Tag: texas

Death penalty sought for killer of pregnant Texas woman
By The Associated Press
NEW BOSTON, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors asked a Texas jury Wednesday to sentence a woman to death for killing a pregnant woman a ...

Dallas man sentenced in plot targeting gay men for violent crimes using a dating app
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN
(CNN) A Dallas man has been sentenced in a scheme to target gay men for violent crimes using the dating app Grindr, accor ...

Texas man arrested for sex crimes involving Ozark juvenile
By Staff Reports | Dothan Eagle
OZARK – A runaway juvenile from here was found in Texas with a 24-year-old man, who is facing criminal charges in ...

Flag-wearing man throws Molotov cocktail into Austin Dems HQ
Photo: Stock / Unsplash
By Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An arson investigation was underway after a man wearing an American flag bandanna t ...

Texas DPS trooper arrested on child sex crime charges in Comal County
By KSAT.com
"SAN ANTONIO – A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was arrested Monday on child sex crime charges, the department confirmed on We ...

‘DWI Dude’ attorney sentenced for scamming drug traffickers
By Associated Press
SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — A Texas lawyer known as the “DWI Dude” has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for false ...

Police in Texas hunting former deputy sheriff after triple homicide
By Reuters
Police in Austin, Texas, were searching on Sunday for a former deputy sheriff wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of three people ...

2 Dallas officers shot and wounded while responding to call
By Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — Two Dallas police officers were shot and wounded while responding to a shooting call in a residential neighborhood ...

Austin police fatally shoot man who held child amid standoff
By Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A police officer in Texas shot and killed a man who was holding a child and woman hostage after breaking int ...

North Dakota man sentenced for attack aboard cruise ship
Photo: Stock / Unsplash
By Associated Press
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A North Dakota man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison after ple ...

Texas woman sentenced to life for death of 4-year-old son
By Associated Press
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A 37-year-old Texas woman has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the dea ...

Texas megachurch pastor sent to prison for fraud scheme
By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas megachurch pastor and former spiritual adviser to two U.S. presidents has been sentenced t ...

Sheriff: 4 dead in Houston domestic violence shooting
By Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) — Four people were killed at a Houston home Wednesday in what authorities said was likely a domestic violence shooti ...

Tx. Man Accused of Killing His Wife, 2 Kids and Dog Was Found in Bed with Dead Bodies
By Steve Helling, People
A Texas man has been accused of fatally stabbing his wife and two children after he was found in bed with the three bodi ...

Former Texas Teacher Admits to Sexually Assaulting Teen Boy and Girl in Van, Gets 20 Years
By Steve Helling, People
A Texas teacher has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting to sexually assaulting a teenage student and hi ...

Police: Actor Eddie Hassell, 30, killed in Texas shooting
By The Associated Press
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) — The actor Eddie Hassell, known for his roles in the NBC show “Surface” and the 2010 film “The Kid ...

Texas man seen swigging from beer bottle minutes before fatal crash that killed 3 passengers
By New York Post
A Texas man posted a video of himself drinking behind the wheel on Facebook live just minutes before crashing his car — killing all ...

Texas man who wanted to rape, kill, eat child receives 40-year prison sentence, officials say
By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
JOAQUIN, Texas — A Texas man has received a 40-year prison sentence after authorities ...

City of San Antonio illegally auctioned off more than 200 troops’ vehicles, DOJ alleges
By Karen Jowers, Military Times
The Justice Department has reached an agreement with the City of San Antonio, Texas to resolve allegations that the c ...

Texas man jailed in stabbing death of his 7-year-old brother
By The Associated Press
HALTOM CITY, Texas (AP) — A Texas man was jailed on a capital murder charge Sunday after police say he fatally stabbed his 7- ...