Washington (AP) – The Justice Department says it will appeal a judge’s ruling that the federal government’s eviction moratorium is unconstitutional. Prosecutors filed a notice in the case on Saturday evening, saying that it is appealing the matter to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge J. Campbell…… MORE
Brouhaha On American Airlines’ Flight
Phoenix (AP) – An American Airlines flight was diverted and two women arrested in Phoenix after authorities say one of the women spit on a fellow passenger who asked them to stop using racial slurs in their conversation, and the other slapped his hand when he started recording them. The airline said the flight from…… MORE
Winter Storms Staggered Houston Jail
Austin (AP) – An unusually heavy winter storm knocked out electricity to millions of Texas homes and left many people without water service, but it also left inmates at the state’s largest county jail vulnerable, hungry and cold. Advocates and lawyers say Harris County Jail inmates have told them of stinking jail toilets that couldn’t…… MORE
Remembering Sheriff Larry Fowler
Longtime Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler passed away Saturday at the age of 82. Larry Fowler, who was elected sheriff in 2004, died Saturday while surrounded by his family. Fowler spent his entire career in law enforcement in Parker and Tarrant counties starting in 1965 with the Weatherford Police Department. He then began a 24-year…… MORE
Radio Host Russ Martin Found Dead in his Frisco Home
FRISCO, TX – The Frisco Police Department is investigating the death of Frisco resident and DFW area radio show host, Russ Martin, who was found unresponsive in his home just after midnight Saturday morning. Frisco Police responded to an unresponsive person call at a residence. A friend of Mr. Martin had come to check on…… MORE