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Woman accused ex-school police officer with Pharr sex crime
A man who was responsible for the protection of school children and enforcement of immigration laws has been charged with a serious sex crime. The ex-Border Patrol agent and South Texas school security officer has been accused of the long-term sexual assault of a minor. The sexual abuse allegedly took place starting a decade-and-a-half… Read More »
Texas father arrested; police suspect baby’s sexual assault
A one-month old Texas child was the victim of life-threatening violence. Police believe they have evidence to show the biological father committed a violent sexual assault. The tiny Titus County girl was taken to Children’s Hospital in Dallas with multiple injuries including trauma and several fractures. Hospital officials notified law enforcement authorities when it… Read More »
Teen’s near-fatal SIS occurred after clear CT scan
Two head injuries can be deadly, especially for young Texas athletes who are subject to practice and game head trauma regularly. Doctors have a name for the condition that causes debilitating conditions, brain trauma and sometimes death following multiple head blows: Second Impact Syndrome. The condition occurs when a single head blow is followed… Read More »
Sex abuse of child sends Texas relative to jail for eight years
Child sexual abuse is a crime often perpetrated by someone the victim knows. Abusers can be trusted authority figures like athletic coaches, religious leaders and teachers or even someone in the victim’s own family. A Dallas court recently sentenced a 41-year-old man for the sexual abuse of a young male relative. The victim was… Read More »
Pilot’s plane explodes in thunderstorm north of Houston
A pilot’s death in East Texas is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board. Federal officials may have little evidence to explain why an aviation accident occurred less than 150 miles from the Cessna’s takeoff point in Houston. The twin-engine plane was ablaze after it slammed into a… Read More »
Custom built airplane kills two in crash
Many people believe that aviation accidents only cover the devastating crashes involving large commercial aircraft. However, the scope of aviation accidents can include small planes or even hot air balloons. Negligence and liability for these types of accidents can fall under pilot error, defective parts, air turbulence injuries and even injuries that occurred when… Read More »
Texas boy’s sexual abuser convicted; sentence pending
A 41-year-old north central Texas man may be imprisoned for the rest of his life for hurting a child. The Olney man was accused, tried and quickly convicted of the sexual assault of a boy, the oldest son of his one-time girlfriend. The sexual abuse case began with the confession of the alleged victim… Read More »
Texas fatality recorded on new high-speed highway
“Everything is bigger in Texas” could become “Everything is bigger and faster in Texas” with the opening of the country’s speediest highway. Drivers on the final 41-mile stretch of Highway 130 can travel the toll road at up to 85 mph between San Antonio and Austin. Four auto accidents involving wild hogs occurred the… Read More »
Plane crash kills pilot on test flight in Greater Austin
The test flight of a newly-painted Cessna 320 Skynight turned to tragedy for an elderly pilot in Greater Austin. Relatives said the victim, a farmer and aeronautical engineer, died in a plane crash on an early weekday morning near San Marcos airport. Officials are not certain why the experienced pilot crashed. Emergency responders said… Read More »
Texas soldier dies in 3-vehicle motorcycle crash
A Fort Hood soldier thrown from his motorcycle by one car was struck and killed by a second vehicle in Killeen. The fatal Texas auto accident remains under investigation by local authorities. The car accident happened on a Sunday afternoon around 2 o’clock while the motorcyclist was headed northbound on a city street. The… Read More »
