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South Texas Judge Suspended After Indictment for Cattle Theft
Men used to be hanged for such things.
Plano ISD Trustees Split on Vote To Restrict Public Comments
Trustees voted 5-2 to eliminate public comments on non-agenda items during school board meetings.
Montgomery County Law Enforcement Arrests 71 Wanted Offenders
The weeklong operation included 10 arrests for possession of child pornography.
Rockwall ISD Calls Tax Increase Election
Voters will decide in November whether to approve a 4-cent property tax rate hike.
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Fort Cavazos Orders Investigation Into Incident at Killeen ISD School, Parents Speak Up
Fort Cavazos' commanding general has referred an incident at Meadows Elementary School to U.S. Army investigators, just days after a district investigation into a coach at the school concluded with no criminal referral. Concerned parents are speaking up. Killeen...
ICE Arrests 9 Criminal Aliens, Detains 20 Workers in Houston-Area Sweep
Following a five-day enforcement operation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrests of nine individuals in the Houston area for sex offenses and violent crimes. ICE detained 20 others at a Spring manufacturing plant for immigration violations....
Former San Antonio Teacher Receives Probation for Improper Relationship With Student
A former Edgewood Independent School District teacher pled guilty to having an improper relationship with a female student and was sentenced to 10 years of probation. Miguel Nava Jr. was charged in January 2024 with distribution of harmful material to a minor and...
Montgomery County GOP Censures State Reps. Cecil Bell and Will Metcalf
The Montgomery County Republican Party's Executive Committee overwhelmingly voted to censure State Reps. Cecil Bell, Jr. of Magnolia and Will Metcalf of Montgomery. The two representatives defended themselves at the CEC meeting but to no avail. Of the 88 CEC members...
Texas City Man Found Guilty of Tampering With a Corpse, Gets Probation
After nearly three years, Christopher Lee Maldonado was convicted of evidence tampering to impair a human corpse and sentenced to five years in prison, with the judge later reducing his sentence to community supervision for ten years. On Monday, a Galveston County...
Former Houston Mayor and US Rep. Sylvester Turner Has Died
This article has been updated since publication to include information from the family. U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Houston died early Wednesday morning, just hours after he attended President Donald Trump's address to Congress. An official cause of death has not...
Houston Mayor Completes Overhaul of Montrose TIRZ Board
Houston Mayor John Whitmire completed a restaffing of the Montrose Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone board this week. Over the last year, every member of the seven-person board has been replaced. Each appointment was confirmed by the city council. Whitmire has worked...
Harris County Approves Nearly $900k in Legal Reimbursements for County Judge & Staff
Harris County Commissioners approved a hefty reimbursement of nearly $900,000 for County Judge Lina Hidalgo and her staff to cover legal expenses tied to the 2022 bid-rigging investigation, despite no charges ever being filed against Hidalgo herself. In 2022, felony...
Police Investigating Two Belton ISD Employees for Alleged Misconduct
Police are investigating two Belton Independent School District employees for alleged misconduct in separate cases reported within a span of two weeks. On February 28, a South Belton Middle School staff member was placed on administrative leave after the district...