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Texas town decides election by roll of the dice
One Texas town made a notable headline Tuesday evening, when it decided who would be its newest council member by the simple roll of a dice. According to KTRK-TV, Webster, Texas broke the 111-111 tie between Diana Newland and Edward Lapeyre tied in their runoff election last week based on…
Toddler falls out of SUV during Texas police chase
An 18-month-old girl was treated for minor injuries after she was thrown from an SUV during a police chase in Lubbock, Texas. Police said that they were notified by a 19-year-old victim Saturday night after the toddler’s 17-year-old father and three other teenagers allegedly stole her purse. Authorities were pursuing…
Houston waiter receives $5,000 tip
A waiter in Houston, Texas will lay claim to one of the biggest tips ever received for someone in his profession, telling KPRC-TV that he was given $5,000 from a pair of regular customers. Greg Rubar has been a waiter at D’Amico’s restaurant for 16 years, but never had a…
Dashcam video: Texas man busted for riding unicycle naked (NSFW)
Police near Houston, Texas on Wednesday arrested a man for riding his unicycle naked over the Kemah Bridge. Kemah officials told KPRC that police began getting calls at about 1:30 p.m. after 45-year-old Joseph Farley stripped off his clothes at the base of the bridge. The man had been seen…
Texas nurse kills mother and steals her newborn
CHICAGO — A Texas nurse has been charged with murder for shooting a young mother and kidnapping her three-day-old baby outside a pediatrician’s office, officials said Wednesday. Verna McClain, 30, had recently suffered a miscarriage but did not tell her fiance about it, local media reported. She allegedly kidnapped the…
Bleeding man breaks into Goodwill then leaves in drag after rampage
Convicted sex offender Adam Mabery didn’t waste any time getting back into trouble upon his release from prison. According to Huffington Post, early Monday morning Mabery drunkenly smashed the window of his hotel room in Sherman, Texas, getting cut on head and arm in the process. Naked, the man then…
Powerful tornadoes strike Texas
WASHINGTON — At least two tornadoes ripped across northern Texas Tuesday, flipping huge trucks like toys, tearing off roofs and grounding flights but apparently causing only minor casualties. One twister touched down in a parking lot full of tractor-trailers — large trucks that move shipping-container sized cargos, and television images…
Racism and Vigilante Justice in Pearland, Texas
[This story was submitted by a user on iReport, CNN's citizen-journalism website, and has not been vetted or fact-checked yet by anyone at CNN. -ABL] Trayvon Martin’s killer still has not been arrested, and neither has this woman: It was just another Tuesday evening in a normally quiet neighborhood in Pearland,…
Dallas police hunt for body of boy starved to death by parents
Police in Dallas, Texas are still hunting for the body of an 11-year-old boy who they say was starved to death by his parents over the course of six months. The mother and father of Jonathan Ramsey are both behind bars, accused of keeping their son in a small bedroom…
Hacker hit with marijuana felony en route to SXSW
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The first hacker to break through the security of Apple’s iPhone and Sony’s PlayStation 3 was arrested earlier this month while en route to Austin for an anticipated talk at this year’s South by Southwest conference, police in a remote west Texas county have confirmed to Raw…
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