Community leaders and advocates are expressing concerns over an executive order issued Thursday by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. If it survives anticipated legal challenges, the order directs all public hospitals in Texas to begin collecting and issuing reports related to undocumented patients in their care. The governor blames the Biden Administration and an increase in illegal crossings over the past four years for the action taken, although illegal crossings are currently down from record highs. Community advocates are urging worried migrants to continue seeking necessary medical care without fear of deportation. Gov. Abbott’s order states ‘the state of Texas absorbs a…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
Starting a new job can be a challenge for Kayla Kampman. “In other jobs, I had very limited opportunities because of the communication access,” she said. That’s because Kampman is deaf. According to research from the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes at the University of Texas at Austin, only 54% of deaf people in the U.S. are employed. That’s compared to 70% of hearing people. Kampman works at a new Walmart distribution center in Lancaster. She admits communication with her co-workers can require creativity. “Sometimes we don’t understand each other. Then we’ll text back and forth or we’ll use…
It was just a few months ago, that Gloria Juarez was living life as a normal 11-year-old. The St. Monica school fifth grader is a cheerleader, so days were filled with school and sports. But in February, she started experiencing headaches, nausea and stomachaches. Then, one morning in March, the family’s world turned upside down. “We went to drop her off at school, and she had an absent seizure. And so we took her to the hospital, and that Monday they told us that she had a brain tumor,” said Saile Ovalle. Within days, doctors told the family that Gloria…
A Kaufman County Sheriff’s deputy and Crandall officer responded to a panic alarm early Saturday morning. Authorities responded at an Exxon gas station along Farm Road 741 in Heartland at about 3:09 a.m. Upon arrival, the deputy and officer encountered a male suspect in the parking lot. The suspect displayed a firearm at officers, and shots were fired, Crandall Police Department said. Both officers were shot in the leg, and the suspect was also shot, according to a report from Kaufman County Sheriff’s Department. They were transported to Baylor University Medical Center Dallas with non-life-threatening injuries. Despite life-saving measures being…
Four years before he walked into Robb Elementary School, Salvador Ramos admitted to police in 2018 that he wanted to shoot up his school, according to newly released documents. The case file is one of hundreds of files released by the City of Uvalde on Saturday, which include audio recordings, text messages, and body camera footage. The release comes after a long legal battle between the city, NBC News, and other organizations. According to Uvalde Police Department incident reports, two detectives talked to students at Morales Junior High School who were concerned that their classmate, Salvador Ramos, was planning a…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man is dead after confronting alleged vandalism suspects in front of his home in southeast Houston early Saturday morning, according to the Houston Police Department. The situation unfolded in the 600 block of Loper Street. Officers with HPD responded to a shooting call in the area and found a man had been shot. Police said that the night before, someone reportedly vandalized the victim’s car by throwing eggs and flour on it and fled in an unknown model of a black truck, which prompted the man to file a police report. The following night, neighbors reported…
TEXAS CITY, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway after a suspect was shot by an off-duty officer in Texas City on Friday evening, according to the Texas City Police Department. The shooting happened outside a Buc-ee’s gas station near the Gulf Freeway and Holland Road parking lot at around 10:35 p.m. Texas City Chief of Police Landis Cravens said the officer was working a second job at the convenience store and attempted to detain a person suspected of shoplifting. Police said the person in question began resisting the officer, which started a fight between the two. The off-duty officer then…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Six people were hospitalized after a chain-reaction crash on the East Freeway caused by a driver who fatally hit a pedestrian, according to the Houston Police Department. The situation unfolded on the I-10 East Freeway at Federal Road just after midnight on Saturday. HPD officers responded to the area for a major vehicle accident and found one man dead at the scene. According to authorities, the driver did not see the man, who was reportedly standing in the middle of two lanes, when she hit him. The driver abruptly stopped, which caused another car to slam into…
PARIS, France (KTRK) — Two Houston Dash players earned medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Dash goalkeeper Jane Campbell contributed to the United States women’s national soccer team as the team defeated Brazil 1-0 for Olympic gold on Saturday. The 29-year-old recently signed a four-year extension with Houston back in June. In 2023, Campbell won the NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year award for her stellar performance, which included leading the Dash to one of the best defensive seasons in league history. On the other hand, Dash defender Tarciane Lima earned a silver medal for Brazil women’s soccer team. The Dash acquired…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston attorney Mike DeGeurin, known for his criminal defense work, died late Friday night at 79. According to the family, DeGeurin had been sick for a while and received intensive care at Methodist Hospital at the Texas Medical Center. In one of his most high-profile cases, DeGeurin served as the defense attorney for a woman who was charged with a deadly daycare fire in 2012. Mike was the younger brother of Dick DeGuerin and worked alongside him. “Mike and I and his son, my nephew Michael, finally had the opportunity to try a case together and it’s…
