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October 11, 2019 at 8:33 am

Man sentenced to death for Texas attack that killed 6

HOUSTON (AP) — A man who prosecutors say was driven by vengeance when he fatally shot six members of his ex-wife's family in Texas, including...

October 4, 2019 at 1:46 pm

Texas execution halted over claims judge was anti-Semitic

HOUSTON (AP) — A Jewish death row inmate who was part of the "Texas 7" gang of escaped prisoners and faced execution in less than...

October 2, 2019 at 2:56 pm

Texas officer says leading man by rope would look ‘bad’

HOUSTON (AP) — A white Texas police officer could be heard twice on a body camera video saying that leading a homeless black man by...

September 26, 2019 at 8:20 am

Man convicted of killing 6 members of ex-wife’s Texas family

HOUSTON (AP) — A man who said voices in his head told him to kill six members of his ex-wife's family in Texas, including four...

September 25, 2019 at 11:02 am

Prosecutor: Man claiming insanity knew killing 6 was wrong VIEW

HOUSTON (AP) — A man who claims he was insane when he fatally shot six members of his ex-wife's family in their suburban Houston home,...

September 24, 2019 at 9:02 pm

Texas inmate executed for stabbing deaths of 2 stepsons

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate who claimed he was intellectually disabled was executed Wednesday for fatally stabbing his two stepsons during a 2007...

First responders with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Game Warden, and Huffman Fire Department rescued people from flooded homes in the Lochshire neighborhood Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Huffman, Texas. Emergency workers used boats Friday to rescue about 60 residents of a Houston-area community still trapped in their homes by floodwaters following one of the wettest tropical cyclones in U.S. history. (Godofredo A. VÃ(degrees)squez/Houston Chronicle via AP) TXHOU107 TXHOU107

September 20, 2019 at 3:08 pm

Storm-scarred Texas coast picks up after lmelda’s deluge

HOUSTON (AP) — Kids were still in classrooms as roads around them became rivers. Drivers warned to stay off highways wound up abandoning their submerged...

Stalled cars sit among flooded Calder Avenue near I-10 in Beaumont, Texas, where several roads remained heavily flooded throughout the afternoon on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Boaters and other emergency personnel were conducting rescue missions to those in need throughout the morning and afternoon. (Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP) TXBEA903 TXBEA903

September 19, 2019 at 10:13 pm

Houston area sees relief, rescues after Imelda leaves 4 dead VIEW

HOUSTON (AP) — Emergency workers used boats Friday to rescue about 60 residents of a Houston-area community still trapped in their homes by floodwaters following...

September 18, 2019 at 10:08 pm

2 dead as Imelda strands drivers, floods homes in Texas VIEW

CHINA, Texas (AP) — The slow-churning remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda flooded parts of Texas on Thursday, leaving at least two people dead and rescue...

September 17, 2019 at 9:58 pm

No severe impacts from Imelda as it moves through Texas VIEW

HOUSTON (AP) — Tropical Depression Imelda has deluged parts of Southeast Texas with rain, but officials in Houston and surrounding communities said Wednesday that so...