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Man Allegedly Escapes From Human Smuggling Operation in Houston

Man Allegedly Escapes From Human Smuggling Operation in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) – A federal prosecutor says an Honduran man has been charged with harboring after he was found keeping watch of more than two dozen people who authorities say were being held in a Houston home as part of a human smuggling operation. Houston police say the smuggling operation was discovered Thursday evening after…MORE

Texas Nursing Homes Will Be Among the First To Receive Coronavirus Vaccines

Texas Nursing Homes Will Be Among the First To Receive Coronavirus Vaccines

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas health officials are moving nursing home residents to the front of the line for coronavirus vaccines. The change Friday comes after state health officials initially decided that only health care workers would have access to the first round of doses that are expected to arrive this month. The reversal comes…MORE

13 Charged In Drug Sales By Former University Of Texas Students

13 Charged In Drug Sales By Former University Of Texas Students

Austin, Texas (AP) – The U.S. Department of Justice says 13 people have been charged in a probe into a drug ring largely operated by current and former University of Texas students that used apps and social media to sell counterfeit Adderall and Xanax often laced with fentanyl. Justice officials said 13 people have been…MORE

Appeals Court Rules For Trump Taking Military Money For Wall

Appeals Court Rules For Trump Taking Military Money For Wall

Houston (AP) – A federal appeals court has ruled that a lower court was wrong to bar the Trump administration from taking $3.6 billion from military construction projects for a border wall. A panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday that El Paso County and the nonprofit Border Network for Human…MORE

Irving Car Wash Employee Killed In Freak Accident

Irving Car Wash Employee Killed In Freak Accident

Irving (WBAP/KLIF) – An employee at an Irving car wash was killed Friday afternoon in a freak accident. Police say the 39 year old employee was caught in some machinery at Wash Masters Car Wash while trying to move a vehicle through the system. He was badly injured, and died at a local hospital.MORE