A Texas man has been sentenced to just over three years in prison after being convicted of smuggling cocaine into the United States by hiding the drug in wheels of cheese. Aaron Balderrama, 23, told U.S. Customs and Border Protection…
8 dead in Texas crash after police chase suspected migrant smuggler
Eight people died on Wednesday when the driver of a car suspected of carrying smuggled migrants fled police and smashed into an oncoming vehicle on a south Texas highway. The crash happened about 6.30am when the driver of a 2009…
8 victims dead in shooting at Texas outlet mall
A mass shooting at a Dallas-area outlet mall has left eight victims dead — in addition to the shooter — and several others injured, Allen, Texas, police said. The shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Allen Premium Outlets…
Francisco Oropesa: Texas shooting suspect captured after tip-off
A man suspected of killing five of his neighbours in Texas has been arrested after police found him hiding in a cupboard underneath a pile of laundry. Francisco Oropesa was detained north of Houston. He was several miles from his…
At-large Texas mass shooting suspect had been deported 4 times
Francisco Oropesa, the man on the run after allegedly killing five Texas family members, is a Mexican national who was previously deported four times, a source familiar with the investigation told ABC News. Oropesa, 38, was deported on March 17,…
Texas man fatally shoots 5 neighbors after noise complaint, sheriff says
After neighbors complained about the noise he was making, a Texas man went next door with an AR-15-style rifle and shot them, killing five people – including an eight-year-old child – as well as wounding three others at a home…
Texas shooting: 9 teenagers shot at prom after-party
Nine people have been injured after gunfire erupted at a teenagers’ party in Jasper County, Texas. The shooting early on Sunday took place at a private residence where some 250 Jasper High School students had gathered after their annual prom…
2 Texas cheerleaders shot after 1 gets into wrong car
Two high school cheerleaders were shot after one of them apparently approached the wrong vehicle in a car park near Austin, Texas. One of the athletes, Payton Washington, 18, remains in hospital in a critical condition, according to family. The…
Mifepristone: US judge halts approval for abortion pill
A Texas judge has revoked the longstanding approval for the widely used abortion drug mifepristone. The pill has been authorised for over 20 years, and is used in more than half of US pregnancy terminations. In a 67-page opinion, Judge…
Texas officials find migrants in shipping container on a train
The bodies of two people were found Friday on a freight train in Texas after someone telephoned officials to let them know that there were people on board who were in distress. It was not immediately clear who made the…