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According to Poteet city officials, on Tuesday, the child was found deceased inside a vehicle near the corner of Avenue E and Boyd Street. Poteet Police are reportedly working alongside Texas Rangers ...

Britons woke up last week to discover that their firehose of digital smut had been strangled, albeit temporarily for ...

A major shift is coming to TX classrooms: beginning on September 1, 2025, House Bill 1481 bans students from using personal communication devices—cell phones, smartwatches, earbuds, tablets, even ...

A Texas appeals court upheld a law on July 18 that limits local governments from enacting ordinances that do not align with state law. Now, city officials are reassessing how they structure policy. ...

Investigators believe the 13-year-old was handling the gun when it discharged. He was arrested and remains in custody ...