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Houston-area teen acquitted of killing man
HOUSTON (AP) - A teenage suburban Houston girl accused of killing a man when she was 12 has been acquitted of murder. According to trial testimony, the girl - who's now 15 - testified that Mark A. Nelson had begun to sexually abuse her when she was...... Full story
Judge: Keep negotiating Texas redistricting deal
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A federal judge has ordered all sides in the Texas redistricting lawsuit to keep talking, saying a proposed agreement doesn't have enough support. Attorney General Greg Abbott had said several minority groups agreed Monday to a...... Full story
UPDATE - Police find woman in North Beaumont
BEAUMONT - Police have arrested a 26-year-old Beaumont man on charges of unlawful restraint and assaulting the mother of his children. Investigators took him to jail and escorted the woman and her one-year-old child out of a home shortly before 6...... Full story
Pit bull attacks toddler in Jasper County
JASPER COUNTY - by Steve W. Stewart/KJAS - The Jasper County Sheriff's Department is investigating a case of a toddler being attacked by a pit bull dog. The incident occurred shortly after 11:00 on Monday morning at the Rachel Ann Sheard residence,...... Full story
Starvin Marvin's Bar and Grill Legal Dispute with City of Beaumont
The Texas Supreme Court could determine if the owner of Starvin Marvin's Bar and Grill must comply with the newer rules governing the Beaumont's noise ordinance. Cade Bernsen represents business owner Marvin Atwood. Bernsen argues newer...... Full story
Fewer parents seeking to transfer students within BISD
BEAUMONT - Dozens of parents braved the rain and cold to camp out Sunday night in front of the Beaumont ISD administration building. The annual ritual takes place in February on the night before parents can begin filling out applications to...... Full story
Attorney General accepts Texas redistricting deal
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Texas' attorney general agreed Monday to temporary voting maps that add new Hispanic-dominated districts and could save the April 3 date for primary elections statewide. But at least one influential minority group said it would...... Full story
Lamborghini driver leaving lounge strikes pedestrians, other vehicles
HOUSTON (AP) - Houston police say the driver of a recently acquired Lamborghini has been blamed for a wreck that left three people hurt. Police say two pedestrians were struck by the sports car and someone in another vehicle hit by the Lamborghini...... Full story
Judge says he can't block Texas sonogram law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge in Austin says he can't block the Texas law requiring women to have a sonogram before having an abortion. District Judge Sam Sparks previously ruled parts of the law unconstitutional. His latest ruling Monday...... Full story
Jasper Attorney & former Mayor Pro-Tem March Coffield dies
JASPER - by Steve W. Stewart/KJAS - Jasper attorney and former Mayor Pro-Tem March Coffield has died. Coffield passed away on Saturday after a recent illness that left him hospitalized. Coffield was born in El Paso and raised in Marfa, but Jasper...... Full story
Three killed in East Texas crash
TURNERTOWN, Texas (AP) - Investigators say a one-vehicle accident in East Texas has left three men dead after their car struck a tree. The Department of Public Safety says the accident happened Saturday night in Rusk County, near Turnertown. DPS...... Full story
Man leaves after claiming $340,000 Dallas home for $16
ROANOKE, Texas (AP) - A man who gained notoriety for claiming he could live in a $340,000 suburban Dallas house for $16 has vacated the home following a judge's order. Kenneth Robinson had filed an "affidavit of adverse possession" giving him the...... Full story
Family claims homeowners association should have removed gator that may have kileld woman
ATLANTA (AP) - The family of a Georgia woman claims a homeowners association should have removed an alligator from a subdivision that they say may have killed the woman. The Georgia Supreme Court considered arguments in the case on Monday. The...... Full story
Rick Perry making first public appearance since ending campaign
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Rick Perry is breaking his silence. The Texas governor is speaking Monday at a Williamson County Republican Party dinner north of Austin. It will be Perry's first public appearance since he abandoned his run for the GOP...... Full story
Parish jails making room for Carnival season population boost
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Law enforcement officials in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes are taking steps they hope will make room in the parish jails for an expected Carnival season influx. The Courier reports (http://bit.ly/wsBK3r ) that both jails are...... Full story
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