Derek Robert Hamm, 38, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, money laundering, violating the Stolen Valor Act, using a fraudulent military discharge certificate, and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.
Prosecutors said the woman used her position as a police officer to provide information that helped her stepfather avoid detection by law enforcement while he distributed cocaine.
Lubbock-area ranchers are being forced to sell their cattle early in response to drought and rising feed costs, leading to higher prices for consumers all the way to the grocery store.
In the days and weeks following the fatal Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, mother Ana Rodriguez has been fighting for answers through her daughter’s shoes.
Relatives of the victims and other members of the community also called for the ousting of Pete Arredondo, who is the police chief of the city’s school district and a newly elected council member.
At nineteen years old, Blake Brewer was on a family vacation in Hawaii when one of the best moments of his life turned tragic. He was snorkeling with his dad when they got separated in rough waters. By the time he was able to get back to his dad, he was underwater and unconscious. He got him back to shore, but it was too late and his dad had drowned. Only hours after his dad's death, while questioning how he was going to make it without him, Brewer's mom found a letter in his dad's briefcase that he had written to his children.
The Texas DPS director revealed the husband of slain elementary teacher Eva Mireles tried to save her but officers in the school prevented him from doing so.
The theme of independence has recurred throughout the history of Texas, which was a republic from 1836–45. But the Civil War established that a state cannot secede.
Authorities in Southeast Texas this past week arrested Pedro Serrano, 33, after the alleged drug dealer showed up at the sheriff’s office to ask for protection after he reportedly failed to pay a drug supplier.
Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Gang Unit stopped two criminal support group motorcyclists June 15 for traffic violations at a Shell Gas station at Roland Ave. and Rigsby Ave.
Some 5,100 delegates and alternates voted on a party platform that also calls for ending the federal income tax, requiring education about fetal gestation and limiting the Legislature’s right to regulate guns.
Participating restaurants from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 23 will donate 10% of sales to the Uvalde Fund at the at Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Antonio, Texas and the Robb School Memorial Fund.
The test was designed to better prepare new teachers, but faced pushback from people who thought it would create barriers for people of color to enter the profession.
