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A Texas politician who expressed skepticism over masks and vaccines died this week while being hospitalized with COVID-19. According to NBC News, Dickinson City Council member H. Scott Apley died Wednesday morning after testing positive for coronavirus. A GoFundMe campaign set up for Apley’s family confirmed his COVID diagnosis and subsequent death: “I am very saddened to report that H Scott Apley passed away last […]
A Black educator in Texas is breaking his silence about a 2019 incident that may have been rooted in racism. On Saturday, Colleyville Heritage High School Principal James Whitfield penned a lengthy Facebook message in which he detailed the racist attacks he’s experienced over the years. The post came as some parents are criticizing Whitfield for teaching […]
A woman who was accused of violently shaking a 5-month-old baby has been charged with his murder nearly four decades later. According to the Associated Press, former babysitter Terry McKirchy was previously convicted of shaking Benjamin Dowling so severely that it caused him permanent brain damage. Dowling, who suffered mental and physical disabilities throughout his life, died in […]
The CDC has issued a warning regarding a difficult-to-treat drug-resistant fungus that has spread throughout a pair of U.S. hospitals and nursing homes. In findings released last Thursday, researchers said the fungus, Candida auris, has gotten even more dangerous, identifying instances where it was immune to all existing medications. There’s also evidence that suggests it spread from person-to-person, which would […]
The Texas state Senate passed a new bill dropping the requirement for public school teachers to instruct students that the Klu Klux Klan is “morally wrong.” Senate Bill 3 passed with an 18-4 vote on Friday in the Republican-led Senate and will be considered by the Republican-led House, according to the Hill. The measure also drops several other […]
Texas health officials have reported what is believed to be the state’s first-ever case of monkeypox. According to Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS), a resident tested positive for the disease after returning from a trip to Nigeria last week. The Texas resident has since been isolated at a hospital and remains in stable […]
A former Houston police officer is facing decades behind bars after he allegedly beat a handcuffed suspect. According to NBC News, Lucas Vieira was indicted last week on aggravated assault charges stemming from the 2019 arrest of Aundre Howard. The incident took place on July 7, when Houston PD officers pulled Howard over for expired registration. During […]
A woman on an American Airlines flight had an apparent mental breakdown, causing her to try to open the plane’s door mid-flight and attack flight attendants. Yahoo News reports that as a result, flight attendants had to duct tape the woman to her seat, with the whole incident captured on a since-deleted TikTok video, filmed by […]
Eight people were shot near a car wash in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday morning, CNN reports. Fort Worth Police say an officer first heard gunfire around 1:30 a.m. around the 3400 block of Horne Street, according to a release shared to Twitter Sunday. Upon arrival, officers then found eight victims with gunshot wounds by the car […]
10-Year-Old Texas Girl Played Dead to Survive Shooting That Killed Three
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July 2, 2021
Police in Houston, Texas are searching for the individual who shot and killed three family members including a pregnant mother on Wednesday. KHOU 11 reports that the shooting took place around 10:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday (June 30), leaving father, a 28-year-old pregnant mother, and a six-year-old girl dead. Two other children were at […]