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Taylor Pendrith gets 1st PGA Tour win at Byron Nelson after final-hole collapse from Ben Kohles
Read full article: Taylor Pendrith gets 1st PGA Tour win at Byron Nelson after final-hole collapse from Ben KohlesTaylor Pendrith took advantage of Ben Kohles’ final-hole meltdown to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title.
After no contest plea, a Texas representative’s charges for impersonating a public servant are dismissed
Read full article: After no contest plea, a Texas representative’s charges for impersonating a public servant are dismissedIn June 2022, state Rep. Frederick Frazier was indicted on two charges of impersonating a public servant. A Collin County district judge dismissed the misdemeanor charges as part of his deferred adjudication.
Small plane crashes into car after overshooting runway during emergency landing near Dallas
Read full article: Small plane crashes into car after overshooting runway during emergency landing near DallasAuthorities say a small plane overshot the runway while trying to land at a Texas airport and struck a car that was driving along a nearby road, injuring one person.
Legislative marathon delays criminal trial for North Texas House member charged with felony
Read full article: Legislative marathon delays criminal trial for North Texas House member charged with felonyRep. Frederick Frazier was indicted over a year ago on two charges of impersonating a public servant. But the case has not gone to trial yet, partly because Frazier has been able to delay the case until the Legislature concludes its work.
Texas teen hit, killed by vehicle while riding bicycle on first day of school, reports say
Read full article: Texas teen hit, killed by vehicle while riding bicycle on first day of school, reports sayThe first day of school turned to tragedy for the family of a Texas teen after he was hit and killed by a vehicle while heading to school on his bicycle, multiple reports say.
KSAT goes on late-night frog expedition at Natural Bridge Caverns to see what’s croaking in the water
Read full article: KSAT goes on late-night frog expedition at Natural Bridge Caverns to see what’s croaking in the waterThey makeup some of the unique sounds of the South Texas wildlife, and a KSAT crew recently got a rare look at frogs in their natural environment.
Targeting trans Texans again, Ken Paxton investigating pharmaceuticals over puberty blockers
Read full article: Targeting trans Texans again, Ken Paxton investigating pharmaceuticals over puberty blockersPaxton’s claims that the companies engaged in deceptive marketing practices are part of his ongoing effort to limit access to gender-affirming health care for transgender teens.
Analysis: If it was easier to vote in Texas, would turnout still be this low?
Read full article: Analysis: If it was easier to vote in Texas, would turnout still be this low?Texas has loaded its election and voting laws with obstacles — and also has remarkably low voter turnout. Maybe those two things are connected.
Analysis: Texas’ electric grid is half-ready for another winter freeze
Read full article: Analysis: Texas’ electric grid is half-ready for another winter freezeChances are, winter weather won’t be as bad as it was last February. Chances are, Texas won’t have the electric blackouts that caused so much misery then. And chances are, whatever happens will have some influence on the 2022 elections.
Texas senators blast regulator for power grid winterization loophole lawmakers wrote into law
Read full article: Texas senators blast regulator for power grid winterization loophole lawmakers wrote into lawThe law says the state's natural gas system won't be required to prepare for extreme weather until 2022 at the earliest and allows companies to opt out of weatherization requirements.
Families recount trauma at sentencing for school shooter
Read full article: Families recount trauma at sentencing for school shooterA former high school student convicted of killing a teenager and injuring eight others at a Denver-area school in 2019 has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Texas’ controversial new social studies law prompts McKinney school officials to cancel Youth and Government class
Read full article: Texas’ controversial new social studies law prompts McKinney school officials to cancel Youth and Government classOne of the Republican authors of the so-called critical race theory bill said the district is misinterpreting the new law’s ban on political activism. A school official called the language “vague.”
Black inmate’s death in Texas jail struggle ruled homicide
Read full article: Black inmate’s death in Texas jail struggle ruled homicideThe death of a Black man who struggled with detention officers at a Texas jail during what his family members say probably was a mental health crisis has been ruled a homicide.
Marvin Scott III died in Texas police custody. His family will protest until the officers involved are arrested.
Read full article: Marvin Scott III died in Texas police custody. His family will protest until the officers involved are arrested.7 Texas officers fired following death of Black jail inmate
Read full article: 7 Texas officers fired following death of Black jail inmateA sheriff in Texas has fired seven officers involved in the in-custody death of a Black jail inmate in Texas whose family members say may have been suffering a mental health crisis.
Griddy customers moved to other electricity providers after ERCOT boots it from Texas market
Read full article: Griddy customers moved to other electricity providers after ERCOT boots it from Texas marketAdIn all, Texas electricity providers failed to make more than $2.1 billion in payments that were due to ERCOT, according to another market notice Friday. AdGriddy passes wholesale electricity rates directly to customers, who in turn pay the company $10 a month. ERCOT said it was “working closely with PUC staff and Affected Market Participants to ensure an efficient and effective transfer of customers.” ERCOT spokesperson Leslie Sopko said she had no further details on Griddy’s customers. In a message to customers that Griddy spokesperson Lauren Valdes shared with The Texas Tribune, the company said ERCOT ignored requests for emergency help and shut it down Friday. Last week, Griddy warned customers about price hikes and encouraged them to switch to other providers, according to previous reporting by The Texas Tribune.
Dallas-area man charged in Jan. 6 assault on the US Capitol
Read full article: Dallas-area man charged in Jan. 6 assault on the US CapitolA photo provided by the Collin County Jail, in McKinney, Texas, shows Daniel Ray Caldwell. Caldwell was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, after he was charged with participating in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. Court papers filed Tuesday in federal district court in Sherman, Texas, charge Caldwell, 49, with assaulting a federal officer, as well as with trespassing on restricted grounds, the violent entry on those grounds and participating in civil disorder. DALLAS – A North Texas man was arrested Wednesday after he was charged with participating in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. Caldwell was booked without bond into the Collin County Jail in McKinney.
Man charged with 5 new felonies in Iowa Trump rally shooting
Read full article: Man charged with 5 new felonies in Iowa Trump rally shootingMcKinney is charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a 15-year-old Black girl who was arguing with supporters of the president at a Trump rally, a case authorities have not detailed to the public. (Polk County Jail via AP)IOWA CITY, Iowa – Prosecutors have added five felony weapons and assault counts against a white man already charged with attempted murder for shooting into a car carrying four Black girls during a rally for President Donald Trump in Iowa. At a state government parking lot, an angry confrontation broke out between the Black teenagers and a much larger group of Trump supporters. The bullet struck the leg of a 15-year-old girl in the passenger seat who was arguing with Trump supporters through the sunroof. McKinney, an Army veteran and former Iowa National Guard member, told police that he fired in self-defense after the girls' vehicle reversed and struck a Trump supporter's pickup truck.
Surveillance footage captured 15-year-old Texas boy beating mother to death, police say
Read full article: Surveillance footage captured 15-year-old Texas boy beating mother to death, police sayMCKINNEY, Texas – A 15-year-old boy was charged with murder Sunday after surveillance footage captured him beating his mother to death in a North Texas home, according to police. McKinney police arrived at the home around 1 a.m. when they found the mother, Stacy Ellen Barney, 50, dead inside. Home security video allegedly captured the teen attacking Barney inside the family home, police said. The boy was arrested in the area during a search, according to investigators. Authorities did not comment further on the circumstances surrounding the beating or the injuries Barney suffered.