Son Gets 10 Years in Prison For Helping Dad Evade Arrest

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The 32-year-old brother of two teen sisters shot dead on New Year’s Day 2008 was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison for helping his father evade arrest for the slayings for more than 12 years, prosecutors said. Islam Yaser-Abdel Said was sentenced in federal court in Fort Worth for his…MORE

Houston-Area Sheriff is Named to Lead Immigration Agency

HOUSTON (AP) – President Joe Biden has nominated the sheriff of one of the nation’s most populous counties to lead the agency that deports people in the country illegally. Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez is Biden’s pick for director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency that has been without a Senate-confirmed leader…MORE