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Hope Remains as Search for Missing Texas State Student Continues | Characteristics
Texas State student Jason Landry has been missing since December 13, 2020. He was driving from San Marcos to Missouri City for the holiday season when his vehicle was involved in a single-car collision. Photo courtesy of the Landry family It’s been more than a year since Texas State student Jason Landry went missing after …
Michelle Vallejo Exclusive: Meet the South Texas Community Organizer Running for Congress
January 24, 2022 9:24 a.m. EST Michelle Vallejo Exclusive: Meet the South Texas Community Organizer Running for Congress TAG24 NEWS spoke with Congressional candidate Michelle Vallejo, who is running to ensure South Texans can live lives of dignity and equal opportunity. By Kaitlyn Kennedy Alton, Texas – Michelle Vallejo is running for Congress to ensure …
New Texas Law Means Pet Owners Can No Longer Keep Dogs Chained
A new law goes into effect across Texas on Tuesday, January 18 that will help pets who unfortunately spend their lives outdoors. Called the Safe Outdoors Dog Act, it establishes basic safeguards for outdoor dogs, as follows: Defines “adequate shelter” to protect dogs from temperature extremes, weather and standing water. Previously, there was no definition …
Former Texas State University police chief accuses institution of retaliation, Clery law violations
SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Laurie Clouse resigned as chief of the Texas State University Police Department in June, following an investigation that said she retaliated against a complaining employee. In her first interview since leaving, Clouse defended her tenure, refuted the findings of the investigation, and said the university retaliated against her for speaking …
After Supreme Court Ruling on Texas Law, Abortion Rights Advocates See No Clear Path to Victory
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential news from Texas. In its expected ruling on Texas’ controversial abortion ban last week, the US Supreme Court expressed serious concerns about the law’s unique enforcement mechanism, which allows anyone to sue those who break the law. …
Law enforcement operation in Texas results in 351 arrests
From April 7 to September 30, multiple law enforcement agencies came together for Operation Triple Beam to achieve a common goal: to target documented gang members. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Dozens of gang members, guns and pounds of drugs are off the streets after a 26-week operation by the Gulf Coast Violent Offender Task Force, …
AAA Texas: State leads in number of people killed along roads outside of disabled vehicle
Texas had the highest number of people killed outside of a disabled vehicle from 2015 to 2019, totaling 263 people through: Gianella Ghiglino Job : December 12, 2021 / 2:00 p.m. CST / Update: December 12, 2021 / 2:00 p.m. CST HOUSTON (KAHI) – According to the latest available data from the National Highway Traffic …
East Texas law enforcement receives recognition for Operation Pine Curtain
HARRISON COUNTY, TX (KETK) – At the Texas Department of Public Safety Thursday – Meeting of the Public Security Commission, Select Marshall Police Officers, Harrison County Sheriff’s Deputies, DPS Soldiers were awarded for Operation Pine Curtain. Harrison County officials seize 144 grams of suspected methamphetamine At the end of 2017, violent crime related to drug …
Man leads East Texas law enforcement in high-speed chase after robbing car at gunpoint
VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – Authorities said a man led them in a high-speed chase from east Texas to Dallas after he allegedly stole a car at gunpoint in the Van Zandt County. Tommy McArthur Jones III was arrested on Monday. The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office dispatch received a call about the hijacking …
Rusk County Sheriff Says Texas Law Enforcement Overwhelmed By Border Drug Flow
HENDERSON, Texas (KETK) – Dozens of bottles of promethazine have been taken from a man in Rusk County. These products would have been worth more than $ 32,000 if they were sold on the street. “It’s starting to increase, I don’t really understand why because it’s been around for a while,” said Kevin Bisnette, a …
East Texas law enforcement crack down on illegal promethazine use after spike
HENDERSON, Texas (KETK) – Methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana are among the usual substances seized in a drug seizure in east Texas, but the distribution of promethazine is now on the rise in the region. A Henderson police officer recently performed a routine traffic stop and found 35 bottles of promethazine valued at nearly $ 32,000. …
Limiting principles and cases Texas SB 8
During yesterday’s pleadings at Whole woman’s health c. Jackson, a majority of Supreme Court justices appeared ready to rule against Texas and allow the SB 8 lawsuit to continue. These developments lead some commentators – including my co-blogger Stephen Sachs – to fear that the Court may come to this conclusion in a manner that …
High Court Hears Cases Over New Texas Law, But Outcome May Not Affect Abortion Access
The Supreme Court, whose conservative majority is seen on the verge of overturning decades-old rulings guaranteeing the right to abortion, heard its first two abortion cases for the 2021-2022 term on Monday. But the court could decide this case without ruling on the fate of abortion rights in America. At stake is the future of …
Dogs cannot be chained outdoors under new Texas law for 2022
AUSTIN, Texas — A new Texas law will make it illegal for people to leave their dogs chained outside. Governor Greg Abbott signed the bill into law last week. He had vetoed an earlier version of the bill, which passed both legislative houses with bipartisan support. At the time, Abbott said “Texas is not a …
New Texas law will make it illegal to chain dogs outdoors from 2022
Chained dog in the yard Getty It will soon be illegal for Texas dog owners to chain their pets outdoors. Monday, Governor Greg Abbot signed the invoice – passed in the third extraordinary session of the state legislature of the year – after vetoing a previous version this summer. Under the new law, which will …
