via BBC News Prison officials in the US state of Texas have abolished the traditional last meal request for inmates who are facing execution. The move came after a prisoner requested a huge meal then did not eat any of it, saying he was not hungry. Lawrence Russell Brewer was executed on Wednesday for the […]
SAN ANTONIO — A longtime adviser to Gov. Rick Perry, upset over his abrupt firing at a Texas university, admitted Thursday he told staff he would surrender his office keys only if “anyone is man enough to take them” – all while brandishing a pocketknife in what police called a “nonthreatening” way. Huh? Perry Connects […]
via BBC News The US Supreme Court has granted a last-minute stay of execution to a double killer whose lawyers argue the case was tainted by race issues. Duane Buck, 48, shot and killed his ex-girlfriend Debra Gardner and Kenneth Butler at her home in Texas in 1995. His legal team said a psychologist who […]
Longtime University of Texas associate athletics director for football operations Cleve Bryant was fired after an investigation by university officials concluded Bryant sexually harassed a 24-year-old football department employee. RELATED: More Scandals? Congressman Faces Sexual Harassment Allegations Tales Of Sexual Abuse In Churches Are Bigger Than Eddie Long Rachel Arena filed a sexual harassment complaint […]
On a Sunday in Lucas, Texas, churchgoers didn’t file into pews. They pulled into parking spots. Vans and trucks drove into the parking lot of Lovejoy High School to be part of “Sanctuary Under the Sky,” Rev. David Ray’s new drive-in church. “The sound is transmitted over the car radio so they just tune into […]
A Texas teen who was on trial for shooting an officer at a juvenile facility in 2010 raised eyebrows when he urinated in a courtroom trash can last Wednesday. Corey Webb, 17, was seen in court footage continuously mumbling as attorneys and judges spoke throughout the trial. At one point, Webb requested to fire his […]
Community leaders from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and local businesses in Fort Worth, Texas are unhappy with the name of a local food-mart titled “Da Hood Food Mart.” “The name is insulting to our African-American heritage and the over-saturation of these types of establishments within the economically disadvantaged communities is simply a continuation of […]
A Texas teen claims he shot and killed a mythical creature called the Chupacabra. In South-American folklore, the chupacabra is believed to prey on livestock by sucking the blood out of animals. Scientists suspect that the hairless creatures are actually sick coyotes or other wild animals. CHUPACABRA PHOTOS : Carter Pope, 13, spotted the animal […]
The family of a baby boy born in Texas couldn’t be more proud and a mother more weary with their newest blessing. Texas is known for doing big things, but they had no idea that their would be a Texas-size baby coming into their lives. While doctors told them to expect a larger than normal […]
A Texas newborn was recently named the biggest baby ever born in the state. JaMichael Brown, set the record when he was born measuring two-feet-tall and weighing 16 pounds. The medical term for large infants is “macrosomia,” literally meaning “large of body.” These babies often have high blood sugar at birth, and a greater chance […]
TEXAS — Two inmates attacked four officers in Huntsville, Texas allowing convicted murderer Trent Archie, 29, and David McLeskey, 23, to escape. The entire incident was caught on camera and released to the public. Video below: The corrections staff allowed the inmates to use the phone, who later attacked and escape, reports said. The Huffington […]
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The planned execution Thursday of a Mexican national has prompted a flurry of appeals on his behalf, including a rare plea from the White House, because of what it could mean for other foreigners arrested in the U.S. and for Americans detained in other countries. Humberto Leal, 38, is awaiting a ruling […]
