Austin man arrested for DWI, admits to smoking embalming fluid

Around 9 p.m. on January 11, police responded to a welfare check on a suspect vehicle that was reported to be driving erratically at the 2000 block of Manor Road. 

Balch Springs woman gets 30 years for forcing child to perform sex acts on her husband

A Balch Springs woman was given the maximum sentence of 30 years in prison for forcing a 9-year-old girl to perform sex acts on her husband while she recorded video.

Video captures teacher appearing to abuse special needs boy

Surveillance video of a teacher appearing to shove and even kick a special needs student is raising alarm at Lamar Consolidated Independent School District in Rosenberg.

Parents of toddler taken in car theft appear in court

Kimberley Cook, 21, and Anthony Blue, 29, are both charged with abandoning a child with intent to return.

Horse euthanized after it was found emaciated in Navasota

The Navasota community is upset when photos surfaced of an emaciated horse trapped with barbed wire around one of its legs. Other horses in the community are also in poor condition.

Houston Astros GM Jeff Luhnow, manager AJ Hinch fired after MLB's investigation into 2017 cheating

The Houston Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch have been fired by the team following Major League Baseball’s investigation into the camp's cheating during the 2017 championship season

Car stolen from Harris County gas station with toddler in the back seat

The Harris County Sheriff's Office says a 16-month-old boy was found wandering at MacGregor Park around 12:30 a.m. after the car he was in was stolen from a gas station.

Dallas high school student unexpectedly dies; family believes it was flu-related

A junior at Bishop Lynch Catholic High School in Dallas died and it may have been from the flu. The news brought hundreds of people to the school to remember her.

Licensed gun carrier shoots, kills suspect during armed robbery attempt at cookout in Dallas

Dallas police say a man who was licensed to carry a handgun fatally shot one of three suspects who tried to rob people who were having a cookout at a Dallas home late Friday night.

Texas governor to reject new refugees, first state to do so under Trump administration

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the state will reject the resettlement of new refugees, becoming the first state known to do so under a recent Trump administration order.

Man arrested after allegedly beating stolen horse in Brookshire

The Brookshire Police Department says a man who was wanted for allegedly beating and punching a stolen horse was taken into custody in Austin County.