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dallasnews.com —  6+ hour, 33+ min ago

...prisoner swap to release Brittney Griner from Russia. "This will only EMBOLDEN dictators across the globe," one Texas Republican U.S. House member says of deal he contends abandons another captive, Paul Whelan. 12:36 PM on Dec 8, 2022 CST -- Updated 13 minutes ago.... ..."Unfortunately, the choice became to either bring Brittney home or no one," said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. "While we celebrate Brittney's release, Paul Whelan and his family continue to suffer needlessly....

yourbasin.com —  56+ min ago

...MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The owner of an Odessa-based tax service pleaded guilty today in federal court to two counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of a false tax return.... ...Sanchez faces a max penalty of three years and prison, and a fine of up to $250,000 on each count. Sanchez has also agreed to pay the IRS $7.9 million, as part of her plea deal....

foxnews.com —  5+ hour, 23+ min ago

...The North Austin homeowner, Sloan Foster, was alerted to an intruder after she heard her back door open on Friday at around 7:30 a.m. "I heard some commotion and I have big burrows that fall and limbs, so I always have noise, but this seemed a little unusual," Foster told Fox 7.... ...ILLINOIS BROTHERS CHARGED AFTER ROBBING MORE THAN $1 MILLION FROM ARMORED TRUCK, ATM NEAR CHICAGO: PROSECUTORS "I started asking the person to announce themselves and throwing all sorts of expletives asking who, why," Foster said....

chron.com —  10+ hour, 41+ min ago

...Rita Elia Sanchez owned and operated an income tax preparation business, Rita's Tax Service, from her home. Between 2016 and 2018, "Sanchez willfully and knowingly helped prepare false 1040 forms on behalf of her clients," according to court documents.... ...As part of her plea agreement, Sanchez agreed to pay the IRS $7,953,546.81 in restitution...

dallasnews.com —  10+ hour, 11+ min ago

...Texas abortion ban's "bounty hunter" feature takes blow from state judge's ruling. A Chicagoan who sued a San Antonio doctor does not have legal standing to do so, a state judge determined. 6:25 PM on Dec 8, 2022 CST.... ...Alan Braid, a San Antonio doctor, faced several such suits after admitting in the Washington Post to defying the law. On Thursday, state District Judge Aaron Haas of Bexar County tossed one of them, according to Braid's legal team at the Center for Reproductive Rights....

omaha.com —  11+ hour, 32+ min ago

...Maitlyn Gandy gives a statement about the death of her daughter, Athena Strand, 7, at the Wise County Courthouse in Decatur, Texas, on Thursday, Dec.... .../Star-Telegram via AP). Maitlyn Gandy, mother of Athena Strand, wipes a tear while giving a press conference with attorney Benson Varghese, right, on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at the Wise County Courthouse in Decatur, Texas....

news.yahoo.com —  11+ hour, 6+ min ago

...It takes six NCAA Tournament wins to earn a championship. On Thursday, Texas got halfway there. Logan Eggleston had 15 kills as the top-seeded Longhorns took down Marquette with a 25-14, 25-13, 19-25, 25-17 win at Gregory Gym.... ...With Texas football players Bijan Robinson, Jordan Whittington and Roschon Johnson seated among an announced crowd of 4,491, the Longhorns appropriately jumped out to a 7-0 first-set lead that featured two aces from libero Zoe Fleck. ...

news.yahoo.com —  12+ hour, 2+ min ago

...The four-pronged plan aims to "Complete Physical Border Infrastructure," "Fix Border Enforcement Policies," "Enforce our Laws in the Interior" and "Target Cartels & Criminal Organizations.".... ...Mayra Flores (R-Texas), an outgoing representative who was born in Mexico, blamed the Biden administration and Democrats for not doing more....

sfgate.com —  17+ hour, 6+ min ago

...Manuel Rafael Ortega was driving a 2014 International Dura Star Truck west on US 80 (8 miles west of Plains in Yoakum County) when, according to DPS, he lost control of the vehicle on the wet road, traveled across the eastbound lane of US 380, entered the south ditch of US 380 and rolled... ...DPS stated the rollover happened around 6:39 a.m. and that it was raining at the time...