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February 7, 2023

Biden's State of the Union touts strong economy, but are Americans better off?

Americans from across the country say whether their financial situation has improved, stayed the same, or gotten worse since Joe Biden has taken office.

February 7, 2023

Texas couple charged in fentanyl ring that led to 3 teen overdose deaths: police

A Texas couple was arraigned in federal court Monday to face charges of supplying high schoolers with fentanyl-laced drugs that ultimately led to 10 juvenile overdoses.

February 7, 2023

Activists hope detention officer's indictment prompts changes in Texas jail

A group of activists are hoping a detention officer's indictment will prompt changes in the Texas jail. The officer is facing a charge of manslaughter in the death of an inmate.

February 7, 2023

Houston career criminal sentenced to 50 years in prison for violent fatal crash into Uber car: reports

A Houston, Texas man was handed a 50-year prison sentence after being found guilty of murder linked to a crash he caused when he fled police in 2020.

February 7, 2023

Members of Congress troll social media with hunting photos after Sen. Daines was put in 'Twitter jail'

Multiple Republican members of Congress took to Twitter on Tuesday to defend Montana GOP Sen. Steve Daines after the social media giant locked and suspended his account.

February 7, 2023

Texas state senator arrested for drunk driving

Texas State Sen. Charles Schwertner has been arrested Tuesday on a driving while intoxicated charged after being stopped by the Austin Police Department.

February 7, 2023

Attorney Harry Whittington, who was shot by Dick Cheney in 2006 hunting mishap, dies

Texas attorney Harry Whittington, remembered by many as the man accidentally shot by then-Vice President Dick Cheney, died Saturday according to Karl Rove, a long time friend.

February 6, 2023

Texas border wall construction underway, Gov. Abbott says

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted a video of a wall being constructed along the state's border with Mexico on Sunday, boasting that Texas was building its own wall.

February 6, 2023

Texas border mission results in nearly 130 arrests over five days, targets brush, smuggling guides

Nearly 130 suspected human smugglers and guides were arrested in Texas over several days as part of a border mission.

February 6, 2023

Texas woman indicted for murder after husband dies of 'suspicious illness,' police say

Sarah Jean Hartsfield, a Texas woman whose husband died of a "suspicious illness" last month, was indicted by a grand jury for murder on Friday.