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Oath Keepers: Seditious Conspiracy Trial Puts Spotlight on Militia’s Alleged Role in Capitol Riot

By Patrick StricklandSeptember 28, 2022

Only a few days after Joe Biden’s victory in the November 2020 presidential election, Oath Keepers militia founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes was already on InfoWars warning that the “deep state” was trying to “illegitimately” remove then-President Donald Trump. Rhodes laid out his militia’s plans in an interview with host Alex…

Ex-Cop Faces a Wrongful Death Lawsuit over Fatal Shooting of Black Man in Wolfe City

Ex-Cop Faces a Wrongful Death Lawsuit over Fatal Shooting of Black Man in Wolfe City

By Patrick StricklandSeptember 24, 2022

On Thursday, a Hunt County jury unanimously found Shaun Lucas, a former police officer who shot and killed a Black man named Jonathan Price in October 2020, not guilty of murder. Lucas, who was fired from the Wolfe City Police Department following the incident, admitted to shooting 31-year-old Price, but…

New Lawsuit Filed Against Plano Woman Who Physically Attacked Four Indian Americans in a Viral Video

By Jacob VaughnSeptember 22, 2022

Bidisha Rudra and her friends were the victims of a racist verbal and physical attack last month. Now, Rudra hopes a civil lawsuit will teach her attacker a lesson.

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Amid Spike in Anti-Semitic Incidents, Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Kill Rabbis

By Patrick StricklandSeptember 17, 2022

The Anti-Defamation League says anti-Semitic incidents hit an all-time high in 2021.

In Hunt County, Former Police Officer Goes on Trial for Killing Jonathan Price in October 2020

In Hunt County, Former Police Officer Goes on Trial for Killing Jonathan Price in October 2020

By Patrick StricklandSeptember 14, 2022

On Oct. 3, 2020, police officer Shaun Lucas shot and killed Jonathan Price in Wolfe City. He’s now on trial for first-degree murder.

North Texan Who Wrote ‘Murder the Media’ on U.S. Capitol Door Pleads Guilty over Pro-Trump Riot

By Patrick StricklandSeptember 13, 2022

Posing for a picture during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, probably wasn’t Nicholas DeCarlo’s best idea, but it likely wasn’t the worst decision he made that day either. Along with Nicholas Ochs, a Honolulu resident and purported leader in the far-right Proud Boys group, North Texas native…

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In Texas, Judge Sentences Aryan Circle Gang Member Who Burned Off Man’s Tattoo to Life in Prison

By Patrick StricklandSeptember 12, 2022

The way federal authorities tell it, Jesse Paul Blankenship burned a tattoo off another man’s skin with a metal rod he’d heated with a blowtorch. He also participated in a kidnapping and opened fire on two people in their home. Between 2010 and 2021, federal authorities say, Blankenship had “put…

Dallas Attorney Dean Malone Wants to Hold Texas Prisons and County Jails Accountable

By Kate PezzulliAugust 30, 2022

Chris Cabler worked hard, loved animals and had a big heart. He would help his family whenever he could. He had two grown children he loved dearly and a grandson who was 6 days old when he died. On May 5, 2019, Cabler hanged himself in a jail in Red…

The Great Dildo Heist, North Texas Capitol Rioter Convicted and Other Crime Headlines from August

By Patrick StricklandAugust 28, 2022

From bounty hunters to bank robbers, from Bonnie and Clyde to the Newton Gang, Texas has a rich and well-documented history of outlandish crime stories. Historians have dedicated entire books to some of the state’s most notorious crimes and criminal outfits. Unsurprisingly, Texas offered several unsettling crime-related headlines this month…

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Top Texas Right to Life Staffer Arrested for Alleged Online Solicitation of a Minor

By Simone CarterAugust 25, 2022

A former top staffer with the anti-abortion group Texas Right to Life has been arrested on charges of online solicitation of a minor.

Brianna Baucum Said CPS Unfairly Took Her Child. Her Former Supporters No Longer Believe Her.

By Jacob VaughnAugust 24, 2022

A community rallied around the UT-Arlington student after she lost custody of her daughter. Now, some think her entire story was built on lies.

Trial Underway for Activists Who Protested for Removal of Confederate Monuments in Gainesville

By Simone CarterAugust 24, 2022

The trial begins for three protesters who demanded the removal of a Confederate monument in Gainesville.

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Extradited from Honduras, Alleged Nicaraguan Cocaine Trafficker to Face Trial in Texas

By Patrick StricklandAugust 24, 2022

The U.S. calls him Raduan Omar Zamora Mayorga, but the alleged drug trafficker reportedly has many identities and aliases. Some know him as José Luis Oliva Meza, others by monikers like “The Lord of the Skies” and “The Boss of Bosses.” Now, the 41-year-old Nicaraguan national will stand trial in…

Feds Indict Dozens Over Alleged Drone Smuggling Operation Lifting Drugs into Texas Prisons

By Patrick StricklandAugust 20, 2022

It was a massive operation, the Department of Justice in East Texas says, and the latest case of drones being used to airlift drugs, weapons and other contraband into prisons in the state. An 11-count indictment, announced in a DOJ press release Friday, includes 42 defendants, though around half of…

Crypto Fail: Dallas Mavs’ Mark Cuban Sued Over Alleged ‘Ponzi Scheme’

By Simone CarterAugust 17, 2022

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is facing a lawsuit for allegedly participating in a crypto “Ponzi scheme.”

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Fort Worth Incident Highlights Growing Use of Drones to Smuggle Contraband into Prisons, Say Feds

By Jacob VaughnAugust 15, 2022

Between 2018 and 2019, the Department of Justice Office of Attorney General found incidents of drone-delivered contraband had increased by over 50%.

Fresh from Defamation Defeat, Alex Jones Is Already Promoting Similar Conspiracy Theories

Fresh from Defamation Defeat, Alex Jones Is Already Promoting Similar Conspiracy Theories

By Patrick StricklandAugust 13, 2022

The InfoWars founder claims the “deep state” might assassinate both Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

Dallas City Council Set to Vote on Proposal to Restrict Use of Resources to Investigate Abortions

By Kate PezzulliAugust 10, 2022

Dallas city council holds vote on August 10 on not using city resources to gain information on or prosecute anyone seeking an abortion.

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Despite Legislation and Funding, Texas Still Has Thousands of Untested Rape Kits

By Tyler HicksAugust 9, 2022

The Lavinia Masters Act helped clear much of the state’s inordinate backlog, but the fight for delayed justice is far from over

From Nazi Comparisons to Name-Calling: Six of the Oddest Moments from Alex Jones’ Trial

By Simone CarterAugust 5, 2022

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has had one heck of a time in court during his Sandy Hook defamation trial.

‘A Class of His Own’: North Texas Capitol Rioter Guy Reffitt Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison

By Patrick StricklandAugust 1, 2022

Wylie resident Guy Reffitt will go to prison for more than seven years over his role in the U.S. Capitol riot in January 2021.

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Conservative Journalist Sues Beto O’Rourke Campaign, City of Dallas and DPD Officer Over Assault Claims

By Simone CarterJuly 22, 2022

A conservative journalist has sued Beto O’Rourke’s campaign and the city of Dallas with claims that she was assaulted at a meet and greet.

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