Ken Paxton, backed by Donald Trump, defeats Senator John Cornyn in Texas GOP Senate primary runoff. Paxton faces Democrat James Talarico in November amid shifting Latino voter dynamics and party realignments.
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Tanner Horner was sentenced to death for the 2022 kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand in Texas. Horner pleaded guilty before trial, and the jury found he posed a continuing threat to society, rejecting mitigating factors presented by the defense.
A Texas woman has been charged with murder after punching a pregnant medical worker, causing her to lose her unborn child. Cheri Akil had been arrested two days prior for credit card or debit card abuse and was restrained due to suicidal tendencies when the alleged assault occurred. The medical worker is recovering from her injuries, and the motive for the attack is still unknown.
This article reports that the body of 33-year-old Kayla Kelley, who had been reported missing from McKinney, Texas on April 17th, has been found in a field in Grand Prairie. Ocastor Ferguson, 32, has been arrested on a kidnapping charge and is being held in lieu of $1.5 million bond, and the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office is still determining the cause of death. The Collin County Sheriff's Office is asking for anyone with information to come forward.