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3 dead, 14 hospitalized in potential act of terrorism in downtown Austin, FBI says
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (771+ words) Three people died and 14 people have been hospitalized in a shooting on West Sixth Street in Austin early Sunday. The incident is being investigated by the FBI as a potential act of terrorism, according to Acting Special Agent in Charge…...
Appeals court clears way for Texas drag ban to take effect in March
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (676+ words) Texas can enforce a 2023 law that restricts some public drag shows, a federal appeals court reaffirmed in a new ruling on Wednesday. Senate Bill 12 prohibits drag performers from dancing suggestively or wearing certain prosthetics on public property or in front…...
Parents sue McKinney ISD and former employee over alleged sexual assault of student
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (406+ words) The parents of a 14-year-old McKinney ISD student are suing the district and a former athletic trainer who was arrested for sexual assault. Lindsey Post was arrested last month on suspicion of sexual assault of a child and an improper…...
'This town is not broken': A North Texan's firsthand account of cartel boss killing in Puerto Vallarta
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (381+ words) Scott Bates described the Saturday night he arrived in his second home of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico as 'normal.' "I went out with friends and went home," he said. Waking up Sunday morning, Bates noticed what he initially thought was fog…...
Arlington police pulled over Black drivers more often than those of any other race, per APD report
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (695+ words) Black drivers made up the highest percentage of those stopped by Arlington police in 2025, according to an annual report from the police department. The city saw more than 103,000 traffic stops, almost 45,000 more than in 2025 than the year prior. The increase…...
AG Ken Paxton sues more out-of-state providers for allegedly shipping abortion pills to Texas
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (17+ words) AG Ken Paxton sues more out-of-state providers for allegedly shipping abortion pills to Texas'KERA News...
Arlington police pulled over Black drivers more often than those of any other race, report says
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (695+ words) Black drivers made up the highest percentage of those stopped by Arlington police in 2025, according to an annual report from the police department. The city saw more than 103,000 traffic stops, almost 45,000 more than in 2025 than the year prior. The increase…...
Opening arguments to begin in Prairieland ICE detention center shooting
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (914+ words) Opening arguments begin Tuesday in the trial of nine people accused in the nonfatal July 4 shooting of a police officer outside an ICE detention center. The proceedings come after a day of jury selection marked by technical issues that disrupted…...
Timeline: What we know about events surrounding the Prairieland ICE detention center shooting trial
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (164+ words) Timeline: What we know about events surrounding the Prairieland ICE detention center shooting trial'KERA News Timeline: What we know about events surrounding the Prairieland ICE detention center shooting trial Nine people are on federal trial in Fort Worth this week…...
Texan shot dead by ICE agent months before killings in Minneapolis, records show
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (769+ words) Three months into President Donald Trump's mass deportation undertaking, an ICE officer shot and killed a U.S. citizen in South Padre Island, long before immigration agents killed another American in Minnesota that prompted outrage across the nation, according to records released…...