Houston Man Charged With Manslaughter After Stray Bullet Kills Sleeping Woman In Her Apartment

Stray Bullet Kills Sleeping Woman

A woman was killed by a stray bullet while she was sleeping in her Houston apartment, in what police have called a “senseless crime.” Houston man charged with manslaughter after stray bullet kills woman in her apartment Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said that Bethany Mefford, 29, was shot in the head by Darius Lewis, … Read more

Man Indicted on Federal Hate Crimes Charges in Connection to Southern California Church Shooting

Man Indicted

David Chou, a Las Vegas resident, has been indicted on dozens of federal hate crimes relating to a shooting incident at a Southern California church luncheon in May 2022. Las Vegas man indicted on federal hate crimes in connection with Southern California church shooting The attack resulted in one fatality and five people sustaining injuries. … Read more

Three US Soldiers Killed in Training Flight Helicopter Collision in Alaska

Training Flight Helicopter

The US Army has identified the deceased as Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher Robert Eramo, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kyle D. McKenna, and Warrant Officer 1 Stewart Duane Wayment. A military training flight ended in tragedy when two AH-64 Apache helicopters collided near Healy, Alaska, killing three soldiers and injuring another The fourth soldier has … Read more

Serial Killer Pleads Guilty to Four Counts of Murder in Seminole Heights, Tampa

Serial Killer Pleads Guilty

A man who killed four people in Seminole Heights, Tampa, in 2017 has pleaded guilty to four counts of murder and has been sentenced to life in prison. A serial killer who murdered four people in Tampa in 2017 pleads guilty and is sentenced to life in prison Howell Donaldson III changed his plea from … Read more

Gov. Abbott Faces Criticism Over Mental Health Care Funding Amidst Calls for Action on Gun Violence

Gov. Abbott Faces Criticism

This statement has been criticized by many, who have pointed out that Abbott’s administration had redirected money from the Texas agency that administers mental health services to fund Operation Lone Star, which is a border mission aimed at slowing illegal immigration. Gov. Abbott has recently made a statement saying that mental health care is the … Read more

Texas Lawmakers Unlikely to Approve Substantial Pay Raise for Teachers Despite Budget Surplus

Lawmakers Unlikely to Approve Substantial Pay Raise

The proposals that would have provided bigger pay hikes did not get out of the House or Senate education committees, and the more modest bills remaining will not make up for the shortfall. Lawmakers in Texas are running out of time to pass an education bill that will give teachers a substantial pay raise Cecil … Read more

Texans’ Property Tax Bill Savings in Limbo as Legislators Clash Over Dueling Bills

Texans' Property Tax Bill

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan are clashing over dueling bills that aim to cut property taxes. As the end of the Legislative session approaches, Texans are left in uncertainty over their property tax bill However, they have differing views on how to execute the cut and which plan is better for … Read more

DeSantis Signs Teacher Pay Raises and Union Crackdown Bill Despite Pushback from Unions

DeSantis Signs Teacher Pay Raises

Among the measures are a $1 billion pay raise, a bill of rights for teachers, streamlining of teacher certifications, and instruction on social media safety. Governor Ron DeSantis signed a package of bills that he claims will provide unprecedented support for Florida’s teachers DeSantis also signed a bill that limits school board members to two, … Read more

Son of El Chapo and Three Other Sinaloa Cartel Members Sanctioned by US Government

Son of El Chapo

Guzman Lopez is one of El Chapo’s 12 children and is part of Los Chapitos, a powerful faction of his father’s drug empire. Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of infamous drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been sanctioned by the US government, along with three other members of the Sinaloa cartel Also designated are … Read more

US Army Sergeant Sentenced to 25 Years for Killing Protester at Black Lives Matter Rally

US Army Sergeant

The murder happened two months after George Floyd‘s death. Daniel Perry, a US Army sergeant, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally in Austin, Texas Perry killed 28-year-old Garrett Foster, an Air Force veteran, at a racial justice rally in 2020. Perry’s … Read more