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August 4, 2023

Texas man on parole for earlier stabbing accused of knifing girlfriend and her dog

Marques Kelvin Potts of Houston, 58, was on probation for stabbing a female family member in 2021 when he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend and her dog in their apartment on Saturday.

August 4, 2023

Texas woman arrested for felony animal cruelty after dozens of horses, dogs found dead on property

A Texas woman was arrested on animal cruelty charges Friday after authorities found dozens of dead horses and dogs on her property northeast of Dallas.

August 4, 2023

New Mexico woman shot dead by teen after confronting thieves who stole her car

Sydney Wilson, 23, was allegedly shot dead by a 13-year-old in Albuquerque, New Mexico after she tracked her stolen car to a gas station.

August 4, 2023

Texas man gets 3½ years for threats against poll workers, elections officials

Frederick Goltz, 52, of Lubbock, Texas, has been sentenced to 3½ years in federal prison after calling for a mass shooting of poll workers and threatening Arizona elections officials.

August 4, 2023

Texas woman buried deceased disabled teen son, hid death from authorities, police say

A Texas woman allegedly buried her deceased disabled teenage son without informing authorities that he had died, police said.

August 4, 2023

Texas says Mexico is 'flat-out wrong' to tie migrant death to floating border barrier

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's office is pushing back after Mexico tied the death of a migrant to the recently installed border barrier placed in the Rio Grande River.

August 4, 2023

Family mistakenly held at gunpoint by Texas police say the stop traumatized the kids in the car

A Black woman said Texas police traumatized her teenage sons after an officer held her family at gunpoint during a traffic stop. The officer wrongly suspected the car was stolen.

August 4, 2023

Texas man who fatally shot deputy sheriff could face death penalty

Facundo Chavez, who killed a Texas deputy sheriff, faces either life in prison without parole or the death penalty after being convicted of capital murder on Aug. 3, 2023.

August 4, 2023

Texas A&M University reaches $1 million settlement with Black journalism professor

Kathleen McElroy was awarded a $1 million settlement from Texas A&M University after her hiring was sabotaged by backlash due to her past work promoting diversity.

August 3, 2023

Oklahoma man survives after he’s stabbed in the head with a flagpole at Sonic Drive-In restaurant

A man was arrested Tuesday for stabbing another man in the head with a flagpole outside a Sonic Drive-In restaurant in Tulsa, Oklahoma.