Houston (AP) – Texas Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw says he has undergone surgery on his eye and will be virtually sightless for a month. Crenshaw is a Navy veteran who lost his right eye and suffered damage to his left eye to a homemade bomb explosion while he was deployed to Afghanistan in 2012. Crenshaw…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A Texas man is charged with threatening to blow up an Amazon data center in Virginia. Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah said Friday that 28-year-old Seth Aaron Pendley,of Wichita Falls is charged with attempting to destroy a building with an explosive. A spokesperson for the Department of Justice says Pendley, is in…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Nine Texans have sued state Attorney General Ken Paxton, claiming he blocked them on Twitter for criticizing him or his policies in comments responding to his tweets. The federal lawsuit filed Thursday asks a judge to declare Paxton’s action unconstitutional and require him to unblock the plaintiffs. The Dallas Morning News…… MORE
Bryan (AP) – Police in Texas are still seeking a motive for what led an employee at a cabinet-making company to open fire on his co-workers. One man was killed and five others were wounded in Bryan before authorities say the shooter then shot a state trooper during a search for the suspect. Police say…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Texas health officials say the state expects to receive fewer vaccine doses for use next week because of production problems with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The Texas Department of State Health Services said Friday more than 1.9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses will be shipped to providers across Texas. The state will…… MORE