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July 29, 2022

North Texas wildfire ignited by glass bottle

A 500-acre Texas wildfire that destroyed five homes was ignited by a glass bottle in an open garbage can. A wind gust blew the trash can lid off exposing the trash to the sun.

July 28, 2022

Texas town declares 'water emergency,' tells residents that it could run out of water

Texas city officials told their residents they are declaring a "water emergency" and said they could be in a situation where the city runs out of water.

July 28, 2022

Uvalde, Texas shooting: Robb Elementary School principal reinstated just days after she was suspended

The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District reinstated Robb Elementary School principal Mandy Gutierrez on Thursday, just days after suspending her.

July 28, 2022

Texas teacher charged with sexually abusing 7-year-old student: Police

A Texas elementary school teacher was charged after allegedly sexually abusing a 7-year-old who was a student at a school he taught at.

July 28, 2022

Texas man arrested 34 years later for allegedly stabbing his grandmother 51 times

Pennsylvania law enforcement officials credited advancements in forensic technology for helping identify Jeremy Brock as a suspect in his grandmother's murder.

July 28, 2022

Texas local boxer killed by woman's estranged husband who turned gun on himself

A local Houston boxer was gunned down at a restaurant by a friend's estranged husband. The woman and her ex were at the restaurant earlier discussing the divorce.

July 28, 2022

Mexican national pleads guilty to trafficking dozens of migrants to pay his own smuggling fee

Border Patrol agents arrested a Mexican national in May who was caught trying to smuggle 85 migrants in a trailer through a checkpoint in Laredo, Texas.

July 28, 2022

GOP lawmaker defends Pelosi's potential Taiwan plans, says 'weak' Biden shouldn't interfere

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California is reportedly planning a trip to Taiwan which has incensed Chinese Communist Party Leader Xi Jinping this week.

July 28, 2022

Texas man gets two life sentences in cold case killings of two women

A Texas man convicted of killing two women years apart was given two life sentences for the cold case murders in the San Antonio area.

July 28, 2022

Austin police report 61 'jugging' theft cases this year, more than half a million dollars stolen

At least 61 "jugging" cases, in which a suspect robs a victim after they leave the bank, have occurred in Austin, Texas, so far this year, according to police.