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July 17, 2023

Austin suffers 3 homicides in 24 hours as city council blames cop union for being understaffed

The Austin Police Department opened three homicide investigations Sunday as fallout from the city council's decision to cut the department's funding continues.

July 17, 2023

Texas 7-Eleven clerk turns tables on attempted robber holding him at gunpoint

San Antonio police are investigating a shootout at a 7-Eleven, where an attempted robber fled after a cashier pulled out his own firearm and fired.

July 17, 2023

Mexico submits complaint to US after Texas starts placing floating barriers along Rio Grande

Texas’ plan to install floating barriers to deter migrant crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border is being met with criticism from Mexico’s top diplomat.

July 17, 2023

First Amendment group sues Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over state's TikTok ban

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other state officials have been sued by a First Amendment group over the state's TikTok ban on official devices.

July 17, 2023

Austin mayor blocks state police help for understaffed PD in move that caves to 'defund' activists: critics

Austin, Texas, Mayor Kirk Watson is being accused of putting politics over public safety for suspending a partnership with state police that had resulted in crime going down.

July 16, 2023

Husband of Texas woman found dead in lake wore ankle monitor: police

Texas police say in an affidavit that the husband of a woman whose corpse was found in a black suitcase in a lake was wearing an ankle monitor.

July 16, 2023

WWII veteran's remains sent to Texas for burial 80 years after his death

The remains of 2nd Lt. David Murrell Lewis, a Texan who died during World War II after his aircraft crashed in Romania during Operation Tidal Wave, will be buried Sunday.

July 16, 2023

I-70 serial killer’s lone survivor played dead to save her life: ‘This was not my day to be taken’

The unsolved cases of the I-70 serial killer is being examined in a true-crime docuseries titled "People Magazine Investigates." Vicki Webb is the only known survivor.

July 15, 2023

Texas amateur bomb maker pleads guilty to child porn, weapon charges

Texas resident Noah Robert Calderon, 22, pled guilty to child pornography and weapons charges. He was originally investigated for detonating homemade bombs, the Justice Department said.

July 14, 2023

Texas man stole thousands of nude photos from college, underage girls, extorted them for more: FBI

Federal officials this week charged Andrew Venegas, 23, with sexual exploitation of children after he allegedly extorted women and girls into sending him explicit content.