Woman arrested for trying to buy child in a supermarket
A woman was arrested on January 18 in the city of Crockett, Texas, after attempting to buy another person’s child for $500,000 at a Walmart store, local media report.
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Toddlers, ages 1 and 2, found Tied and caged in a woman’s home
Two toddlers were found alone, tied up and caged in the bedroom of a woman’s duplex apartment, police say.
2-year-old shoots mother, 1-year-old brother in car
A 2-year-old Texas boy accidentally fired a gun while in a vehicle, injuring the boy’s mother and younger brother Wednesday, police said.
Texas father accidentally shoots, kills 11-year-old daughter while hunting
An 11-year-old Texas girl died after going hunting with her father, who accidentally shot his daughter, according to Texas authorities. The father allegedly shot his daughter with a high-powered rifle.
Texas has banned abortion for any pregnancy over six weeks
Texas has banned abortion for any pregnancy beyond six weeks. The new legislation has been criticized by activists and the President of the United States for going against the precedent set by Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion throughout the United States in 1973.
Train crashes into a turbine because a truck does not cross in time
A train collided with a wind turbine blade Sunday afternoon in South Texas after the truck carrying the turbine blade failed to clear the tracks in time at a railroad crossing. The accident occurred in Luling, Texas, which is about 58 miles east of San Antonio.
10 dead after a van full of migrants crashed in South Texas
At least ten people have died in a traffic accident in Texas (USA) when the van in which they were traveling and which was overloaded with migrants crashed.
Man faces execution after killing three family members
A Texas man faces execution Wednesday after killing his pregnant wife, 5-year-old daughter and father-in-law more than a decade ago in what prosecutors called a brutal and senseless attack.
A father shot a man after seeing the stranger masturbating in front of his daughter’s bedroom window
An angry father shot a man in Harris County, Texas, after the stranger was caught allegedly masturbating outside the bedroom window of the assailant’s daughter, the girl had confided to her father that she also felt someone was watching her days earlier
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs permitless gun carry bill into law
Texas Governor Greg Abbott quietly signed HB 1927 into law Wednesday, allowing all eligible Texas gun owners to carry handguns without a license.