Safety tips for parents after 3 children with autism drown in the Houston area this summer

A 5-year-old in Cypress, a 7-year-old in the Humble area and a 12-year-old girl in Fulshear wandered away from their homes and drowned in the last three months. HOUSTON — Three Houston-area children with autism have wandered away from their homes and drowned this summer.  The most recent case happened on Sunday, Sept. 22, in … Read more

Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed asks for DNA evidence to be retested

Reed was sentenced to death in 1998 for raping and killing 19-year-old Stacey Stites in Bastrop County. AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas death row inmate’s fight for exoneration took his case to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Monday.  Rodney Reed and his team want additional DNA testing that they believe … Read more

10-year-old Kerrville middle schooler arrested, accused of posting hoax threat on social media

Police say no valid threat to the school existed as the student fabricated the content of the posts fully. SAN ANTONIO — The Kerrville Police Department said a middle schooler was arrested after reports of a school shooting threat posted online targeted at Hal Peterson Middle School. Investigators say they found that the hoax threats … Read more

‘We have to have more empathy’ | SA mother speaks out after daughter is shot by SAPD officer

Valerie Harris said her daughter, 39-year-old Janelle Harris, was experiencing a mental health episode when an officer shot her on Babcock Road last Thursday. SAN ANTONIO — A mother and her family are heartbroken following the news that their loved one was shot by an officer Thursday. Valerie Harris said her daughter Janelle Harris was … Read more

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff urges Election Day voters to ‘come out in numbers’ at San Antonio rally

Texas Democrats hosted the get-out-the-vote event with six weeks to go until Election Day. SAN ANTONIO — Headlining a San Antonio rally on behalf of his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, second gentleman Doug Emhoff implored attendees to make plans to vote in the November election as he continues a series of stops through Texas.  … Read more