Results tagged “railroadkiller”

In an unusual move yesterday, the judge presiding over a hearing for Juan Quintero, the man accused of shooting HPD Officer Rodney Johnson to death during a Sept. 21 traffic stop, cleared the courtroom and let Quintero choose who his court-appointed lawyer will be. more ›

A prosecutor told jurors today that Andrea Yates killed her five children because she thought she was a bad mother and wanted to be punished A woman trying to run down another woman ran her car into a crowd of people at a party early this morning, injuring the target and a nearby man Gov. Rick Perry and officials cut the ribbon today to open a 10-mile section of the reconstructed Katy Freeway between the... more ›

A pair of bodies found in a northeast Houston field are believed to be those of Maria Chrisalee Aparece and Huy Ngo, who have been missing since Sunday and are believed to have been the vicims of carjackers The Mexican government is opposing the execution of Angel Maturino Resendiz, the "Railroad Killer," saying mentally ill people shouldn't be subject to the death penalty The average price for a gallon of gas in Houston dropped 4... more ›

A Pasadena eighth-grader was removed from school when authorities discovered he was carrying an unloaded pistol "for protection" — and in Cy-Fair, a busload of students was searched after the bus driver saw one student with a gun Arturo Maturino Resendiz, the "Railroad Killer," is set to die May 10 for a 1998 murder in West U. Ex-Astros radio announcer Alan Ashby is a candidate for head of the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority Bidders flocked... more ›

Though firefighters have been able to battle grass fires in North Texas and Oklahoma, continued dry, windy weather is putting more areas at risk Lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who has ties to Tom DeLay, pleaded guilty today to charges of conspiracy, fraud and tax evasion In the Heights, a nude man walking around a strip-center parking lot was Tasered after beating up a police officer The Texans will begin interviewing candidates for head coach Wednesday Lines... more ›

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