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Former Dallas Cowboys and University of Arkansas running back Darren McFadden was arrested early Monday after he fell asleep in the drive-thru line at a McKinney Whataburger, police say. McKinney police said employees at the Whataburger in the 9000 block of W. University Drive called them just after midnight Monday about a man who fell asleep in his car while …

Three men are dead and a fourth was injured after an East End homeowner opened fire in self defense during an apparent home invasion early Saturday, authorities said. Shortly before 1 a.m., police said, four suspects forced their way into a home on Sherman near 71st, triggering a shootout that left scores of yellow police evidence markers in the street. …

A man suspected of stealing a car has been arrested after a high-speed chase with Harris County constables led to a crash in northwest Houston Saturday. Deputies with Harris County Constable Mark Herman’s office conducted a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle in the 5000 block of FM 2920. The driver refused to stop, and led deputies on a chase …

Police are urging Houstonians to help them find a murder suspect after he allegedly killed a 19-year-old man after an argument in south Houston on Friday night. Jalin Damone Charles, 18, was riding in a vehicle with the unidentified victim at about 9:30 p.m. on Scott near Luca, police said, when the two had an apparent argument and climbed out …

WASHINGTON — In a bid to break the shutdown impasse and fund his long-promised border wall, President Donald Trump on Saturday offered to extend temporary protection for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children. But while Trump cast the move as a “common-sense compromise,” Democrats were quick to dismiss it at a “non-starter.” Trump declared from the White …

In a bid to break the shutdown stalemate, President Donald Trump offered to extend temporary protections for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children and those fleeing disaster zones in exchange for his long-promised border wall. But while Trump cast the move as a “common-sense compromise,” Democrats were quick to dismiss it as a “non-starter.” With polls showing …

A TCU student whose drunken misbehavior caused a trans-Atlantic flight to Dallas to return to London was sentenced this week to six months behind bars. Jeffrey Tanner Libby, 21, of Fort Worth pleaded guilty last month to multiple charges after the Dec. 17 flight: three counts of common assault, one count of being drunk aboard an aircraft and one count …

The state has suspended a Dallas agency from accepting new foster children after an infant died last month at the home of a foster mother verified by the contractor. The Dallas agency that vetted the home where an infant in the care of a woman who was arrested after the baby’s death has been suspended from finding foster homes for other …

WASHINGTON — A Texas man has been indicted on 20 counts stemming from allegations of raising more than $500,000 from fraudulent political committees for Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Kyle Prall of Austin is accused of setting up political committees named “Feel Bern,” “HC4President,” and “Trump Victory” and soliciting donations he claimed would support Sanders, Clinton and Trump. …

A Dallas man was sentenced to 169 years in prison after he repeatedly raped two female relatives for years. Jimmy Earl Shelly, 38, confessed to the crimes after a lengthy investigation, said Kimberlee Leach, a spokeswoman for the Dallas County district attorney’s office. He was convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 and aggravated sexual assault. Jimmy Earl …