Crime & Justice
Famed author John Grisham and a bipartisan group of 86 lawmakers think Texas is about to make a big mistake: executing an innocent man. The man in question is Robert Roberson, 57, who has been on death row for allegedly shaking to death his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki, for
Culture
EXCLUSIVE An Austin-based Latina CEO with a booming business blasted a Nueces County judge on Monday after he posted a racist comment calling her success “Ozark part 4” in an apparent reference to the Netflix prestige drama about a family laundering money for a drug boss. Gabriela Bucio, 38,
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A massive pipeline explosion in the Houston area was still burning Tuesday morning. Nearly 1,000 homes were evacuated early Monday in Deer Park after a vehicle drove through a fence and struck an above-ground valve connected to the natural gas pipeline, the Associated Press reported. Witnesses said it
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A Houston-area political club came under fire on Monday after inviting Democratic state Sen. Borris Miles — who has been accused of sexual harassment, including groping and forcible kissing, by at least six women — to a weekend fundraiser. The Meyerland Democrats Club “get out the vote” event was attended by
Arts & Entertainment
Texas has a hard time telling its complete story. The good, the bad, and the ugly don’t always make the cut. But just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month, a group of San Antonio leaders are taking steps to preserve Mexican American history. The first-ever Mexican American Civil
Crime & Justice
Dozens of violent social media threats against several North Texas school districts this week prompted some districts to cancel classes, and others — like Dallas ISD, which serves a total of 143,430 students — were forced to change their football schedules. The “hoax” social media threats affected Fort Worth ISD, Arlington
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You can’t win ‘em all. The GOP’s latest target in its never-ending quest to make it harder for (certain) people to vote — polling sites at the University of Texas at Arlington and other campuses — slipped through its grasp this week. Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare, a
Money
Elon Musk, the Austin-based father of (at least) 12 children who creepily offered to impregnate Taylor Swift earlier this week, secretly funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars in an unsuccessful attempt to remove Travis County District Attorney José Garza from office, according to a blockbuster Wall Street Journal exclusive.
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Don’t mess with a Texas dad. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz may be learning the hard way after his work (or lack thereof) to help free a Marine who was wrongfully detained in Russia in 2019. Joey Reed promised to make sure Cruz would be voted out of office
Culture
Every few months, as dependable as the scorching Texas heat or as dastardly as the Christmas Grinch, the Freedom from Religion Foundation sends out some small news blip, an outmatched David’s shot across the bow in the Goliathan battle against religion in Texas classrooms. Last month, it took the
Arts & Entertainment
What would you do with $90 billion dollars? Alice Walton, the only daughter of the late Walmart CEO, is using her money to live in Fort Worth, focus on art, and start a holistic health school. As of this week, Walton is the richest woman in the world, according to
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One lucky Texan is worth a lot of money. The Mega Millions lottery announced today that a winning ticket worth $800 million was sold at a gas station in Sugar Land. It’s the seventh highest jackpot in the game’s history; the player can take either a lump cash