Month: September 2014

WACO, Texas (AP) _ A former Central Texas judge already on probation in a records and mileage reimbursement scam faces prison for stealing a dead man’s Social Security benefits. Ex-McLennan County Justice of the Peace [Read More…]

BALCH SPRINGS, Texas (AP) _ A Dallas-area city council member has been charged with 911 abuse over a call the day after a store burglary. Balch Springs police on Thursday arrested Councilwoman Wanda Adams on [Read More…]

HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) _ Texas authorities have arrested a Waller County woman who they say used her 7-year-old daughter to collect and inspect cash during a cocaine deal. The Waller County district attorney tells KPRC-TV [Read More…]

FLORENCE, Texas (AP) _ Transportation officials have delayed the opening of a 7.6-mile stretch of a Central Texas highway after thieves stole copper wiring from its street lights. A Texas Department of Transportation spokeswoman tells [Read More…]

WINNIE, Texas (AP) _ Authorities say a carnival worker has died after a piece of equipment hit her while she set up for a barbecue cook-off in Chambers County. The Houston Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/1pfyEjo ) [Read More…]