Border patrol officers seize nearly $1 million in cocaine at South Texas ports of entry

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $984,000 worth of cocaine during two separate weekend enforcement actions at South Texas ports of entry, authorities announced Thursday.

Texas man receives maximum 50-year federal prison sentence for abusing two children

A Texas man has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for the sexual exploitation and abuse of two children, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.

Six people hospitalized after gang-related shootout in Amarillo

A gang-related dispute in Amarillo escalated into a shootout Wednesday night, leaving six people hospitalized, including four bystanders. A suspect has been apprehended.

'Elf' actor Faizon Love arrested in Hillsborough County: Records

Actor Faizon Love is locked up in Florida after local authorities arrested him this week on an outstanding warrant, according to jail records.

Woman sought in West Houston cemetery thefts
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Authorities need your help identifying a woman who was recently caught on camera burglarizing a mausoleum in West Houston. FOX 26's Karys Belger explains. 

Lee Gilley case: Sources say Italian government receives formal extradition request

FOX 26 has learned from sources that the Italian government has received a formal extradition request for Lee Gilley, the suspect accused of murdering his pregnant wife then allegedly cut off his ankle monitor, fled to Italy and was caught.

Investigation finds cheating on Texas homestead exemption is widespread

Journalist and longtime Fox 26 contributor Charles Blain employed artificial intelligence to analyze a sample of 20,000 mostly Harris County exemption holders.

FOX 26 contributor finds suspected homestead exemption fraud
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Using AI, FOX 26 contributor and "civic watchdog" Charles Blain says he found over 600 people who he believes are taking advantage of Texas' homestead exemptions. He shared his findings with political reporter Greg Groogan. 

FULL VIDEO: Woman caught on camera burglarizing west Houston mausoleum
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Authorities need your help identifying a woman who was recently caught on camera burglarizing a mausoleum in West Houston. According to Harris County Constable Precinct 5 Office, surveillance cameras show the suspect, with a toddler in tow, casing the glass-front cremation niches at a cemetery on Katy Freeway. 

Texas Rangers expand cold case program across state

The Texas Department of Public Safety announced it was expanding a unit that specializes in cold case murders and sexual assaults statewide.

5 accused in alleged drone and sniper plot targeting White House UFC event

Feds have charged five citizens in an alleged domestic terror plot to assassinate lawmakers using explosive-laden drones and sniper fire at the White House UFC event.

Kristi Noem warns of 'coordinated' effort to funnel Chinese nationals into US

Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem alleges China is running a coordinated "travel agency"-style operation to funnel Chinese nationals across U.S. borders using documents and buses.

Top SPLC official allegedly funneled $1.2M to neo-Nazi informant who was secret romantic partner

A top Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) official has been accused of helping funnel more than $1.2 million in donor funds to a confidential informant who infiltrated a neo-Nazi organization — a source prosecutors say was also the official’s secret romantic partner.

Floyd Mayweather facing felony charges for passing bad checks

Floyd Mayweather faces two felony charges alleging that he wrote a bad check to purchase a luxury watch at a Las Vegas store.