Investigators arrested one of Acosta’s relatives in the case. David Ruiz, 39, of Whittier, California, was charged with murder.

The music mogul was found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution, but the jury found him not guilty on three counts related to racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.

U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia sentenced Felipe Orduña-Torres to two life sentences and Armando Gonzales-Ortega to more than 80 years in prison. Orduña-Torres was described by prosecutors as the leader of the smuggling operation and Gonzales-Ortega was his assistant.

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have addressed the issue following the regular session of the Legislature, saying Senate Bill 1278 went too far to grant immunity to victims of trafficking for committing potentially violent crimes.

Ruben Gutierrez is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that restricts death row inmates from seeking tests that he says will prove he's not a murderer.

Resendiz's body was found in a wooded area on June 10 near Naval Station Norfolk — 12 days after she was first reported missing. Critics accused the U.S. Navy of mishandling her disappearance and how it communicated with her family.

Cameron Turner, 23, pleaded guilty to unlawfully carrying a weapon in a prohibited place just before jurors would be selected in his trial Monday.

A suspect was killed and two officers were injured in a shooting at a Texas Tech parking lot on Tuesday morning.

The San Antonio Police Department received information from the San Antonio FBI Office regarding threats to commit a mass shooting at the Barshop Jewish Community Center this week.

The Texas Attorney General’s office has taken over the Roberson case from the Anderson County District Attorney and has requested Roberson be immediately added to the death row calendar.