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Body Found in Search for Missing Texas Teen

Body was in a field around 100 yards from Camila Mendoza Olmos' home

(Newser) - Search teams looking for a missing Texas college student have discovered a body near her home, authorities say. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Tuesday that a body was found in a field roughly 100 yards from where 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos lived in the San Antonio area, CBS News...

Shaquille O'Neal Backs 7-Foot-3 Texan's Bid to Be Cop

NBA legend mentors Jordan Wilmore after near-miss on police exam

(Newser) - Standing 7-foot-3 with a badge in mind, Jordan Wilmore came up one point short on his Texas peace officer exam—but gained an unusually tall supporter. Wilmore, 24, is an aspiring officer in Kemah, Texas, who scored a 69 on the state test, missing the required 70. Instead of walking...

Cops Say Missing Texas Teen in 'Imminent Danger'
Dashcam Video Appears
to Show Missing Texas Teen
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Dashcam Video Appears to Show Missing Texas Teen

Camila Mendoza Olmos, 19, was last seen leaving her San Antonio home on Wednesday

(Newser) - A driver appears to have captured an image of a missing 19-year-old in Texas on the morning she disappeared, reports NBC News . The grainy dashcam clip released by the Bexas County Sheriff's Office shows someone walking along the road blocks from the home of Camila Mendoza Olmos about 7am...

Uber Drivers Often Stay on the Road Despite Accusations

Company has touted its technology as ensuring passenger safety

(Newser) - Uber's own data has long warned that drivers flagged for sexual misconduct are far more likely to commit serious assault, yet many of those drivers continue picking up passengers, a New York Times investigation finds. The report centers on cases in Pennsylvania, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Oklahoma in which...

Thieves Make a Giant Mess in Attempt to Steal ATM

They pull it out of a Texas store with an SUV

(Newser) - It probably went a lot easier in the planning stages, on paper. An early morning smash-and-grab at a 7-Eleven near Fort Worth, Texas, ended with a wrecked store and an abandoned ATM instead of a payday for the thieves, police say. Surveillance video released by the White Settlement Police Department...

Controller Lost Contact Before Medical Flight Crash in Texas

Mexican navy's plane was coming in too low, expert says

(Newser) - Air traffic controllers lost communication for about 10 minutes with a small Mexican navy plane carrying a young medical patient and seven others before it crashed off the Texas coast in thick fog, killing at least six people, Mexico's government said Tuesday. The plane was working with a nonprofit...

Holidays Bring Fresh Pain for Camp Mystic Families

Parents balance mourning lost daughters with caring for surviving children

(Newser) - Lainey Landry's stocking is hung, but she will never again pull it down. For the family of the 9-year-old, one of 27 girls and counselors who died in flash flooding at Texas's Camp Mystic this summer, Christmas is bringing a series of painful firsts without their beloved Lainey....

Trump May Let SpaceX Expand Into Wildlife Refuge

Critics warn Texas land swap could harm endangered species and a Civil War battlefield

(Newser) - The Trump administration is weighing a land swap that would hand SpaceX a sizable chunk of protected Texas coastline in the name of expansion and innovation. According to internal documents reviewed by the New York Times , federal officials are considering transferring 775 acres from the Lower Rio Grande Valley National...

Plane Carrying Child to Hospital Goes Down in Texas, Killing 5

Mexican Navy plane crashed in Galveston Bay amid heavy fog

(Newser) - A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast, officials said. Four of the people aboard were Navy officers and four were civilians, including a child,...

Texas Teen Charged in Triple Homicide Of Ex's Family

Odessa 15-year-old charged with capital murder

(Newser) - A shooting in Odessa, Texas, has left a mother and two of her children dead and a 15-year-old boy facing a capital murder charge. Police say the teen was arrested Tuesday after officers found three people fatally shot in an apartment complex, the Midland Reporter-Telegram reports. The victims were identified...

Pest Never Seen in North America Before Detected in Texas

Australian pasture mealybugs are a major threat to grazing fields

(Newser) - Texas is confronting a new insect invader that agricultural officials say could take a serious bite out of the state's grazing and hay fields. The pasture mealybug, Helicococcus summervillei, never before reported in North America, has now been confirmed in more than 20 Texas counties, prompting an urgent alert...

Rising Dem Star Shakes Up Texas Senate Race

Jasmine Crockett looks to unseat GOP's John Cornyn, amid a crowded field

(Newser) - Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett, widely seen as a rising star in her party, has formally launched a campaign for the US Senate, aiming to unseat Republican Sen. John Cornyn. Crockett made her announcement at a campaign event on Monday and released a video using audio of President Trump criticizing...

Crockett Announces Senate Run in Texas

Allred drops out to pursue House comeback

(Newser) - Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launched a campaign Monday for the US Senate in Texas, bringing a national profile to a race that may be critical to Democrats' long-shot hopes of reclaiming a Senate majority in next year's midterm elections. Crockett, one of Congress' most outspoken Democrats and a frequent...

The Top 10 ZIP Codes for Americans Looking to Move

MovingPlace has the 'hottest,' most in-demand spots in the nation, with a Texas city as No. 1

(Newser) - Looking to get out of Dodge, or wherever you currently reside? MovingPlace has culled the "hottest" ZIP codes in the nation, meaning those areas that are growing at the quickest clip and seem to be the most in demand. The site compiled its list based on moving data from...

Supreme Court Lets Texas Proceed With GOP-Favoring Map

A lower court had found redrawn congressional districts moved minority voters to help Republicans

(Newser) - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Texas can go ahead with its new congressional district map in the 2026 midterm elections, a redrawing intended to boost Republican strength in the US House by as many as five seats at President Trump's behest. The decision, apparently on a 6-3 vote,...

Texas Student's Death Was Suicide, Police Report

Brianna Aguilera's mother had disputed that she would have jumped from an apartment building

(Newser) - The Texas college student who was found dead near a high-rise apartment in Austin last weekend died by suicide, police said their investigation shows. The mother of Brianna Aguilera had disputed that cause of death. "In every investigation, we have to rely on the evidence, and all evidence in...

Camp Mystic Has a New Safety Plan, Will Reopen

Texas camp where 27 died last summer in flood will add flood monitors, other measures

(Newser) - Camp Mystic, the Texas girls camp where a July flood killed 27 people, has announced a new safety plan as it prepares to reopen next summer—though not at the site of the tragedy. The camp's Cypress Lake site, which is "completely independent" from the flood-stricken Guadalupe River...

College Freshman Ends Up Quickly Deported at Airport

Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, winds up in Honduras after being detained at Logan

(Newser) - A 19-year-old college freshman in Massachusetts got an unexpected lesson in the nation's aggressive new deportation policies ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. As the New York Times reports, Any Lucia Lopez Belloza went to Logan Airport intending to fly to Texas in a surprise visit to her parents. Instead,...

GOP Lawmaker Wants Twin Brother to Replace Him

Rep. Troy Nehls plans to retire next year

(Newser) - Republican US Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas announced Saturday that he will retire from Congress after his term ends in 2026 to focus on family. Nehls, a staunch supporter of President Trump who has sported his mug shot on a T-shirt, said he called Trump to inform him of his...

College Basketball Player Dies After On-Court Head Injury

Connors State cancels games and plans vigil for Ethan Dietz

(Newser) - A junior college basketball player has died days after suffering a head injury during a game in Texas. Ethan Dietz, a 20-year-old forward for Connors State College in Oklahoma, was injured Saturday while playing against Grayson College in Denison, the BBC reports. He was taken to a local hospital. His...

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