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A Travis County judge reduced Solomun Weldekeal-Araya’s bond from $1.2 million to $7,000. Author: Jeff Bell, John Diaz, Tony Plohetski Published: 8:30 PM CDT April 29, 2025 Updated: 5:55 AM CDT April 30, 2025 AUSTIN, Texas — A Travis County judge has reduced the bond of an 18-wheeler driver accused of causing a deadly pileup … Read more

A boat fire near the Dickinson Bayou Bridge left a woman dead and a man hospitalized. The cause is still under investigation. TEXAS CITY, Texas — An elderly woman died and her husband was severely injured Tuesday when their boat caught fire in Texas City. The woman’s body was found hours after the fire broke … Read more

“I grabbed both of the boys and said, ‘we have got to get out of here, the car is on fire,’” Paulette Durrah said. “We jumped out, and the flames went higher.” DENTON COUNTY, Texas — Paulette Durrah has dedicated her life to caring for children. She works as a nanny during the week and … Read more

In a one-on-one interview with Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., he acknowledges that PFAS in biosolids is devastating Texas ranches. HILLSBORO, Texas — In a one-on-one interview with WFAA, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed growing alarm among rural Texas ranchers over PFAS contamination in biosolids. Kennedy was joined by Agriculture … Read more

One of the men killed in the collapse was identified by a former coworker as Dontrell Magee, who went by the nickname “Reggie.” SABINE PASS, Texas — Many have been left grappling with the fallout of deadly accident at the Port Arthur LNG site that claimed the lives of three construction workers early Monday morning. … Read more