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Judge overseeing NFL ‘Sunday Ticket’ trial voices frustrations over the case

The federal judge overseeing the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL expressed frustration on Tuesday with the plaintiffs’ attorneys’ handling of the case. Before Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones took the stand for a second day of testimony, U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez noted that the case’s premise was straightforward: it revolves around the frustration of …

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Police seeking murder suspect after south Houston shooting

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 …

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Trump offered DACA deal in exchange for wall funding to end shutdown

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 …

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Democrats Don’t Buy Trump’s Shutdown-Ending Compromise

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 …

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TCU Student in Jail After Outburst on Flight to Dallas

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 …

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Texas man indicted for using presidential PAC money for lap dances, travel

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. …

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Dallas child molester sentenced to 169 years in prison for preying on girls for years FILED UNDERCRIME AT 10 HRS AGO SHARE FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL Print This Story Written by

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 …

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Man who eluded police for months charged with murder in botched northwest Dallas robbery FILED UNDERCRIME AT 5 HRS AGO SHARE FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL Print This Story Written by

A fifth man has been arrested on a capital murder charge months after four other men were jailed in connection with the same fatal botched robbery in northwest Dallas. Desavion Hawkins, 20, was jailed Friday in connection with the death of Eduardo Sergio Orellana, who was shot Sept. 19 outside his apartment at 3333 Webb Chapel Extension. Desavion Hawkins (Dallas County …

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Arrest warrant issued for Dallas priest accused of sexual abuse

Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Dallas priest accused of sexually abusing teenagers, according to the Dallas County sheriff’s department. Dallas police issued the warrant on Thursday for Rev. Edmundo Paredes. The warrant is for a charge of sexual assault of a child, according to a law enforcement source. The warrant stems from an allegation dating back to …

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5 Fort Worth police officers fired over in-custody death; 2 others suspended

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth Police Department fired five officers and suspended two others over a man’s in-custody death last summer, the department announced on Tuesday. The department identified the fired officers as: T. Stephens, D. Pritzker, C. Golden, H. Fellhauer and M. Miller. The suspended officers were officer S. Smith and officer A. Scharf. Smith was suspended …

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