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Texas Primary Election Results 2018

Posted by Fox South Texas Newsroom | Mar 6, 2018 | Local News

Texans voted on Tuesday in primary elections. If no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote, there will be a runoff on May 22. U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Beto O’Rourke 61.8% Sema Hernandez 23.7% Edward Kimbrough 14.5% Republican Primary Ted Cruz* 85.4% Mary Miller 6.1% Bruce Jacobson 4.2% Others 4.3% Governor Democratic Primary Lupe Valdez 42.9% Andrew White 27.4% Cedric Davis 8.2% Others 21.5% Republican Primary Greg Abbott* 90.4% Barbara Krueger 8.3% Larry S. Kilgore 1.3% Lieutenant Governor Democratic Primary Mike Collier 52.4% Michael Cooper 47.6% Republican Primary Dan Patrick* 75.9% Scott Milder 24.1% Agriculture Commissioner Democratic...

Man arrested after stealing Frances McDormand’s Oscar trophy

Posted by Fox South Texas Newsroom | Mar 5, 2018 | Entertainment

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say a man has been arrested for stealing Frances McDormand’s Oscars trophy after the Academy Awards. Officer Rosario Herrera, a police spokeswoman, says 47-year-old Terry Bryant was arrested Sunday night on suspicion of felony grand theft. She says he was being held on $20,000 bail Monday morning. Authorities say the Oscar was allegedly stolen during the Governors Ball after party. Herrera said Bryant had a ticket for the event. McDormand received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” A telephone number for Bryant couldn’t...

Country singer Daryle Singletary dies at age 46

Posted by Fox South Texas Newsroom | Feb 12, 2018 | Entertainment

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Daryle Singletary, who sang songs like “I Let Her Lie” and “Too Much Fun,” has died. A publicist says Singletary died at his home in Lebanon, Tennessee on Monday at 46. The cause of death is pending. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Some of his other songs include “Amen Kind of Love” and “The Note.” He sang with George Jones, Johnny Paycheck, Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakam and more. Singletary was born in Cairo, Georgia and was among a wave of country traditionalists in the late 1990s. His is survived by his wife,...

Body Found in Peñitas, Tx

Posted by Fox South Texas Newsroom | Dec 11, 2017 | Local News

Border Patrol agents in the of city Penitas recovering a body along the Rio Bravo riverbanks. The discovery was made today at around 11 in the morning. It was during a routine inspection that agents located the person and quickly notified the Hidalgo County Sheriff Department. The body has not been identified but authorities believe it may be an undocumented...

Teacher Says Coach Sexually Harassed Him

Posted by Fox South Texas Newsroom | Dec 11, 2017 | Local News

We spoke to the school teacher, who says that no disciplinary actions have been taken against the individual, who he claims harassed him on campus. The police report was filed on October 30th. According to the statement, Gilberto Villarreal was slapped on his right buttock by another coach. According to a document provided by Villarreal, school district attorneys found that the slap was not of sexual nature since the coach slaps other coaches in this manner. Villarreal who’s been employed by Hidalgo ISD, for the last 10 years, says he expects disciplinary actions to be taken against the athletics coach. We...