Texas Mom Behind Prom Queen Billboard Says Daughter Not Chosen, Being ‘Harassed’
Hemera/Thinkstock(KILLEEN, Texas) — A Texas mom who put up a billboard as part of publicity campaign to get her daughter elected high school prom queen said the 18-year-old did not win the coveted crown.The pink, rotating billboard, which read “…
Nurse Killed New Mother, Kidnapped Baby After Miscarriage
Montgomery County D.A.(SPRING, Texas) — The nurse who killed a young Texas mother and kidnapped her 3-day-old baby told police she needed the infant to show to her fiance, whom she had misled into believing she had recently given birth to his child.In…
Woman Arrested for Killing Mother, Kidnapping Her Newborn Baby
KTRK-TV/ABC News(SPRING, Texas) — A registered nurse arrested for gunning down and killing a new mother and snatching her 3-day-old baby in the parking lot of a Texas pediatrician’s office will face capital murder charges, according to the Montgomery …
Texas City Weighs Hiring Ban on Smokers
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — In times past, discriminatory employers posted signs saying: “Irish [or fill in the blank] Need Not Apply.” Now the city of Ft. Worth is considering saying that same thing to smokers.Though 29 states have…
Snatched Newborn of Slain Mom Found Alive; Person Detained
ABC News(SPRING, Texas) — A 3-day-old baby who was snatched from his mother by a woman who shot her at least six times in the parking lot of a Spring, Texas, pediatrician’s office, has been found alive, and someone has been detained in the case, offic…
Newborn Baby Found After Attacker Killed Mom
ABC News(SPRING, Texas) — The 3-day-old baby who was snatched from his mother by a woman who shot her at least six times in the parking lot of a Spring, Texas, pediatrician’s office, has been found alive, officials said.The Montgomery County District …
Forecasters Warn of Violent,’ Life-Threatening’ Storms for Midwest
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Midwest is bracing itself for an outbreak of violent weather Saturday that could be “life-threatening,” according to forecasters. Baseball-sized hail and damaging 70 mph winds are expected to whip through a handf…
For Rick Perry, Signs Point to 2014 Gubernatorial Run
Allison Joyce/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) — Will Rick Perry run for Texas governor in 2014 and continue his streak as the longest-serving current governor? All signs suggest a re-election bid, but a decision will come “at the appropriate time,&r…
Glitch Results in $1 Gas in Texas
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — The average price of gas in Texas is $3.83 per gallon according to GasBuddy.com, but some lucky drivers in Pasadena, Texas, only had to pay a dollar.Monday night a computer problem at the Conoco station resulted in …
Santorum’s Push to Change Texas Primary Rules ‘Unlikely,’ Says RNC
Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Rick Santorum might need a delegate miracle, and he shouldn’t expect any help from the Republican National Committee.The Santorum camp is pressing for Texas to change its delegate-allotment scheme from proportiona…
After Texas Tornadoes, South Expecting Fresh Round of Storms
Tom Pennington/Getty Images(DALLAS) — Parts of the southern Plains, western Ozarks and lower Mississippi Valley are at risk of severe weather this week while regions across Texas begin to clean up after 18 reported tornadoes raked a path of destructio…
Tornadoes Tear Through Dallas, Leave Path of Destruction
Tom Pennington/Getty Images(DALLAS) — Powerful tornadoes carved a path of destruction through the north Texas area on Tuesday, tossing tractor-trailers into the road and tangling power lines among remnants of homes and personal possessions.Brandy Kemp…
Tornadoes Touch Down In Dallas-Fort Worth Area; Damage Reported
ABC News(DALLAS) — At least two tornadoes touched down in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Tuesday, carving a path of destruction before moving through northern Texas.There was no immediate word of injuries.At one point, live aerials from the scene showe…
TaxMasters, CEO Patrick Cox Hit with Nearly $200M Judgment
ABC(HOUSTON) — A Texas jury has found that the well-known and controversial tax advisory firm TaxMasters Inc., along with its bearded founder Patrick Cox, used deceptive practices in its bid to lure customers and has hit the company with a staggering …
Ambert Alert Issued in Texas for Missing 2-Year-Old Boy
ABC News(HOUSTON) — An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing 2-year-old boy in Liberty County, Texas.Devin Davis disappeared around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon while his mother and sibling were taking a nap in a home they moved into last week.&nbs…
Texas Man Killed Family, Planned Columbine-Style Attack
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(WALLER, Texas) — A Texas man admitted to police that he killed his family, claiming he wanted to spare them shame because he was planning a mass killing, possibly on a nearby school.Security was heightened at schools aroun…
Possible Remains of Missing Texas Teen Hailey Dunn Found
ABC News(BIG SPRING, Texas) — Human remains have been discovered in a pasture 40 miles from Colorado City, Texas, where 13-year-old Hailey Dunn disappeared over one year ago.Authorities in Big Spring, Texas, confirmed that human remains were found nea…
Tornado Hits San Antonio as Severe Weather Rattles South and Midwest
Comstock/Thinkstock (SAN ANTONIO, Texas) — Severe weather hammered the Midwest and South including a tornado that touched down in San Antonio, where at least 50 homes were damaged or destroyed. Residents from Minnesota to Texas are bracing for floodin…
Texas Courthouse Gunman and Brother Accused of Sexual Assault
Thinkstock/Comstock(BEAUMONT, Texas) — The woman who police say was shot and run over with a truck by her father in front of a Texas courthouse had accused both her father and her uncle of sexually assaulting her, authorities told ABC News Thursday.Ba…
Gunman Kills One, Critically Wounds Daughter at Texas Courthouse
12newsnow/ABC(BEAUMONT, Texas) — A Houston man on trial for aggravated sexual assault opened fire on Wednesday in Beaumont, Texas, leaving his 20-year-old daughter in critical condition and wounding her mother, according to police.Bartholomew Granger,…