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Fresh off last years voter approval of a parental rights amendment to the states constitution, three rulings last month signal how the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services faces more scrutiny when it comes to permanently removing children from harmful and abusive...
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DALLAS/WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - UPDATE: President Donald Trump's upcoming visit to Waco on Tuesday, October 27, has been canceled, according to McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara. Sheriff McNamara tells FOX 44 News that there was a Thursday morning meeting to address the......
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President Donald Trump has canceled a planned visit to Waco just days after announcing a trip to Central Texas to rally voters and support Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate race. Trump will now head to Corpus Christi instead.WATCH HERE: Trump cancels Waco rally, redirects to Corpus.....
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Texas Texas A&M is preparing to head to Tuscaloosa to take on the No. 13 Alabama Crimson Tide in a matchup that will test the Aggies on the road in the Southeastern Conference. Head coach Mike Elko says his team must be ready for the ups and downs that come with playing in a......
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Bethie Timmons, a Whitney resident, is a breast cancer survivor. She said battling cancer changed her life and that getting a breast cancer diagnosis isn't a death sentence.She was able to talk me through it, and I was able to finish," said Whitney resident Bethie Timmons.Inside....
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Gov. Greg Abbott rallied voters at Clem Mikeska's Barbecue in Temple as the countdown to Election Day continues, touting his plans for Texas if re-elected this November."The bottom line is that Texans, they want safe communities and secure borders, and that is exactly what we......
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Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in Top Gun, a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV's Picket Fences or the doomed captain of Alien, has died. He was 93.Skerritt died Wednesday of natural causes, his family......
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McLennan County, Tx (FOX44) - A 33-year-old Waco man was killed Thursday morning when he was hit by a pickup while running on the shoulder of Wortham Bend Road. Department of Public Safety Sergeant Bryan Washko said it happened about 5:45 a.m. Thursday on the section of FM 2490.....
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By Hannah Webb | News Editor President Donald Trump's rally supporting Attorney General Ken Paxton in Waco, scheduled for Tuesday, has been moved to Corpus Christi, according to an email from the Republican National Committee. Trump was originally scheduled to speak in Lubbock......
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WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - A cancer diagnosis can turn your world upside down - especially at just 33 years old. One woman spent time as a hospital chaplain helping others through life’s most difficult moments, then she faced a fight of her own. I met with her as she shared how she.....
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Waco, Tx (FOX 44) - A judge in Waco federal court has sentenced former Belton ISD teacher Piertro Victor Giustino to 78 months in federal prison for child porn possession. After serving his time he will be under five years of supervised release In addition, U.S. District Judge......
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President Donald Trump is no longer planning a trip to Waco next week, but he is visting Corpus Christi instead that day multiple sources have confirmed to our newsroom.The Midterm Rally event is on Tuesday, October 27 and Trump is scheduled to speak around 2 p.m.Doors open......
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McLennan County, Tx (FOX 44) - The Department of Public Safety reports one killed in a vehicle pedestrian crash Thursday morning in the China Spring area. DPS Sgt Bryan Washko confirmed the fatality but few other details were available. The victim was male. The call came in at......
