The Texas Criminal Court of Appeals cited stunning allegations of prosecutorial misconduct that led to Cook spending 20 years on death row. TYLER, Texas — Kerry Max Cook is innocent of the 1977 murder of Linda Jo Edwards, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals found, citing stunning allegations of prosecutorial misconduct that led to Cook … Read more
His charge stems from he and others stealing fuel from stations in nine different counties while often using fraudulent credit card information, officials said. TYLER, Texas — A Dallas man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for stealing diesel fuel from multiple gas stations across Texas. Duniesky Gonzalez, 39, pleaded guilty in April to … Read more
A look into how three complicated, and currently unfolding, situations could impact Texans’ access to healthcare and health insurance coverage in the near future. DALLAS — Recent events have left health insurance coverage and healthcare access in flux for millions of Texans. There’s been a flurry of activity the last few weeks in this realm, namely … Read more
Alberto flooded area beaches from Padre Island to Port Aransas and north to Rockport. But it could cause one positive — eliminate those tar balls. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — While Tropical Storm Alberto did not deliver a significant wallop to the Coastal Bend, it did cause some headaches on Padre Island and other island communities. … Read more
A suspect barricaded himself inside Vicki Baker’s home while she was gone. Police use sovereign immunity to avoid $60k in damage they caused to get him to surrender. MCKINNEY, Texas — A former McKinney resident whose home was ruined during a SWAT operation in July of 2020 plans to petition the U.S. Supreme Court on … Read more
The impact of the storm forced some attractions and restaurants on North Beach to close their doors for the day. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — North Beach was one of the many places across the Coastal Bend that saw heavy flooding from the rains and a high tide. It’s where emergency crews were called out to … Read more
Social Security is the backbone of our retirement system. But right now, it’s facing big challenges. The program’s trust fund is being depleted. Trustees say if Congress doesn’t do anything to shore up Social Security’s finances, beneficiaries will see 17% cut in benefits by 2035. Social Security benefits help older Americans, disabled workers, wounded warriors … Read more