Category: Texas

UK Police Arrest 2 Men Over Texas Synagogue Hostage Incident

Two men have been arrested in the English city of Manchester as part of the investigation into the hostage-taking incident at a Texas synagogue involving British national Malik Faisal Akram, British police said on Wednesday. Akram, 44, originally from Blackburn in Lancashire, was shot dead when FBI officers rushed into Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in…


Elton John Tests Positive for COVID-19, Postpones Texas Concerts

Elton John has postponed this week’s scheduled Texas concerts after contracting COVID-19. The award-winning British singer and pianist said in a statement on Instagram that he’s disappointed to be rescheduling his two farewell concert dates in Dallas after testing positive. John, 74, kicked off his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour on Jan. 19. “It’s always…


Man ID’d, Sought in Fatal Shooting of Houston-Area Deputy

HOUSTON—Authorities on Monday asked for the public’s help in finding a 51-year-old man who has been charged with fatally shooting a Houston-area deputy during a traffic stop this past weekend. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said investigators have identified the accused shooter as Oscar Rosales. Harris County Precinct 5 Cpl. Charles Galloway, 47, was shot…


Cuellar Vows to Win Relection After FBI Raid, Maintains Innocence

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) on Tuesday vowed win reelection after last week’s raid of his home and campaign office by the FBI. In a video statement filmed in front of his childhood home in South Texas, Cuellar, a frequent critic of President Joe Biden, said he was “fully cooperating with law enforcement.” He didn’t shed…


Cuellar Vows to Win Reelection After FBI Raid, Maintains Innocence

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) on Tuesday vowed win reelection after last week’s raid of his home and campaign office by the FBI. In a video statement filmed in front of his childhood home in South Texas, Cuellar, a frequent critic of President Joe Biden, said he was “fully cooperating with law enforcement.” He didn’t shed…


Three US States, DC Sue Google Over Location-Tracking

WASHINGTON—Texas, Indiana, Washington State, and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive location-tracking practices that invade users’ privacy. “Google falsely led consumers to believe that changing their account and device settings would allow customers to protect their privacy and control what personal data the company could access,”…


Texas Woman Arrested After Allegedly Trying to Buy Woman’s Child for $500,000 in Walmart

A Texas woman was arrested after she allegedly tried to buy another woman’s child for $500,000 as they shopped at a Walmart, police said. Rebecca Lanette Taylor, 49, was charged with the sale and purchase of a child, according to police records obtained by local media outlets. An affidavit said that a “white woman with blonde…


Texas Republicans Urge Court to Reconsider Decision That Stripped AG of Power to Prosecute Election Fraud

At least 100 Texas Republican lawmakers and party leaders are urging the state’s highest criminal court to revisit a decision that dealt a major blow to the state’s ability to prosecute election fraud and jeopardized election integrity laws. A friend-of-the-court brief filed Wednesday by 14 Republican Texas senators called on the state’s all-GOP Court of…


Anne Quiner’s Husband Dies in Texas Hospital After Legal Fight to Get Him Transferred

Anne Quiner’s husband Scott died in an undisclosed Texas hospital on Jan. 22 after Anne sought legal counsel to have him transferred out of Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, where doctors planned to take Scott off life support. “We got him too late in the process,” Quiner’s lawyer, Marjorie Holsten, told The Epoch Times. “We should…


Husband Dies in Texas Hospital After Legal Fight to Get Him Transferred

Anne Quiner’s husband Scott died in an undisclosed Texas hospital on Jan. 22 after Anne sought legal counsel to have him transferred out of Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, where doctors planned to take Scott off life support. “We got him too late in the process,” Quiner’s lawyer, Marjorie Holsten, told The Epoch Times. “We should…