Amber Guyger appeals murder conviction, asks for a lesser charge and sentence

The legal team for former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger has filed an appeal with the Fifth Court of Appeals in hopes of overturning her murder conviction.

Police: Houston pastor admitted to sexually assaulting boy, more victims possible

Houston police say the pastor of a local church has been charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child, and investigators believe there could be more victims.

Man charged with murder of Fort Hood soldier who was found dead beside road

A Texas man has been charged with murder in the slaying of a Fort Hood soldier whose body was found beside a road four miles from where his burned SUV was found.

Don't wear a mask in Houston, receive $250 fine

The citation for not wearing a face covering in public as outlined in the Texas mask mandate comes with a $250 fine.

4 injured in shooting at Dallas sports bar after men not allowed in due to COVID-19 restrictions

DALLAS -- Dallas police said three men were shot and a woman was hit by shrapnel when someone opened fire outside a sports bar in North Oak Cliff Saturday night, July 25.The shooter was reportedly among three men who were turned away from Harris House of Heroes II sports bar, just before midnight, because the establishment was at full capacity.In May, a Dallas fire marshal shut down the crowded Harris House of Heroes location off McKinney Avenue after a disagreement over whether it should be classified as a bar or restaurant.Last month, the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission suspended the license for the other Harris House of Heroes location for 30 days.At the time, the attorney for House of Heroes’ called it unreasonable.

Hanna becomes hurricane as it heads toward virus-weary Texas

HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Hanna was upgraded to a hurricane Saturday, moving toward the Texas coast and threatening to bring heavy rain, storm surge and possible tornadoes to a part of the country trying to cope with a surge in coronavirus cases.The storm, which is the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, was expected to make landfall Saturday afternoon or evening south of Corpus Christi, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Saturday morning.

US sued over expulsion of migrant children detained in hotel

HOUSTON — Legal groups sued the U.S. government Friday to try to stop the expulsion of children detained in hotel rooms by the Trump administration under an emergency declaration citing the coronavirus.The owners of the Hampton Inn & Suites in McAllen, Texas, said Friday night that they ended any reservations on rooms used to detain minors.

Texas court says girl stays on life support, pending trial

DALLAS — A Texas appeals court ruled Friday that a hospital must keep a 17-month-old girl on life support pending a trial addressing the merits of the law doctors invoked to withdraw life-sustaining treatment.The case has been making its way through the courts since Nov. 10, when Cook Children’s Medical Center had planned to remove Tinslee Lewis from life support after invoking Texas' so-called “10-day rule.” The law can be employed when a family disagrees with doctors on withdrawing life-sustaining treatment.Doctors at the Fort Worth hospital have said Tinslee is in pain and won’t ever improve.