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February 16, 2023

El Paso mall shooting: Off-duty police officer took down suspect within minutes, chief said

El Paso Police Chief Peter Pacillas said an off-duty officer was able to intervene to take down a suspected shooter at the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas.

February 15, 2023

FBI probing Texas county jail inmate deaths upon sheriff’s request, authorities say

The deaths of two men while in custody at Texas' Harris County Jail is being investigated by FBI Houston, the sheriff confirmed Monday.

February 15, 2023

Texas mall food court shooting leaves 1 dead, 3 injured; 1 person in custody: police

Texas police responded to reports of shots fired in the food court of Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday evening, telling residents to avoid the area.

February 15, 2023

Texas Rep. Crenshaw blasts Biden on border, fentanyl as dealer accused of role in overdose deaths arrested

Jason Xavier Villanueva, a 22-year-old man described as the "bulk source and distributor of 'M30' pills containing fentanyl" in Carrollton, Texas, was arrested on Wednesday.

February 15, 2023

Texas aspiring rapper sentenced to 27 years in prison for child sex trafficking

A Texas man was sentenced to 27 years in prison after pleading guilty to sex trafficking women and threatening, beating and forcing them to use drugs.

February 15, 2023

Black conservatives rally around Kari Lake for refusing to stand for Black national anthem at Super Bowl

Black conservatives Larry Elder and Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, defended Kari Lake over her decision not to stand for the Black national anthem ahead of Super Bowl LVII on Sunday.

February 15, 2023

Mexican teen leads Texas police on high-speed chase caught on camera: 'lenient consequences'

Seven migrants bailed out a vehicle being driven by a 15-year-old Mexican national during a high-speed chase on Tuesday in Mission, Texas, law enforcement officials said.

February 15, 2023

Texas police pull over Mexican teen allegedly smuggling migrants

Seven migrants bailed out a vehicle being driven by a Mexican teen after a high-speed chase in Mission, Texas, according to police. CREDIT: Texas Department of Public Safety

February 15, 2023

Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada due for bitter cold weather conditions

A cold weather warning was in effect in parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada through Wednesday. Highways and interstates have been closed in Arizona, along with schools.

February 15, 2023

Fugitive murder suspect extradited from Mexico after allegedly killing, burning body of Texas 15-year-old girl

Jennifer Samantha Puente, a 29-year-old fugitive wanted for murder, was extradited from Mexico to Ennis, Texas, on Friday after 11 years on the run, authorities said.