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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — New numbers obtained by ABC13 show the growing problem of unemployment fraud in Texas. Texas Workforce Commission said during the pandemic, it discovered more than 611,000 suspicious claims, which is a problem that’s causing the state to lose millions of dollars. GROWING PROBLEM In 2019, Texas only had 1,900 fraud claims. During the pandemic, the number …

Dallas is receiving $8 million to allow federal officials to use the downtown convention center to house unaccompanied immigrant teens in U.S. custody, according to city officials. The current agreement is for 75 days, said Rocky Vaz, Dallas’ emergency management director. The deal allows the use of space at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, including its largest exhibit hall …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The driver who led police on a high-speed chase through downtown Houston in the middle of rush hour traffic was a 15-year-old boy who took his mother’s car without permission, authorities said. The chase started shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday around the area of I-45 and the North Loop. Police said OnStar helped track down …

Multiple police and fire departments responded Thursday to a five-alarm fire at a recycling facility in Tarrant County that resulted in at least three injuries, officials said. Flames and large plumes of black smoke filled the air as firefighters tried to extinguish the blaze, and authorities said crews were expected to be working throughout the night. The building is the …

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was prepared to plead guilty to third-degree murder in George Floyd’s death before then-Attorney General William Barr personally blocked the plea deal last year, officials said. The deal would have averted any potential federal charges, including a civil rights offense, as part of an effort to quickly resolve the case to avoid …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man died after falling from a ladder and down into a ship cargo hold at the Port of Houston, officials said. It happened around 12 p.m. on Sunday. The Houston Fire Department wrote in a tweet earlier that firefighters were performing an active rescue in a ship cargo hold.   The man was rushed to …

A 1-year-old girl has died after a shooting in Forney that also left her brother wounded, officials said. Authorities were called about 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to a home in the 2100 block of Juniper Drive, in the Windmill Farms subdivision near Reeder Road, where a possibly accidental shooting had been reported, according to Investigator Jolie Stewart, a Kaufman County Sheriff’s …

One child was killed and five more were left hospitalized after an SUV collided with their go-kart Saturday afternoon in College Mound in Kaufman County, officials said. About 12:30 p.m., College Mound firefighters were dispatched to a crash scene at the intersection of FM2727 and County Road 167. Upon arrival, they found that a go-kart carrying six children, all between …

Despite the FBI’s warning of potential trouble from extremist groups, all is calm so far at early voting polling places across North Texas, local elections officials say. But federal authorities are leaving nothing to chance. The local FBI office says it has spent months preparing area election officials for potential problems such as malicious cyber activity, foreign influence operations, voter …

A 16-year-old girl from Grand Prairie drove more than 100 miles to Tyler this week to visit a boy, police say, and the visit ended with her in jail. The teen ran a red light around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, the Smith County Sheriff’s Office told KETK-TV (Channel 51), and fled when a deputy attempted to pull her over. A chase ensued, …