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July 12, 2023

Austin mayor abruptly suspends police partnership with Texas DPS he touted, opponents rip ‘cowardly decision’

The City of Austin on Wednesday announced the suspension of its partnership with Texas DPS, sparking an outcry from opponents who said the move would make the city less safe.

July 12, 2023

Texas officers rescue woman in submerged car, administer CRP: 'Got a pulse'

Two Dallas police officers dove into the waters of Bachman Lake last week saving the life of a woman who was in a submerged vehicle. The officers administered life-saving CRP and revived the woman.

July 12, 2023

Texas man who killed unwed pregnant sister sentenced to 40 years in prison

A Texas man who killed his 23-year-old sister in 2019 pleaded guilty to felony murder and was sentenced to spend the next four decades in prison.

July 12, 2023

Texas school board rejects LGBTQ activist push to allow boys in girls choir: 'Great win for kids'

A Fort Worth, Texas school board has rejected LGBTQ activist demands that would allow kids to join the choir that corresponds with their "gender identity."

July 12, 2023

Child rape suspect caught with fly undone, 6 kids in vehicle during traffic stop: video

A 42-year-old New Mexico man was charged with child sex crimes after police ran a DUI stop in Albuquerque and found him with six kids in the back of pickup truck.

July 12, 2023

Shocking bodycam shows child rape suspect caught in alleged DUI with 6 kids in pickup, pants unzipped

Albuquerque man Jeremy Guthrie faces more than a dozen charges stemming from a suspected DUI stop with six juveniles in his Dodge pickup.

July 12, 2023

New Mexico jury awards $485M in case of 8-year-old girl who was repeatedly sexually assaulted in foster care

A jury in New Mexico has awarded $485 million in damages in a case where an 8-year-old girl in foster care was repeatedly sexually assaulted.

July 12, 2023

Phoenix asks judge for more time to clear downtown homeless encampment

City officials in Phoenix, Arizona, are asking a judge for more time to clear out “The Zone," a massive homeless encampment in downtown.

July 12, 2023

Oklahoma State Election board launches new online voter registration system

A new online voting registration system was launched by the Oklahoma State Election Board on July 11, 2023. The system will make it easier for people to register to vote.

July 12, 2023

Texas sheriff was never investigated despite years of complaints about corruption, according to deputies

Deputies under San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers claim that an investigation into the sheriff was never opened despite years of complaints about corruption.