Abbott signs new laws banning youth cabins in floodways, requiring camp safety plans

The campers’ families “pleaded that their daughters did not die in vain,” Abbott said at the bill signing. AUSTIN, Texas — In the days and weeks following the death of his 9-year-old daughter, Lila, at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country, Blake Bonner found himself wondering whether the tragedy was simply an unstoppable act … Read more

AFFIDAVIT: Woman arrested in connection to fatal hit-and-run caught on camera in northwest SA

Theresa McCormick, 52, is accused of hitting and killing 75-year-old Cynthia Anthony outside a gas station near the Medical Center on Sunday. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio police have arrested the driver accused in a fatal hit-and-run on the city’s northwest side. According to an arrest affidavit, 52-year-old Theresa McCormick was operating a 2010 gray … Read more

Spurs’ Fox calls Warriors forward the ‘biggest complainer’; San Antonio Zoo roasts Kawhi Leonard

De’Aaron Fox names Draymond Green and Luka Doncic as top NBA complainers with referees. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs‘ De’Aaron Fox was a guest on FanDuel TV’s “Run It Back” show and was asked who he thinks is the league’s biggest complainer with the refs. And the Spurs guard said it is the Warriors’ … Read more

Portland city councilor defends taxpayer-funded trip to Vienna: ‘I’m not going on a vacation; I’m going on a study trip’

Councilor Candace Avalos defended the trip, saying that social housing, which is prevalent in Vienna, may be the solution to housing affordability in Portland. PORTLAND, Oregon — This week, about 20 people, including three city councilors and their chiefs of staff, are heading on a taxpayer-funded work trip abroad to see how social housing works in … Read more

US revokes citizenship of ex-postal worker who stole $1.6M in checks, tried to flee to Zambia

Hachikosela Muchimba, 45, was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for a years-long scheme to steal checks from D.C. residents. A federal judge revoked the U.S. citizenship Wednesday of a former postal worker convicted of stealing more than $1.6 million in checks from the mailboxes of D.C. residents. Hachikosela Muchimba, 45, was convicted … Read more

‘When I saw the video, I threw up’ | Houston mom wants justice after daughter attacked while walking home from school

Video posted on social media shows the 13-year-old middle schooler getting punched and kicked by multiple teens in what her mom calls an unprovoked attack. HOUSTON — Video shot by an anonymous bystander on Wednesday and posted to social media was shared with KHOU 11 by a very concerned mother who said it made her … Read more