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A 34-year-old Dallas man was arrested Thursday after police said he sexually abused a child. Dallas police said they received information Tuesday about a child who was sexually assaulted. An investigation identified William Beckam as the suspect, police said. Beckam’s attorney could not immediately be reached for comment. He remained in custody Friday on two counts of aggravated sexual assault …

CIUDAD JUÁREZ — As the clock ran out, Texas National Guard members stood by freshly installed concertina wire near the U.S.-Mexico border, blocking access to migrants waiting in the dry riverbed. Drones hovered overhead. Unmarked SUVs drove by. Hundreds of migrants waited for hours to turn themselves in to border agents. Near a makeshift camp along the Rio Grande, a few dozen …

The man accused of driving drunk in a crash that killed a Dallas police officer two years ago has been found guilty of intoxication manslaughter of a peace officer. Officer Mitchell Penton Officer Mitchell Penton(Dallas Police ) A Dallas County jury convicted 34-year-old Phillip Mabry on Friday night after deliberating for less than two hours. He faces up to life …

AUSTIN — After more than five hours of debate, much of it with a heavy police presence and full gallery looking on, the Texas House on Friday evening approved a bill that would ban gender affirming medical treatments for minors and urge doctors to wean current patients off this care. The legislation — which contradicts the recommendations of major U.S. …

A Dallas woman faces up to life in prison after admitting her role in a migrant smuggling operation that led to one man’s death. Elizabeth Miranda Lozano, 39, pleaded guilty Wednesday in an El Paso courtroom to a charge of conspiracy to bring in aliens resulting in death. An attorney representing her could not immediately be reached for comment. The …

Eastbound lanes of State Highway 183 are shut down between Belt Line Road and Story Road in Irving after a shooting involving police Friday night. The shooting took place near that section of the highway, police said in a social media post about 8:20 p.m. asked people to avoid the area. Traffic is being diverted off the highway at Belt …

A line of storms is expected to move into Dallas-Fort Worth late Friday, bringing threats of heavy rain and flooding overnight. The storms developed Friday evening west of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where a thunderstorm watch has been in effect since the afternoon. According to the National Weather Service, the storms should weaken some while moving east but winds of …

Eight lives were cut short Saturday and thousands more were affected when a gunman opened fire at Allen Premium Outlets mall. The shooting, the 22nd mass murder in America this year, left the community shocked and reeling. A prayer service at Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church on Sunday drew together thousands of people to remember the lives of those lost. A memorial of crosses that sprung …

A Dallas County grand jury Thursday declined to indict several Dallas police officers and a paramedic who handcuffed and restrained a woman before she became unresponsive and died last year, according to attorneys involved. LaDamonyon “DeeDee” Hall died May 26 in authorities’ care after officers and Dallas Fire-Rescue were called to reports of a disturbance in the 12000 block of Garland Road …

EL PASO — Long accustomed to the spotlight, this Texas border city is displaying unusual calm as the expiration nears for a pandemic-era health order known as Title 42. Migrants on Thursday continued to stream across the Texas-Mexico border, including at El Paso and Brownsville, many surrendering themselves to U.S. border agents. But the numbers appear manageable, said U.S. Border Patrol …