‘Top 100 Tollway Violators’ in North Texas Owe More Than $9M
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — Amber Young of Dallas is first on the North Texas Tollway Authority’s list of the top 100 highest unpaid toll invoices, which claims she owes the agency $179,596.43 for 8,366 instances.The top 100 toll violators …
Justice Department Challenges Texas Voter ID Law
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for the Justice Department and the state of Texas had a showdown in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on Monday over a new Lone Star State law that requires voters to show a photo ID before they ca…
Gov. Rick Perry Says Texas Won’t Implement Portions of ‘Obamacare’
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(HOUSTON) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry will send a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Monday informing her that Texas will not implement two portions of President Obama’s health care pl…
Texas Police Search for Woman Who Allegedly Set Sister on Fire
Temple Police Department(TEMPLE, Texas) — Police are searching across two states for a woman who allegedly set her sister on fire in Temple, Texas, and fled the scene.When responding to a report of a domestic disturbance and a burn victim Saturday aft…
Texas Man Accused of Helping Wife Commit Suicide
Harris Country Sheriff’s Office(HARRIS COUNTY, Texas) — A jailed Houston man said he and his wife were going through financial difficulties when he helped her commit suicide, according to authorities. Mark Kelly, 47, called the police Saturday morning…
Texas Town Bans Flags on Veterans’ Graves
Comstock/Thinkstock (MINERAL WELLS, Texas) — A Texas town is reconsidering a controversial ordinance that it approved earlier this month that would ban the displaying of flags at gravesites.The ordinance, approved by the City Council of Mineral …
Texas Lesbian Couple: Survivor Remembers Night of Shooting
(Handout) (PORTLAND, Texas) — The survivor of the Texas shooting of a lesbian couple remembers the night, a friend told ABC News. Mary Kristene Chapa, 18, and her girlfriend, Mollie Olgin, 19, were both shot in the head at Violet Andrews Park in Portl…
‘Speed Trap’ Warning Lands Texas Woman in Jail
ABC News(HOUSTON) — A Houston woman’s attempt to save drivers from a speeding ticket landed her something worse: 12 hours in jail. As she rode her bicycle home from a grocery store last week near downtown Houston, Natalie Plummer noticed police office…
Houston Strip Club ‘Pole Tax’ Will Help Pay for Rape Kits
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — A new $5 sin tax on strip clubs in Houston will go to help reduce the city’s backlog of an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 rape kits that have remained untested because of limited resources.The $5 tax was promoted by C…
Texas Man Faces Animal Cruelty Charge for Eating Dog While High
McLennan County Sheriff’s Department(WACO, Texas) — A Texas man faces a felony charge after he allegedly bit, killed and ate a housemate’s pet dog while high on the synthetic drug “spice.”The alleged attack is the latest in the series of violent and b…
Lesbian Teen Couple Found Shot In Texas Park, 1 Survives
Mollie Judith Olgin, 19, right, and Mary Christine Chapa, 18, are shown in this undated photo. (Handout)(PORTLAND, Texas) — Police in Texas are searching for an assailant who targeted a teenaged lesbian couple in a close-range shooting that left one w…
Dad Not Charged in Alleged Molester’s Death
ABC News(SHINER, Texas) — A Texas rancher who beat his daughter’s accused molester to death moments after he discovered the man raping the 5-year-old girl, will not be charged with his homicide, officials said, as they released chilling 911 tapes of t…
Accused Fort Hood Shooter Kicked Out of Court for Not Shaving Beard
Hemera/Thinkstock(FORT HOOD, Texas) — The Army major accused in the deadliest shooting on a military post in U.S. history finds himself in a hairy situation.Nidal Hasan, charged in the murder of 13 people at Ford Hood, Texas, in November 2009, is refu…
Texas Teacher Allegedly Allowed Bully to Be Bullied by Kindergartners
Creatas Images/Thinkstock(SAN ANTONIO) — A 6-year-old accused of bullying was supposed to get a taste of his own medicine, but his mom says what his teacher did to punish the child went too far.Ann Neely remains furious that kindergarten children at R…
Texas Toddler Loses Voice to Save Her Life
ABC News(DALLAS) — Intent on capturing her 3-year-old daughter in one final, bittersweet moment, Amber Thomas pressed record on her camera. The sounds of laughter filled the hospital room.”Her laugh is the most beautiful sound. She has a r…
Man Found Guilty for Killing Neighbor in Texas ‘Stand Your Ground’ Case
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — A jury has convicted a Texas man for murdering his neighbor during a confrontation over loud music two years ago, rejecting a claim that he was within his rights to fatally shoot the man under Texas’ version of a…
Texas Town Rolls Dice to Decide Election
Courtesy City of Webster(WEBSTER, Texas) — The town of Webster, Texas, is rolling the dice on its newest city council member. Literally. After Diana Newland and Edward Lapeyre each won 111 votes in a runoff election Saturday and a recount confirmed th…
Texas Widow Sues Firm for Giving Drug Test to Dying Husband
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Texas widow says in a lawsuit that her late husband’s employer ordered a drug test on him as he lay dying on the floor — and waited hours before calling 911.Alejandra Perez, 56, said her husband, Benino, loved his job …
Texas Teen Loses Over 150 Pounds with Controversial Gastric Bypass
Courtesy of Nick Preto(NEW YORK) — A year ago, Nick Preto, a 16-year-old from Baytown, Texas, weighed an astounding 403 pounds. He was about to enter his senior year in high school and was plagued with potentially life-threatening health problem…
Police Delay Charging Man Who Beat Alleged Sexual Predator to Death
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(SHINER, Texas) — A Texas man who allegedly caught an acquaintance sexually abusing his 4-year-old daughter last Saturday beat the man until he was mortally wounded, but police are holding off on charging him with a crime.L…