A train in North Texas derailed Sunday morning after plowing through an 18-wheeler that had become stuck on the tracks, authorities said. The derailment happened just before 10 a.m. near Aledo, about 20 miles west of Fort Worth, when a Union Pacific train traveling to Fort Worth struck a semitruck …
Read More »Texas State Fair shooter identified, faces aggravated assault charge after injuring three with gunfire
Dallas, Texas police identified the man who opened fire at the Texas State Fair on Saturday Night, injuring three and forcing the evacuation of the fairgrounds. All three victims – two men and a woman – are expected to recover from their injuries, and according to FOX 4 in Dallas, …
Read More »Illegal immigrant charged for fatally shooting 2 Texas sisters
An illegal immigrant man has been arrested for the shooting death of two sisters in their home in Dallas last week, while he also allegedly shot his daughter during the same incident. Jose Santiago Chairez, 50, has been booked into the Dallas County Jail, and faces charges of capital murder …
Read More »Texas City lifts shelter-in-place order after ‘chemical release’ at refinery
A shelter-in-place order was lifted in Texas City, Texas, on Sunday hours after city officials said a chemical was released at a refinery. The city shared an alert about the situation at the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery on its social media just after 9 a.m. local time. Several hours later, …
Read More »Suspected Texas serial killer warns police there are more victims
Suspected serial killer Raul Meza Jr. called police and said, “I think you are looking for me,” before his arrest for multiple murders. That was last May. He has been sitting in a Texas jail for allegedly strangling Gloria Lofton, 65, in 2019, and the capital murder of a former …
Read More »Texas Democrat who rails against billionaire cash takes $59K from Trump-backing megadonor
Texas Democrat James Talarico has campaigned on getting megadonor cash out of elections, but records show he has been cashing checks from an unlikely source: a Republican, Trump-backing billionaire. Talarico’s single largest donation last year came from a PAC backed by casino mogul Miriam Adelson, the widow of longtime Republican …
Read More »Suspected blue city gunmen kill innocent girl in revenge shooting at home: sheriff
A second man is in custody stemming from a San Antonio mass shooting that left a home riddled with bullets and a young girl dead. Bryan Salazar, 20, is now in custody and charged with capital murder, injury to a child, aggravated assault from a mass shooting and drug and …
Read More »Housing costs are crushing families – here’s the way out
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recentlydeclaredthat President Donald Trump’s administration is considering declaring an emergency situation forhousing.He pointedouttheweakest summer home sales in a decade, withmore than 15%of transactions falling through in July,thehighest cancellation rate since record-keeping commencedin 2017. Prices, though below pandemic levels,arestill too lofty for working- and middle-class Americans. Bessent …
Read More »Megachurch founder finishes church's restoration process after stepping down due to undisclosed transgression
Dr. Tony Evans, the Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship founder who announced last year that he was stepping away from his pastoral role because he had fallen short of the standards in God’s Word, submitted himself to the “church’s discipline and restoration process,” associate pastor of outreach Chris Wheel announced on …
Read More »Pritzker says Trump ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard to Illinois, Oregon and other locations
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced on Sunday that President Donald Trump will deploy 400 members of the Texas National Guard to Illinois, Oregon and other locations. The deployment came as protests against federal law enforcement ramp up across the country, particularly in Portland and Chicago. In the Windy City, multiple …
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