A group of baboons that escaped a Texas research facility over the weekend propped up a barrel near a wall, climbed it and then fled their open-air enclosure, officials said Monday.
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{FD} Texas deputy wounded in shooting while responding to disturbance call, police say
A Texas constable deputy was wounded and transferred to a hospital early Tuesday after being shot responding to a disturbance call, police said.
{FD} Texas man gets life in prison for killing college student after her charred, dismembered body found in kiddie pool
A Texas man was sentenced to life in prison on Monday after a jury convicted him of killing a female college student whose body was found inside of a kiddie pool dismembered and charred, with her heart cut out.
{FD} Backpage.com, CEO plead guilty in California, Texas and Arizona
The company behind Backpage.com, a website investigators have described as an “online brothel,” pleaded guilty to several charges.
{FD} Mom’s obituary helps cops track down man on the run for nearly 40 years
A man was arrested almost 40 years after escaping prison after officials tracked him down using information from his mother’s obituary.
{FD} Houston preps for hurricane season but can’t handle record rainfall again
Hurricane season is only weeks away, but thousands of people in the Houston area are still recovering from Hurricane Harvey.
{FD} Ex-Texas congressman convicted of fraud, conspiracy
A federal jury convicted a former Texas congressman of fraud and conspiracy on Thursday for misusing charitable donations to pay for personal and political expenses.
{FD} Million killer bees threaten Texas neighborhood: ‘It was like a horror movie’
A million aggressive bees threaten a neighborhood in El Paso, Texas, officials said.
{FD} Couple says ‘I Do’ in parking lot after bomb scare clears courthouse
Not even a bomb scare could keep this Texas couple from getting married on their wedding day.
{FD} 50 dead horses, dozens of starving animals found at Texas ‘sanctuary,’ SPCA says
WARNING: IMAGES BELOW MAY BE GRAPHIC FOR SOME Authorities on Tuesday seized custody of 87 allegedly mistreated animals on a property in Canton, Texas, where 50 dead horses were also found.