Mothers hope for answers as authorities announce 'person of interest' in deaths of 4 women in Oregon
The announcement that authorities are holding a person of interest in the case of four women found dead this year in Oregon has mothers of the victims hoping they may finally get answers about what happened to their daughters.
Groups demand officials share information on Texas mall gunman's motives
Members of several Texas groups on Monday demanded that authorities quickly acknowledge whether they believe the neo-Nazi who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall over a week ago was racially motivated in choosing his victims.
โNothing bad happens hereโ: Allen residents say shooting has shattered the townโs sense of safety
A mass shooting at this suburbโs community hub โ the outlet mall โ has punctured the sense of security that drew many to Allen. โThat could have been me and my boys,โ one local woman said.
In surprise move days after Allen mall shooting, Texas House panel OKs bill raising age to buy semi-automatic rifles
The legislation would raise the age requirement for purchasing certain firearms, but likely wouldnโt have been a hindrance to the Allen gunman obtaining a weapon. The bill still faces an uphill climb in the Legislature.
Source: Army booted Texas mall gunman over mental health
The man accused of killing eight people and wounding several others in a mass shooting at a suburban Dallas shopping mall was discharged from the Army in 2008 because of mental health issues and apparently had been working as a security guard, according to neighbors and an Army official.
Collin County detention officers won't face charges over in-custody death of Marvin Scott III
Since Scottโs death, family members had led regular demonstrations outside the Collin County Jail. Multiple news outlets reported that a grand jury recommended the formation of a group to study Scottโs death, which had been ruled a homicide.
Delayed Kennedy Center Honors to be rescheduled for mid-May
(Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)WASHINGTON โ Five months after they were postponed because of the coronavirus, the annual Kennedy Center Honors are coming back in May, possibly in a series of small events, organizers announced Wednesday. The centerpiece event for Washingtonโs Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts normally happens in December, but it was postponed last year amid the pandemic. But even with COVID-19 vaccines gradually rolling out across the country, Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter knew the usual concert would not be possible in May. โIt's normally such a festive event, and I'm sure that will come across.โBrooks is no stranger to the Kennedy Center Honors process. Trump and first lady Melania Trump generally stayed away from Kennedy Center events, but Rutter hopes to get President-elect Joe Biden involved this year.
Who should prosecute the El Paso Walmart shooting suspect? A year after the massacre, local and federal prosecutors still face hard decisions
Rosales, an El Paso native who graduated from Austin High School and the University of Texas El Paso, will replace Jaime Esparza โ who decided not to seek reelection after nearly three decades in office โ in January to become the county's first female district attorney. โI really donโt anticipate this case going to the trial [phase] until, I am guessing, between two to three years,โ she said. After sealing her victory in last month's runoff election, Rosales said letting the U.S. attorneyโs office prosecute Crusius first would make financial sense for El Paso. Robert Dunham, executive director of the Washington-based Death Penalty Information Center, a non-profit think tank that analyzes the death penalty, said the case could be over quickly if prosecutors took the death penalty off the table. The El Paso shooting happened a day after Abbott's campaign sent out a mailer saying Texans would need to take matters into their โown handsโ to โdefendโ the border.
Texas runoff election results: U.S. Representative, District 20, Republican; Mauro Garza and Gary Allen
SAN ANTONIO Editors note: Election results will begin to populate on this page when early voting results are released at 7 p.m. (CST) on July 14. Background:Garza received 33% of the vote in March and will face Allen, who received 26% of the vote. The seat is currently held by incumbent Democratic Congressman Joaquin Castro, who has won handily in the last several general elections. You can find additional election results by scrolling to the bottom of this page. For more election coverage, go to our Vote 2020 page or sign up for our free election newsletter.
Texas hospitals donโt have enough beds for coronavirus patients if too many people get sick at once
The front lines of Texasโ health care workforce are preparing for the possibility of widespread COVID-19 infection โ and sounding the alarm about the stateโs limited number of hospital beds. The Texas Tribune interviewed more than a dozen doctors, nurses and other health care workers about how ready the stateโs health care system is for an expected spike in coronavirus cases. Texas health care workers say those figures underscore the need to slow the number of new infections so that hospitals can keep up. Other health care workers expressed fears that supplies of personal protective equipment, such as N95 respirator masks, could quickly run out. And Jacqueline, a nurse at Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas, said her hospital was assigning some nurses to solely focus on patients who had tested positive for coronavirus.
Whatโs Up South Texas!: A friendship inspires woman with terminal illness to keep fighting
'โBecause Allen knew how much she meant to Lozano, she didnโt want to risk their lives being separated. โIn my mind, I am like โIf you get on the list, you will get a kidney,โโ Allen said. โLast year, she got really sick,โ Allen said. I knew something was going on but I didnโt know how much of what was going on because she didnโt want me to worry.โOne day, Lozano didnโt come to treatment. โYou never know who God will place in your life,โ Allen said.