Texas law enforcement catches two of Texas’ most wanted men
Texas law enforcement, including the North Texas Marshals Fugitive Task Force, ultimately recovered a fugitive and a sex offender who was on the Texas Most Wanted Fugitive List. Police capture two wanted fugitives Dallas police arrested Alberto Mendoza on October 13 in Dallas. He was then placed on Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list on …
Texas Law Enforcement Heads To Capitol Building For Special Olympics Texas Torch Run
AUSTIN (KXAN) – Law enforcement officers from across central Texas, including police officers from Austin, ran alongside Special Olympics athletes to the Texas Capitol on Tuesday morning for their annual Special Olympics run Texas Torch Run. Police officers and Special Olympics athletes gathered in the Austin American-Statesman’s parking lot at 9 a.m., where they began …
Texan community relieved as Christopher Ramirez returns home
PLANTERSVILLE, Texas – Today is the day the people of Grimes County, the Lone Star State and the country have been waiting for. Christopher Ramirez is now at home. “It only rekindles the emotions we felt on Saturday when he was located,” said Grimes County Deputy Chief Todd Greene. “Everyone is thrilled that he’s happy, …
AAA Texas, law enforcement and families seek an end to illegal street racing – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
AAA Texas partners with multiple law enforcement agencies and organizations in an effort to end dangerous and deadly street racing, street takeover events, and stunts on public streets. On Thursday, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department, the Dallas Police Department’s Street Racing Task Force and family members of those who died in street racing-related crashes will …
Texas law puts Susan Collins back in the spotlight on abortion rights
Although she supports the codification of Roe v. Wade, Collins does not support the Democrats’ Women’s Health Protection Act, but instead tries to craft her own bill to achieve the same goal. And while she publicly criticized the Texas law last weekend as being “extreme, inhuman and unconstitutional” and opposed the court’s decision not to …
Reported crimes displayed on a map of Fort Worth Texas
In the second full week of September, 953 crimes were recorded in Fort Worth, according to a Star-Telegram map created with police department data the city released. The five most frequently recorded crimes were theft (143), assault (99), criminal mischief (90), criminal code offenses (76) and car theft (68) and according to data from the …
Oklahoma City Abortion Clinic Sees Doubling of Cases After Texas Law Comes into Force | State and regional news
Reply: Some states have already turned to citizens to enforce the new laws. A Missouri law that came into effect last week allows citizens to sue local law enforcement officials whose officers knowingly enforce federal gun laws. Police and Sheriff departments can face fines of up to $ 50,000 per occurrence. The law has been …
Kathleen Passidomo insists on supporting anti-abortion legislation, but not Texas ‘cut and paste’ law
Sen. Kathleen Passidomo Tuesday clarified her wish for stricter abortion regulations in Florida. “Given the recent opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States, we could seek greater protections for life in Florida,” said the Republican from Naples, who is in line be president of the Senate if the Republicans retain a majority in …
Texas law banning homeless camps goes into effect
Texas law banning homeless camps goes into effect House Bill 1925 makes camping in an unapproved public place a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500. AUSTIN, TX – A state law banning homeless encampments went into effect Sept. 1 in Texas. House Bill 1925 makes camping in an unapproved public …
Smugglers Continue to Cause Damage in the Rio Grande Valley Community, Texas
EDINBURGH, Texas – Reckless tactics by smugglers endanger migrants’ lives and cause property damage. Yesterday afternoon, officers from the Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC) as well as officers from the Roma Police Department approached an apartment suspected of harboring irregular migrants. Upon arrival, law enforcement noticed that the front window was open and …
Illegal immigrants bring crime and death to rural Texas community
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A few miles from El Paso is Hudspeth County, a sparsely populated ranching community that has faced an unprecedented influx of migrants since October, and with it, an influx of crime and death, residents said. and law enforcement at Fox News. Two ranchers, as well as a …
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Deep East Texas Community Comes Together in Support of Diboll Police Officer
DIBOLL, Texas (KTRE) – Members of the East Texas community came together today to rally support for a police officer who is battling cancer. Officer Corey Clemens is an asset to the Diboll Police Department, and he has been deeply missed by the community for the past four months as he battled throat cancer. Diboll …
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Deep East Texas community unites to support Diboll Police Officer
DIBOLL, Texas (KTRE) – Members of the East Texas community gathered today to rally support for a police officer battling cancer. Officer Corey Clemens is an asset to the Diboll Police Department, and the community has been greatly missed over the past four months as he battles throat cancer. Diboll Police Department Chief Steve Baker …
Game wardens use new equipment as South Texas community mobilizes to save boy trapped in well
Three Texas game wardens and an army of rescuers converged around a hole in the ground near Garceno. Almost a fifth of the way down a narrow but deep hole, a four-year-old boy was stranded and in dire need of help. Rescuers acted quickly to provide fresh air and keep the child alive. Texas game …