Texas held in contempt over child welfare failures
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission will be fined $100,000 a day until it comes into compliance on two remedial court orders.
View ArticleDefense witness challenges medical examiner in San Antonio trial over death...
The Bexar County Chief Medical Examiner said starvation killed Benjamin Cervera and ruled it a homicide more than two years ago.
View ArticleJudge requests Melissa Lucio's murder conviction be overturned
Melissa Lucio's family, attorneys, the Cameron County District Attorney and now a county judge say she should be exonerated from a 2008 murder charge.
View ArticleERCOT urges power plants to skip scheduled maintenance this week as...
Amid hotter-than-expected weather, the state’s grid regulator wants plants online and available to supply electricity to meet increased demand.
View ArticleDozens of Texas water systems exceed new federal limits on 'forever chemicals'
The EPA set its first-ever drinking water limits for five types of PFAS chemicals, and nearly 50 of Texas public water systems — including Castle Hills — have reported exceeding the new limits for at...
View ArticleA South Texas candidate sues his town for records he says will prove his...
Rio Grande City officials called Ediel Barrera’s requests “vague or ambiguous.”
View ArticleVIA Metropolitan Transit is redesigning its map but it needs public input first
Informed updates will make the system map easier to use. Participants who fill out the questionnaire will receive a 31 Day Pass.
View ArticleErik Cantu Jr. sues San Antonio over 2022 police shooting by former cop James...
Former SAPD officer James Brennand, who shot Cantu multiple times, is currently awaiting trial over two counts of aggravated assault.
View ArticleCongressional 'border crisis' hearing includes Tarrant County sheriff, no one...
Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn was one of two sheriffs at a 'border crisis' hearing, but neither were from border counties.
View ArticleThe U.S. has come up with its own global strategy to thwart the next pandemic
The Biden administration has launched a new effort to improve the ability of the U.S. to prevent, detect and respond to global health threats. Some experts say the new strategy doesn't go far enough.
View ArticleWhy this vote at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant is historic for the South
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., are voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Two previous attempts to unionize the plant failed. Ballots will be counted on Friday.
View ArticleSecond in command in Bexar County district attorney's office resigns
First Assistant Criminal DA Christian Henricksen's last day is April 26th.
View ArticleTexas, Idaho abortion bans test against federal emergency medicine rule
Hospitals are required to stabilize anyone experiencing a medical emergency. Two lawsuits question whether that includes performing an abortion, despite state laws.
View ArticleOcelot killed in Hidalgo County suggests species’ range has expanded
An ocelot killed by a car in 2021 is confirmed to be genetically different from the known populations of ocelots in deep South Texas, meaning more of the endangered wild cats exist than previously...
View ArticleSome independent candidates start their own political parties to ease ballot...
Some states make it much easier to get on the ballot as a minor-party presidential candidate, compared with running as an independent. That's why RFK Jr. and Cornel West have made their own parties.
View ArticleSan Antonio woman found guilty in starvation death of four-year-old stepson
After deliberating for just under an hour, the jury found Miranda Casarez guilty of injury to a child with serious bodily injury by omission. The charge carries a sentence of five to 99 years.
View ArticleHidalgo, Cameron counties issue disaster declarations as drought along border...
The declarations are the next step in an effort to conserve water locally, ask the state for resources and assistance, and work with the U.S. government to influence Mexico to deliver water owed to the...
View ArticleSenate kills articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary...
The Senate rejected the two articles that accuse Mayorkas of refusing to enforce immigration laws. The House voted to impeach him in February.
View ArticleAlong came Polly: How a duck missing her bill captured the hearts and minds...
Polly, a one-year-old Pekin duck, is believed to have lost her bill during an animal attack. She now lives at All Things Wild Rehabilitation, a sanctuary for injured, orphaned and displaced wildlife in...
View ArticleFederal appeals court upholds block on Texas law restricting 'explicit' books
House Bill 900 requires books sold in the state be rated for sexual content by the book seller, similar to how Hollywood rates movies.
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