Nov 06 Everything we know about the south Texas church shooting By Joshua Barajas New police documents show the shooter had escaped from a New Mexico mental health facility in 2012, after he was caught smuggling firearms onto his military base and “attempting to carry out death threats" against his superiors in the military… Continue reading
Nov 06 Trump says south Texas mass shooting is about mental health, not guns By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump says the mass shooting at a Texas church "isn't a guns situation," but is a "mental health problem at the highest level."… Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 2:59 At least 25 killed in south Texas church shooting By PBS News Hour A man shot parishioners during Sunday services at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs in Texas, about 30 miles east of San Antonio. The community is home to 700 people. According to law enforcement officials, at least 20 have… Continue watching
Nov 03 Government says teen’s lawyers misled them in abortion case By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday accused lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union of misleading the administration in the case of a pregnant immigrant teen who sought and obtained an abortion following a lawsuit. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 6:21 News Wrap: Trump claims ‘great unity’ among Republicans By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump rejected talk of a Republican rift and dismissed criticism by Republican Sens. Bob Corker and Jeff Flake. Also, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus announced he will not run for re-election next year. He… Continue watching
Oct 24 Senate passes $36.5 billion disaster aid bill By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The Senate passed a $36.5 billion emergency aid measure Tuesday to refill disaster accounts, provide a much-needed cash infusion to Puerto Rico, and bail out the federal flood insurance program. Continue reading
Oct 21 Appeal for hurricane aid backed by former presidents raises $31 million By Will Weissert, Associated Press All five living former U.S. presidents attended a concert Saturday night in a Texas college town, raising money for relief efforts from Hurricane Harvey. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 4:26 Undocumented teen in legal limbo over her right to an abortion By PBS News Hour A pregnant, undocumented 17-year-old girl obtained a court’s permission to get an abortion, but due to policy change by the Trump administration, officials detaining her in Texas are refusing to take her to her appointment. Now an appeals court will… Continue watching
Oct 17 San Antonio truck driver pleads guilty in fatal human smuggling case By Joshua Barajas A 61-year-old San Antonio man pleaded guilty to two federal charges in the human smuggling incident that led to the deaths of 10 undocumented immigrants this summer. James Matthew Bradley Jr., who appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge Monday, pleaded… Continue reading
Oct 09 Texas Tech student accused in fatal shooting of campus police officer By Joshua Barajas A 19-year-old Texas Tech University student shot and killed a campus police officer after he was taken into custody following a "student welfare check" during which campus officials found evidence of drugs and drug paraphernalia. Continue reading