After searching the vehicle, police found 27-year-old Adelia Garcia Torres and her 8-year-old son, both of Lufkin, but both of them were confirmed dead. LIVINGSTON, Texas — An East Texas mother and her 8-year-old son are dead after a murder-suicide this weekend, police say.

The Texas Rangers are currently investigating a shooting that involved four Denton police officers and left one man dead early Sunday morning.

DENTON, Texas — Denton police fatally shot a man who allegedly fired a gun toward officers early Sunday, officials say. Officers responded to a 911 call about a man suspected of shooting at unoccupied vehicles in the 1300 block of Oxford Lane around 4 a.m. Nov. 2, police say.

A suspect in a reported kidnapping originating in Carthage, Texas, was captured Friday morning in Louisiana after crashing a vehicle, Panola County authorities confirmed. The victim was

After conducting a welfare check, police found the body of a 26-year-old man with special needs buried in his backyard.

A former South Padre Island mayor has been taken into custody on charges of solicitation of prostitution.

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