Lucio Vasquez
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Harris, Tarrant and Bexar counties say their local jails are backed up with convicted state prisoners. The state says it's following the law. -
The total video is nearly 25 minutes long and includes segments of security footage and three separate bodycam recordings. Genesse Ivonne Moreno opened fire inside the west hallways of Joel Osteen's church on Feb. 11. -
Paxton, a Republican who’s been under indictment for securities fraud since 2015, is scheduled to face a jury in April. -
The report from Environment Texas found that the state's solar power generation increased by nearly 3,700% over the last decade. -
Colony Ridge, a residential development near Houston, has been targeted by right-wing media and conservative state officials who've claimed the area has suffered from rampant crime at the hands of cartels and illegal immigrants. -
The report found that the explosion, which killed three people in Houston in 2020, was ignited after employees flipped a light switch inside of a room full of flammable gas. -
Majority of Texas children are kept on probation despite being low risk for rearrest, new report sayThe report also found racial disparities among Texas children placed on probation, with Black children making up a majority of supervised youth throughout the state despite accounting for only 13% of Texas' population. -
The state alleges that recipients benefit from using state-funded resources like public education and Medicaid, which places a strain on state funds. -
Law enforcement officials say that 38-year-old Francisco Oropesa, the man accused of killing five neighbors in southeast Texas early Saturday, is in custody after evading capture for days.
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A manhunt is underway for the suspect accused of shooting to death five people, including a 9-year-old child with an AR-15, in Cleveland, Texas, Friday night over an apparent noise dispute.
