Texas A&M will pay $1M to Black professor following botched hiring and internal review
An internal investigation of Texas A&M’s botched hiring of Kathleen McElroy, a journalism professor and veteran journalist who is Black, concluded race and gender were not factors in the decision to reduce her tenure offer to a one-year position after conservative backlash over her work around diversity. The Texas A&M المزيد
Body found along floating barrier Texas installed in the Rio Grande, Mexico says
A body was found along a floating barrier that was recently installed in the Rio Grande by Texas authorities as part of a bid to deter migrants from trying to cross into the U.S., Mexican officials said. Authorities were still working to recover and identify the body spotted floating along المزيد
Impeached Texas AG Ken Paxton seeks to have most charges dismissed before September trial
AUSTIN, Texas — Lawyers for impeached Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday sought to have most of the charges against him dismissed, arguing that they rely on alleged acts of corruption before he was reelected to a third term in 2022. In motions filed with the Senate, where Paxton’s impeachment trial is المزيد
Body camera footage shows Texas family held at gunpoint after police typo IDs car as stolen
Texas police held a Black family at gunpoint earlier this month after a typo lead police to wrongly believe their car was stolen. During the incident, an officer admitted to identifying the family’s license as being from Arizona, rather than their home state of Arkansas. The incident, which unfolded on المزيد
Texas man’s hands and toes amputated due to typhus from flea bite
A Texas man has lost his hands and parts of his feet after contracting a severe case of typhus from a flea bite. Michael Kohlhof, 35, began to show flu-like symptoms, including a fever and upset stomach, last month, according to his brother, Greg Kohlhof. A week after the symptoms المزيد
Deadly gunfight breaks out after Texas man tracks down stolen truck, confronts thief
A man tracked down his stolen truck in Texas on Thursday and confronted the alleged car thief, who was killed in an ensuing gunfight with the car owner, police said. The Ford truck’s owner and a woman with the suspect were also wounded in the shootout at the South Park المزيد
Justice Department seeks immediate removal of floating barrier in Rio Grande as Texas lawsuit plays out
The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to order Gov. Greg Abbott to remove a floating barrier that Texas placed in the Rio Grande River while a lawsuit on the matter is litigated. In a 25-page filing Wednesday, federal prosecutors said that a preliminary injunction was needed to prevent المزيد