Paul J. Weber
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Austin, TX, United States
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Texas gunman in Walmart shooting gets 90 consecutive life sentences but may still face death penalty
Police say Crusius drove more than 700 miles from his home near Dallas to target Hispanics with an AK-style rifle inside and outside the store. → Read More
White gunman to be sentenced for killing 23 people in a racist Walmart attack in a Texas border city
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The white Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at a Walmart in 2019 is expected to learn his punishment Friday, ... → Read More
Relatives of El Paso Walmart shooting victims seek justice, saying they’re down but not out
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A brother who traveled more than 1,000 miles to confront his sister’s killer. An uncle of an orphaned 4-year-old whose parents d... → Read More
Texas Shooter in Racist Walmart Attack Sentenced: What to Know
Gunman Patrick Crusius, who targeted Hispanic shoppers, killing 23 people at an El Paso Walmart in 2019, is being sentenced → Read More
The Texas shooter in a racist Walmart attack is going to prison. Here’s what to know about the case
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019 returns to court Wednesday for sentencing in a mass shooting that... → Read More
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not testify at his impeachment trial, attorney says
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not testify in his upcoming impeachment trial that could result in the Republica... → Read More
A blistering heat wave is turning up the pressure on Texas’ power grid
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — On another 100-degree day in Texas, Sean Whitaker lingered outside a Dallas cafe after polishing off an iced coffee, having switc... → Read More
Texas Sen. Angela Paxton barred from voting in husband’s impeachment trial
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, the wife of Attorney General Ken Paxton, is barred from voting in the impeachment trial that coul... → Read More
Texas power grid asks customers to cut electricity use as heat wave scorches southern US
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ power grid operator asked residents Tuesday to voluntarily cut back on electricity due to anticipated record demand on the... → Read More
Power outages continue across southern US; triple-digit heat wave grips Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More than 100,000 customers in the southern U.S. remained without power Monday following damaging storms, leaving residents searc... → Read More
Texas court allows AG Ken Paxton’s securities fraud trial to move to Houston
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s long-delayed trial on securities fraud charges from 2015 will take place in Houston... → Read More
FBI arrests Texas businessman linked to impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — FBI agents have arrested a Texas businessman at the center of the scandal that led to the historic impeachment of state Attorney ... → Read More
Texas’ Ken Paxton hires prominent attorney for impeachment trial
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new lawyer for Ken Paxton on Wednesday raised skepticism that the embattled Texas attorney general’s impeachment trial could be... → Read More
‘I think you are looking for me:’ Convicted Texas killer booted from towns in ‘90s arrested again
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When Raul Meza Jr. walked out of a Texas prison in 1993 after serving about a decade for killing an 8-year-old girl, outrage foll... → Read More
Big-name Texas attorneys hired to present impeachment case against Ken Paxton
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two prominent Texas attorneys with a long list of famous clients will present the case for impeachment against Republican Attorne... → Read More
Texas governor appoints John Scott as interim attorney general after Paxton impeached
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday appointed John Scott to temporarily serve as Texas’ attorney general after the House of Representat... → Read More
Juror and spouse: Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton could vote in trial on husband’s impeachment
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — On the way to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton becoming a rising figure in the GOP, his wife, Angela, used to entertain crowds w... → Read More
Impeachment trial of Texas’ Ken Paxton to begin no later than August 28
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A historic impeachment trial in Texas to determine whether Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be permanently removed f... → Read More
Texas’ attorney general under sudden Republican scrutiny at state Capitol
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday faced sudden new risks to his political future as an investigative state House com... → Read More
1 year after Uvalde, Texas shooting, investigation of police response continues
Wednesday marks one year since the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, in which a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers. A criminal investigation over the hesitant police response is still ongoing. → Read More