Appeals court to decide if First Amendment should have protected Laredoโs โbig crazy ladyโ from arrest
Priscilla Villarreal was arrested over her Facebook postings. In a rare proceeding, the entire 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will weigh whether she can sue, a case that could have major ramifications for citizen journalists like her -- and professional ones.
Texas voters turn out under sunny skies as pandemic and political divisions loom large over Election Day
Voters stand in line at the American Airlines Center to cast their ballots on Election Day in Dallas. Joanne Brodsky, center, chats in her garage-turned-polling location on Tuesday during Election Day in Houston. Fort Bend elections manager John Oldham said Election Day voting was lower than usual. Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at Dan Ruiz Branch Library in Austin on Election Day. Last: Voters stand in line at the Oak Lawn Branch Library to cast their ballots on Election Day in Dallas.
Fort Bend County machines malfunction for a brief period as early voting begins
Voters wait to cast their ballot at the South Austin Recreation Center on the first day of early voting in Texas. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas TribuneVoting machines across Fort Bend County were down Tuesday morning when polls opened at 8 a.m. due to a computer glitch as early voting began across Texas. The majority of machines were back online as of 9:15 a.m., the county elections office said. Fort Bend County Judge KP George, who is on site at the Smart Financial Center mega voting site, acknowledged "glitches in the voting system" that hampered the start of of early voting and vowed a full investigation. Only one location โ the Euless Family Life Senior Center โ remained closed as of 9:30, according to the Tarrant County Elections Office.
Sheriff: Texas constable mistakenly killed by deputy
MISSOURI CITY, Texas โ A Texas deputy mistakenly shot and killed another responding officer early Friday while searching a home after a neighbor reported a suspicious person in the area, authorities said. The shooting happened in the Sienna Plantation subdivision in Missouri City, about 15 miles (25 kilometers) southwest of Houston. County sheriffโs deputies and Deputy Constable Caleb Rule responded, he said. Youโve got to pray for everybody โ just a tragic, tragic scene here,โ the sheriff said early Friday. Before joining the constable's office, Rule worked at the Missouri City Police Department, authorities said.