Man sentenced to life in prison for 2020 box cutter murder of Brookshire man
A Waller County judge sentenced Ronald Brandyburg to life in prison Thursday for the 2020 murder of Brookshire resident Clifford Richard.
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Man charged with capital murder after 5-year-old shot and killed in northwest Harris Co., HCSO says
Less than 24 hours after a 5-year-old was killed in a shooting in northwest Harris County, 47-year-old Jeremy Porter has been charged with capital murder, the sheriff's office said....
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Tropical Storm Polo forms off southwestern Mexico
Tropical Storm Polo formed late Sunday off southwestern Mexico. Polo had maximum sustained winds near 40 mph (65 kph) and was forecast to strengthen rapidly over the next few days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Polo was expected to become a major hurricane by ...
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Man shot and killed in Cloverleaf-area apartment complex, HCSO says
A man was shot and killed, and detectives are investigating whether the incident involved "intimate partner violence," HCSO said.
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Off-duty deputy shoots man suspected of breaking into neighbor's home, HCSO says
An off-duty deputy shot a man suspected of breaking into her neighbor's home while they were out of town, HCSO said.
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Bessent: US proposes AI incident alert system in talks with China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday the U.S. has proposed a new “notification mechanism” for artificial intelligence incidents that could affect national security, part of weekend discussions ahead of talks at the White House this week between President Donald Trump and ...
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HCSO investigating fatal shooting in Cloverleaf area
Detectives with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office are investigating homicide tonight at an apartment complex on Uvalde Road near Wallisville Road. HCSO says it happened just after 6:45 p.m. on Sunday. Deputies got to the scene and found a woman and a wounded man who had been sho...
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ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
A federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man on Sunday in Austin, Texas, authorities said.
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Houston Texans stumble to 0-2 again after loss to the Bengals and seek to avoid another 0-3 start
It was another disappointing game for the Texans, who are 0-2 after losing to Buffalo 36-31 in the opener.
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Off-duty HCSO deputy shoots man she suspected was breaking into neighbor’s home, sheriff says
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting in the Mission Bend area involving one of their own deputies Sunday. According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, an off-duty deputy shot a man on Rio Blanco Drive, which is near Bellaire and Winkelman Road, around 5:10 p.m. HCS...
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Prescott throws 4 TD passes as Cowboys beat Commanders, who again lose Daniels to dislocated elbow
Dak Prescott celebrated breaking Tony Romo's career franchise record for touchdown passes in a victorious locker room for the Dallas Cowboys. Somber would be an understatement for the postgame mood around the other starting quarterback. Prescott threw four touchdown passes to bre...
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Man injured in shooting by ICE officer in North Austin
The shooting happened Sunday afternoon near Anderson and U.S. 183.
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Man shot by off-duty deputy in west Harris County
A Harris County sheriff’s deputy shot a man inside a home Sunday in the Mission Bend area, according to the sheriff’s office.