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North Texas Judge Sentences Illegal Alien Facing Third Conviction to Nearly Six Years
Mexican citizen Francisco Alan Martinez-Camara has been sentenced to 69 months in federal prison for illegal re-entry into the United States. This is not his first offense, as the 36-year-old has served time in both state and federal prisons prior to this sentencing. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be […]
Texas House Amendment to Senate Bill Could Impact Tarrant County Reappraisal Plan
An amendment to Senate Bill (SB) 973 during its third reading in the Texas House of Representatives may impact the reappraisal plan that the Tarrant Appraisal District (TAD) adopted last fall. SB 973, authored by Sen. Sarah Eckhardt (D-Austin) and sponsored in the House by Rep. Chris Turner (D-Arlington), allows for certain images and information […]
Texas Man Accused of Murdering Unborn Child, Tampering with Evidence
A man accused of putting abortion-inducing drugs in his girlfriend’s drink to end her pregnancy and tampering with evidence has been arrested in Parker County. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. See the original article: https://thetexan.news/issues/criminal-justice/texas-man-accused-of-murdering-unborn-child-tampering-with-evidence/article_fadb664a-c2c0-47f5-9481-a7b9f5af1f8a.html
Education Legislation Roundup: Bills Addressed During 89th Session
With the curtains falling on the 89th Regular Legislative Session, education stood out as a dominant theme, where debates over increasing funding and Gov. Greg Abbott’s flagship priority, school choice, took center stage. Abbott made implementing an education savings account (ESA) program his top legislative priority for the last several years, pursuing a full-out campaign […]
North Texas Naturalized Citizens Indicted for Immigration Fraud, RICO Violations
Two North Texas residents, along with a law firm and business, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Dallas last week for engaging in a scheme to fraudulently obtain entry into and immigration status in the United States on behalf of persons who were not citizens. Abdul Hadi Murshid, age 39, and Muhammad Salman […]
Mia Hall, Daryl Davis Compete in Fort Worth City Council Place 6 Runoff
The two candidates looking to fill the Fort Worth City Council District 6 seat being vacated by Jared Williams, Mia Hall and Daryl Davis, are in a runoff election after neither got 50 percent of the votes cast in the May 3 election. On May 27, the two candidates participated in a virtual candidate forum […]
Fort Worth City Council Appoints Interim Police Chief, Search for Permanent Chief Continues
The Fort Worth City Council voted unanimously to appoint current Fort Worth Police Department Executive Assistant Chief Robert Alldredge as the city’s interim police chief during Tuesday’s city council meeting. Current Police Chief Neil Noakes announced his retirement from the department in early December 2024, and will retire on May 31. Noakes became chief in […]
State Rep. John McQueeney Censured by Tarrant County GOP
The Tarrant County Republican (TCGOP) executive committee voted on May 8 to censure freshman Rep. John McQueeney (R-Fort Worth) for some of the actions he has taken since joining the Texas House of Representatives, seeking a penalty of keeping him off the Republican Party primary ballot for 24 months. The censure resolution starts by listing […]
Residents in Cameron County Vote to Incorporate SpaceX City of ‘Starbase, Texas’
Elon Musk’s influence in Texas has grown as Cameron County voters overwhelmingly approved the incorporation of a new town for SpaceX employees. SpaceX’s spaceport, now known as the City of Starbase, is located in the Rio Grande Valley near Boca Chica in southeastern Texas. The city has around 300 adults who reside there, in addition […]
City of Avinger and Camp County Outlaw Abortion in ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’ Ordinances
Two more local governments in East Texas have adopted ordinances to outlaw abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, abortion trafficking, and the disposal of fetal remains from abortion within their jurisdictions. The City of Avinger, population 370, passed the ordinance on Monday, April 28 by a vote of 3 to 1. It became the 57th city in Texas […]
Abbott Condemns San Marcos City Council’s Israel-Palestine Ceasefire Resolution
Texas’ top elected official has issued a letter to condemn actions taken by the San Marcos City Council after it announced plans to take up a resolution calling for an “arms embargo on the State of Israel” and an “immediate, permanent, and sustained ceasefire in occupied Palestine.” In the letter published Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott […]
Closed Fort Worth ISD School Receives Fifth Consecutive ‘F’ in Recently Released Accountability Ratings
As the Texas Education Agency (TEA) releases its 2023 A–F school accountability ratings, Fort Worth Independent School District (ISD) finds itself in potential jeopardy as one of its schools received an F in said accountability score for the fifth consecutive year. The TEA accountability ratings have been an embattled issue between the TEA and over […]
