➤ A federal appeals court lifted a December injunction, allowing Texas to maintain its floating barrier in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass pending a district court trial set for August 6. (See Details)
➤ Dallas: The FBI and Dallas Police worked together to arrest 40-year-old Justine Lee Chambers, believed to be the “Derby Desperado,” a fedora-wearing suspect in two North Texas bank robberies last month. (More)
➤ Odessa: A fire station captain received a 10-day unpaid suspension for allowing a woman to pose for a nude photoshoot with one of the station’s fire trucks last November. (More)
➤ Grapevine: Police arrested seven men linked to the theft of over 200 cars worth $9.3 million in the past two years, discovering surveillance cameras, weapons, and a tiger during the operation. (See Details)
➤ Anderson: Texas Central Railway, the developer of the Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail project, faces lawsuits from ten counties along the proposed route for nearly $850,000 in unpaid property taxes. (More)
➤ Smith County: Investigators worked with Taylor County, Florida officials to arrest Timothy Mark Adams, who allegedly scammed an elderly couple out of $3,000 in March 2020 as part of a multi-state asphalt paving scam. (More)
➤ Houston: Acting Police Chief Larry Satterwhite told the city council Wednesday that no one was disciplined for suspending 260,000 cases due to staff shortages. (See Details)
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