Author: Juan A. Lozano
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Authorities: 1 person fatally shot during rescue of migrants
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HOUSTON • A hostage rescue in Houston in which one person was fatally shot on Thursday first began days ago when three migrants were kidnapped from a vehicle in a neighboring county, according to a prosecutor. The three migrants had been traveling in a vehicle on Interstate 10 in the southern part of Waller County…
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Battleship USS Texas begins trip for $35M repairs
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LA PORTE, Texas • It’s the only surviving battleship that served in both world wars, having fought Nazis and the Japanese Army during World War II. But the greatest challenge in recent years for the USS Texas has been a leaky, rusty hull that at times forced workers to pump out about 2,000 gallons of…
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Beta continues slow trek, bringing rain to several states
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HOUSTON • A weakened Beta continued its slow trek across several southern states on Wednesday, bringing rainfall to parts of Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi after having flooded homes and roadways in Texas. Houston began drying out on Wednesday after some parts of the metro area got nearly 14 inches of rain over the last three…
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‘Coming back and biting us’: U.S. sees virus resurgence
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HOUSTON • A coronavirus resurgence is wiping out two months of progress in the U.S. and sending infections to dire new levels across the South and West, with hospital administrators and health experts warning Wednesday that politicians and a tired-of-being-cooped-up public are letting a disaster unfold. The U.S. recorded a one-day total of 34,700 new…
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More than 1,000 rescues, evacuations as Imelda soaks Texas
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CHINA, Texas • The slow-churning remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda dangerously flooded parts of Texas and Louisiana on Thursday, scrambling rescue crews and volunteers with boats to reach scores of stranded drivers and families trapped in their homes during a relentless downpour that drew comparisons to Hurricane Harvey two years ago. Officials in Harris County,…
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2nd Texas chemical fire in about 2 weeks kills worker
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HOUSTON • A tank holding a flammable chemical caught fire at a Texas plant Tuesday, killing one worker, critically injuring two and sending panicked employees fleeing over a fence to safety. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez confirmed the fatality in a tweet and said the two injured had been taken by helicopter to a hospital.…
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Member of infamous ‘Texas 7’ gang that escaped to Colorado Springs area gets execution reprieve
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A member of the “Texas 7” gang of escaped prisoners won a reprieve Thursday night from execution for the fatal shooting of a suburban Dallas police officer after claiming his religious freedom would be violated if his spiritual adviser wasn’t allowed to be in the death chamber with him. The U.S. Supreme…
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$2.5M bond for Border Patrol agent in killings of 4 women
HOUSTON • A U.S. Border Patrol supervisor was jailed Sunday on $2.5 million bond in Texas, accused in the killing of at least four women and of injuring a fifth who managed to escape. Juan David Ortiz, 35, was being held in Laredo on four counts of murder along with charges of aggravated assault with…
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Teen laid out Texas attack plans in journals, officials say
SANTA FE, Texas — The Texas student charged in the shooting at Santa Fe High School described planning the attack in private journals, including a plan to kill himself, posted an image on Facebook of a “Born to Kill” shirt and used his father’s shotgun and pistol in the rampage that left 10 dead and…
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Post-Harvey problems plague Texas as funerals for dead begin
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HOUSTON — One week after Harvey roared into the Gulf Coast, residents of a Texas city struggled with no drinking water, fires continued to erupt at a stricken chemical plant and funerals began for some of the mounting toll of victims. In Beaumont, Texas, home to almost 120,000, people waited in a line that stretched…