The former police officer who fatally shot Jordan Edwards, an unarmed 15-year-old African-American, in Balch Springs, Texas, is now facing murder charges, according to local news reports. A judge issued an arrest warrant for Roy Oliver, 37, on Friday afternoon, Dallas station WFAA-TV reported. Oliver has not yet turned himself in, The Dallas Morning News reported. […]
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Judge Temporarily Blocks New Texas Abortion Law
A federal judge temporarily blocked the state of Texas on Thursday from implementing a new rule requiring burial or cremation for fetal remains following an abortion or miscarriage, according to the Houston Chronicle. The Chronicle reported that U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks issued a temporary restraining order against the new rule, which would have gone […]
New Texas provisions require burial or cremation of aborted fetuses
New state regulations set to go into effect Dec. 19 will require medical providers to bury or cremate fetal tissue instead of disposing of remains in sanitary landfills. The regulations were first published this summer, shortly following a Supreme Court decision striking down Texas legislation meant to impose stricter requirements on abortion clinics. On Monday, the Health and […]
Alt-right leader from Dallas: ‘For white nationalists, Trump win a dream come true’
Richard Spencer was euphoric the night Donald Trump was elected president. “When it happened, I thought I might have been dreaming,” he said. Richard Spencer, 38, a Dallas native and a graduate of St. Mark’s School of Texas prep school, now lives in Montana. Spencer, a 38-year-old Dallas native and graduate of St. Mark’s School of […]
Illegal Immigrants Racing to Border Ahead of Election Day
The number of migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border is growing, in part because of the presidential election. Manuel Bojorquez reports from the town of McAllen, Texas, which is the first stop for many asylum seekers. read more at youtube.com
Officials: Suspect in Texas slayings was in US illegally
DALLAS — A man suspected in a pair of Dallas-area killings was in the country illegally and had been deported three times to Mexico, U.S. immigration officials said Wednesday. Meanwhile, Dallas County jail officials discovered the suspect initially identified as Silvestre Franco-Luviano was using an alias. The 40-year-old suspect’s true identity is Juan Navarro Rios, […]
Teacher nicknames classroom Jighaboos
BEDFORD, Texas – The Hurst-Euless-Bedford school district is apologizing for a teacher who picked an offensive nickname for her class. A parent who didn’t want his face shown on camera shared a picture with FOX 4 that shows the name “Jighaboos” on a laminated classroom sign at Bell Manor Elementary in Bedford. “I don’t think […]