Missing Dallas girl found safe, police say

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DALLAS — A missing girl from Dallas has been found safe, police announced Wednesday afternoon. WFAA has removed her name from the story, as she is a juvenile and the circumstances of her disappearance are not fully known. A news release said the 13-year-old was last seen Tuesday morning in the 9800 block of Brockbank … Read more

Texas has spent more than $148 million busing migrants to other parts of the country

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In April 2022, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced his state was going to start transporting to other states migrants who had been released from federal custody. He said he was doing it to prevent the state from shouldering “the burdens imposed by open-border advocates in other parts of the country.” Nearly two years later, Texas has … Read more

Lawsuit seeks to remove NISD trustee from office following DWI case

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SAN ANTONIO – A petition filed in Bexar County state district court Wednesday seeks to remove a Northside Independent School District trustee from office, weeks after she entered a pretrial diversion program in a DWI case. The petition, filed by Bexar County resident Robert Gonzalez, demands a jury trial to determine whether Dr. Karla Duran … Read more

Former San Antonio attorney sentenced to 50 years in prison for wire fraud, money laundering

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SAN ANTONIO – A former San Antonio attorney who scammed his clients out of millions of dollars has been sentenced to 50 years in prison on wire fraud and money laundering charges, according to the United States Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Texas. Christopher John Pettit, of San Antonio, pleaded guilty to charges … Read more