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January 28, 2021

Texas homeowner killed in accidental shooting: report

A Harris County, Texas, homeowner was fatally shot Tuesday while he was in his bed with his wife after police said a visitor picked up a gun in another room and—assuming there were no bullets—pulled the trigger, a report said.

January 27, 2021

Texas AG Paxton on court win against Biden's 100-day deportation freeze: 'No one's above the law'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined "Fox News Primetime" Wednesday to discuss a federal judge's decision to order a temporary hold on President Biden's 100-day deportation freeze.

January 27, 2021

Austin standoff suspect was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, had 'weeks to live,' police say

The Texas man who is suspected of shooting and killing himself and another doctor inside an Austin medical office on Tuesday was a pediatrician who had just been diagnosed with terminal cancer and had recently applied for a volunteer position at the firm, police said Wednesday.

January 27, 2021

Austin pediatrician murdered during hostage incident remembered by parents, 'she radiated positivity'

Austin police are still trying to work out why and how Dr. Katherine Lindley Dodson was tragically killed Tuesday night, but tributes have poured in about the incredible person and doctor that Dr. Dodson was. 

January 27, 2021

Biden told by GOP state AGs they're willing to sue if administration oversteps authority

A coalition of six states led by West Virginia sent a letter to the Biden administration Wednesday saying that they're watching its actions closely and willing to sue if they believe the new president is doing anything that runs afoul of individual rights of the Constitution. 

January 27, 2021

Austin SWAT standoff outside children's medical center leaves 2 dead, police say

The Austin Police Department's SWAT team is currently in a standoff at a medical center in central Austin that began around 4:30 p.m.

January 26, 2021

Houston deputy shot in both hands, manhunt for suspect intensifies

A Houston-area sheriff's deputy was shot Monday, authorities said. 

January 26, 2021

Texas dad fatally shot when confronting daughter’s cyberbully, family says

A Texas dad was fatally shot when he went to confront the parents of a teen who had been cyberbullying his daughter, his family said.

January 26, 2021

Federal judge blocks Biden’s 100-day moratorium on deportations

A temporary restraining order pauses Biden’s immigration policy for 14 days.

January 26, 2021

Planned Parenthood victory: Supreme Court nixes rulings that upheld Texas pandemic abortion ban

In a victory for Planned Parenthood, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday overturned two lower court rulings that had sided with GOP officials in banning most abortion procedures in Texas in an effort to conserve medical resources at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.