May 11, 2021 Texas inmate fakes illness, escapes from police car while being transported: Sheriff A manhunt is underway in east Texas for an inmate who allegedly faked an illness then escaped out of the back of a police car while being transported, the Orange County Sheriff told a local news outlet.
May 11, 2021 Austin’s homeless camping ban is back in effect Officials in Austin, Texas, are vowing Tuesday to be "laser-focused on addressing homelessness in a safe and humane manner" as the city’s ban on homeless camping is now back in effect.
May 11, 2021 Texas HOA says veteran's American flag flying from tree violates violates state, US codes Texas-based Navy veteran Gary Pirics is refuting his Home Owners Association's request to properly fly his American flag in line with U.S. Flag Code and Texas Flag Regulations.
May 11, 2021 Border Patrol in Texas picks up abandoned bag of 'AK-47 style' guns A member of the National Guard last week found an abandoned bag filled with “AK-47 style pistols,” including some that had been reported stolen -- just as border officials are trying to deal with a continuing crisis at the southern border
May 11, 2021 Texas judge dismisses NRA Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition A Texas judge dismissed the National Rifle Association’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition on Tuesday, dealing a major setback to the gun rights group amid an ongoing legal fight in its home state of New York.
May 11, 2021 Texas officials back George Floyd posthumous pardon for 2004 drug arrest Top leaders in the Texas county where George Floyd grew up supported a resolution Tuesday calling for him to be posthumously pardoned for a 2004 drug arrest by a former Houston police officer now facing murder charges in a separate case.
May 11, 2021 Texas farmer finds migrant girls abandoned near border without food, water: 'It's just getting worse' The border crisis is "just getting worse," a Del Rio farmer said as Border Patrol agents catch 5,000 people in a week.
May 11, 2021 2 Texas deputies killed in shootout with suspect while responding to 'dog complaint' Two sheriff’s deputies in Texas were killed in a shootout in Eden on Monday night over a dog complaint, according to reports.
May 11, 2021 Authorities may have new lead in locating tiger that got loose in Houston neighborhood: report Victor Hugo Cuevas was taken into custody and was reportedly charged with evading arrest for fleeing Houston police officers.
May 11, 2021 Border agents uncover $4.6M worth of methamphetamine, cocaine Border agents in Texas seized $4.6 million in methamphetamine hidden in Home Depot buckets and cocaine in two separate smuggling attempts across international crossing points last week, authorities said.
