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AUSTIN — A 3-year-old child riding one of Texas’ migrant buses died while on the way to Chicago, officials said Friday, the first time the state has announced a death since it began shuttling thousands of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border last year. Texas authorities confirmed a child’s death in a statement Friday but did not say where the child was from …

Three Florida residents and their dog died Wednesday after they became trapped in a hole in a Central Texas cornfield during a hunting trip. Bastrop County deputies responded about 1 a.m. to the 300 block of New Trail near County Road 461 north of Elgin, about 25 miles east of Austin, and found the victims in an underground cistern partially …

Officers fatally shot a man suspected in a Dallas homicide Monday morning in central Oak Cliff, officials say. A Dallas police call log shows several units responded about 10:15 a.m. to the 3700 block of South Tyler Street, near Marvin D. Love Freeway. The U.S. Marshals confirmed in a prepared statement that the North Texas Fugitive Task Force, deputy U.S. …

More than 100 fire personnel battled a large grass fire reported Sunday afternoon in southern Dallas, Dallas Fire-Rescue officials said. Shortly before 5:15 p.m., emergency crews were notified of a fire near Botham Jean Boulevard and the South Central Expressway service road, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue Firefighters found numerous fires at the location, which is near where railroad tracks cross the Trinity …

More than 100 fire personnel battled a large grass fire in southern Dallas reported Sunday afternoon, Dallas Fire-Rescue officials said. Shortly before 5:15 p.m., emergency crews were notified of a fire near Botham Jean Boulevard and the South Central Expressway service road, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue. Firefighters found multiple fires at the location near where railroad tracks in the area cross the …

Authorities are investigating a bomb threat at Hulen Mall, but, as of Sunday evening, have not found any evidence of an explosive device, officials said. About 5:30 p.m., Fort Worth police and fire crews received multiple calls about an active shooting and bomb threat at Hulen Mall, located in the 4800 block of South Hulen Street, according to the Fort …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A firefighter was taken to the hospital as crews are working to extinguish a blaze in north Harris County. On Wednesday, the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office tweeted that investigators are at the 500 block of Cypress Station helping the Ponderosa Fire Department. Officials said one person was treated and released on the scene, while a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Nearly a dozen people who were aboard a METRO bus were sent to the hospital after it slammed into a pole in north Houston on Tuesday, according to officials. METRO told Eyewitness News that 11 passengers, including the driver, were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. SkyEye was above the scene in the 200 block …

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KTRK) — A police officer was fired after he allegedly stole money from a man he arrested in College Station, authorities say. The College Station Police Department said De’Kendrick Anderson was terminated after being arrested and charged with theft as a public servant. Police say the incident happened on July 15 when Anderson was arresting the man for …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — From mold to mice and security gates that get left open, hears from a lot of viewers about problems with where they rent. This week in Renters’ Rights, Eyewitness News is taking a look at what the city, specifically the Houston Police Department, is doing to try to address some of the issues. Day in and …