October 20, 2020 Houston police officer dead, 1 hurt; illegal immigrant suspect in custody Two police officers were shot Tuesday in southwest Houston, authorities said.
October 20, 2020 Spc. Vanessa Guillen’s death ruled ‘in the line of duty,’ entitling family to benefits The death of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen, who went missing from Fort Hood for weeks before investigators found her remains in July, has been ruled “in the line of duty,” which grants her bereaved family benefits for her service, authorities announced Tuesday.
October 20, 2020 Texas leads US in early voting with over 4M ballots already cast Texas is leading the country in early voting totals, with more than 4 million ballots already cast as of Tuesday.
October 20, 2020 Border Patrol finds 27 illegal immigrants trapped inside train cars in Texas Border agents in Texas found 27 illegal immigrants trapped inside multiple freight train cars they were using to secretly enter deeper into the United States, authorities said Monday.
October 20, 2020 Texas procedure for ballots with mismatched signatures reinstated by federal court The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated Texas' voting rules that call for signatures on absentee ballots to be verified.
October 20, 2020 Safe in Austin sanctuary helps special-needs children interact with animals, struggles with expansion effort The sanctuary has made headlines this year for some of the animals it rescued, including a one-legged dog and a cow in a custom wheelchair.
October 19, 2020 Texas Air Force base investigates suspicious package A Texas Air Force base shut down one of its entrances Monday after a bomb-sniffing dog alerted authorities to a suspicious package in a commercial truck, officials said.
October 19, 2020 Texas GOP Sen. Cornyn tries to distance himself from Trump, says he disagrees with president 'privately' Texas Sen. John Cornyn became the latest GOP senator to distance himself from President Trump this weekend ahead of a surprisingly tight re-election battle.
October 18, 2020 Dramatic rescue by Dallas cops after vehicle plunges into lake caught on body camera Dallas police officers praised for their quick response to a car submerged in a local lake earlier this week said they were just doing their jobs.
October 18, 2020 Texas man granted US citizenship -- 53 years after serving in Vietnam, receiving Purple Heart A Mexican-American living in Texas, who is a Vietnam War veteran and a Purple Heart recipient, has finally received U.S. citizenship -- more than 50 years after his military duty, according to a report.
