Paul J. Weber

Strong storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail pummeled north Texas on Tuesday as much of the U.S. recovered from severe weather, including tornadoes, that killed at least 24 people during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

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Storms leave widespread outages across Texas, cleanup continues after deadly weekend across US

May 28, 2024 at 4:47 p.m.

Strong storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail pummeled north Texas on Tuesday as much of the U.S. recovered from severe weather, including tornadoes, that killed at least 24 people...

Crime and Public Safety |
Texas gunman in Walmart shooting gets 90 consecutive life sentences but may still face death penalty

July 7, 2023 at 5:13 p.m.

A white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in a Texas border city was sentenced Friday to 90 consecutive life sentences but could...

Naperville Sun |
Naperville’s Sandra Bland recorded the Texas traffic stop that preceded her death. The video just surfaced.

May 16, 2019 at 12:09 p.m.

Cellphone video recorded by Sandra Bland, a black woman from Naperville found dead in a Texas jail in 2015 following a confrontational traffic stop, shows for the first time her...

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Julian Castro, former Obama housing secretary, joins 2020 presidential field: ‘There is a crisis today’

August 22, 2019 at 3:17 p.m.

Assailing President Donald Trump for "a crisis of leadership," former Obama Cabinet member Julian Castro joined the 2020 presidential race Saturday as the rush of Democrats making early moves to...

News |
Police response to Texas school shooting remains unclear

December 13, 2018 at 4:08 p.m.

Santa Fe High School had conducted active shooter drills, armed police officers patrolled the hallways and students went through a scare in February after a false report of a campus...

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