SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A Black jogger who spent nearly two days in jail after mistakenly being arrested by San Antonio police because they said he fit the description of an assault suspect says it was a traumatic experience that no one should have to go through. Mathias “Marty” Ometu, a 33-year-old insurance agent, was…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Texas soldier died this week after collapsing during a training exercise at a U.S. Army base, Army officials said Friday. According to data obtained by the Associated Press from Fort Hood officials, this is the 28th soldier from the Central Texas base to die this year. Fort Hood officials say…… MORE
Austin (AP) – A federal judge in Texas says she’s “concerned” about the high rate of coronavirus infections in the state’s troubled foster care system. The Dallas Morning News reported that court-ordered monitors found the positive test rate was 20% in late August. U.S. District Judge Janis Jack ruled in 2015 that the state foster…… MORE
Houston (AP) – A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop detaining unaccompanied immigrant children in hotels before expelling them without the chance to seek refuge in the United States, a policy the government has enacted during the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee ruled Friday that the use of hotels violates…… MORE
San Antonio (AP) – San Antonio police say an officer and a security guard fatally shot a Black shoplifting suspect after he stabbed the officer in the face. The shooting happened in the parking lot of a northwest San Antonio supermarket Friday afternoon. Police Chief William McManus said the guard had detained the man inside…… MORE