJ announces
HOUSTON — More than 50 people in the Houston area have been charged for taking part in "wire fraud schemes related to the use of falsified documents to obtain bail bonds for individuals charged with criminal offenses," the United States Department of Justice announced on Wednesday. "An integral part...
Sheila Jackson Lee to lie in state at Houston City Hall on Monday, have multiple memorial services during week
In recognition of her contributions to the City of Houston, Jackson Lee, who died on Friday at the age of 74, is only the second person to receive the honor. The late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee will lie in state in Houston City Hall on Monday. In recognition of her...
U.S. Department of Labor sues owner of 3 Houston restaurants for allegedly stealing employees’ tips
HOUSTON — The U.S. Department of Labor announced a lawsuit against the owner and operator of three Houston-area restaurants, alleging that they used a portion of their employees’ tips to pay for other business expenses. The lawsuit follows an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division that...
More than 350 price gouging complaints were made on gas, hotels and food following Hurricane Beryl
After Hurricane Beryl, some Houstonians claimed they had to pay hundreds of dollars more for hotels, sudden pump price hikes, and higher costs for food, according to price gouging complaints ABC13 obtained.The complainants show hotel rates more than doubled, gas spiked by a dollar, and a case of water was nearly $20. Prosecutors will review the complaints, and business owners could be on the hook for thousands in settlements.One of those who filed a complaint was Phillip Knop. He couldn't believe how much the price at the pump was at a Houston-area gas station."It honestly makes me a little sick...
Video shows EMS rescuing newborn abandoned in dumpster near SW Houston apartment complex
Video you will only see on ABC13 shows the moments EMS pulled a newborn boy from a dumpster Sunday just before 2 p.m.The dumpster is behind an apartment complex on Dashwood Drive in southwest Houston.ABC13 is working to confirm with the police the details we learned from the apartment manager.The manager said a taco truck employee gave birth inside a nearby food truck and dumped the baby in the dumpster before coming back to clean up the mobile restaurant.In a video taken by witnesses, EMS can be seen next to a dumpster piled with trash, wrapping the newborn baby boy...
Seventeen pounds down in three weeks! Learn how a man from Humble is hitting his health goals
HOUSTON – Charles Blake from Humble, T.X. is on a health journey that incorporates a non-invasive weight loss solution that uses laser technology. Blake’s journey is just beginning but he says he has already lost almost 17 pounds in just three weeks, and he credits the team at Innovative Lasers of Houston for helping him succeed.
Texas Festival Chefs for Farmers Returns to Houston With an Ode to Street Food
Texas food and wine festival Chefs For Farmers is returning to Houston’s Autry Park this September, and in its third year, the all-inclusive tasting event will feature an ode to street food. Houston area chefs including Victoria Elizondo of Cochinta & Co. and Cory Nguyen of Crawfish & Noodles...
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