Arcola Mayor Fred Burton arrested on five felony charges in Fort Bend County
According to the Fort Bend County District Attorney's office, Burton has appeared before a magistrate judge.
According to the Fort Bend County District Attorney's office, Burton has appeared before a magistrate judge.
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According to the Fort Bend County District Attorney's office, Burton has appeared before a magistrate judge.
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HOUSTON — Lorenzo Salgado Araujo left his home in an unscathed white van early July 7 to pick up his brother and two other men for work building a house in the city’s northern suburbs. At 6:46 a.m., according to neighborhood video footage, a dark grey Jeep Grand Cherokee and a black Nissan Pathfi...
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire and the police chief asked the Texas Rangers for an independent investigation into a deadly ICE shooting.
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