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March 20, 2023

Texas judge delays execution of prisoner convicted of fellow inmate's 1997 strangling

A Texas judge has delayed the execution of Anibal Canales Jr., 58, who in 1997 strangled fellow Telford state prison inmate Gary Dickerson to death.

March 20, 2023

Smuggling the abortion pill into Texas could land you in legal peril, if this bill becomes law

Rep. Cole Hefner introduced the Wrongful Death Protection Act this month to hold abortion pill manufacturers and providers responsible for wrongful deaths.

March 20, 2023

Texas man accused of buying gun for Mexican cartel member used in murders of kidnapped Americans: report

A Texas man has been accused of providing the firearm used in a Mexican cartel kidnapping attack on four American citizens that left two of them dead.

March 20, 2023

Federal judge delivers blow to Biden's climate agenda: 'Destructive federal overreach'

A federal court issued an injunction Sunday, partially blocking the Biden administration from moving forward with a regulation that would broadly redefine protected waters.

March 20, 2023

Texas university defends DEI, affirmative action as a ‘matter of national security’ amid SCOTUS case

Rice University, a private college in Texas, has released a statement defending diversity equity, inclusion and affirmative action as vital to national security.

March 20, 2023

Mom rejects school's belated apology for teacher's 'hooker' game: 'Not good enough'

A Texas public charter school notified parents of a shocking game played in a middle school classroom months after an angry mother pulled her daughter out of the school.

March 20, 2023

Houston teens arrested in caught-on-camera 'jugging' robbery that left woman paralyzed

Houston police announced Friday that Joseph Harrell, 17, and Zy'Nika Ayesha Woods, 19, were arrested in the Feb. 13 "jugging" attack on Nhung Truong, who was left paralyzed.

March 20, 2023

Mexican cartel ambushes military troops, 7 lay dead when the carnage stops

A total of seven people are dead and two wounded after a group of armed Mexican cartel members ambushed a military unit in the southwest region of Mexico Friday.

March 20, 2023

Two students injured, Texas high school on lockdown after reported shooting; suspect in custody

A suspected shooter was taken into custody in Arlington, Texas, early Monday after authorities say a shooting was reported outside the Lamar High School building.

March 20, 2023

West facing heavy rain, snow before severe weather heads east

The western U.S. and California are forecast to be slammed with more rain and snow this week before parts of the South and Southeast face severe weather.