Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was released from the Christina Melton Crain Unit in Gatesville on Friday morning after serving seven years of a ten-year sentence for the 2018 murder of Botham Jean. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles granted her parole on October 1, 2026.
$nearly $100 million for civil judgment ordered by jury against Guyger
Amber Guyger, Former Dallas police officer, convicted of murder; Botham Jean, Murder victim; Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Granted parole and 1 more
The Pentagon announced plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in a 2009 attack at Fort Hood. The execution is scheduled for Dec. 3, 2026, at 1 p.m. CST and would be the first military execution by any method since 1961 and the first by firing squad since 1945. The announcement has drawn objections from religious leaders and other officials.
Nidal Hasan, former Army psychiatrist scheduled for execution; Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense who introduced the livestream plan; President Donald Trump, said he will make final decision on livestream and 5 more
Texas cities, counties, transit systems and special-purpose taxing districts received $1.3 billion in sales tax allocations in October, an 11.6% increase from October 2025. Central Texas showed mixed results, with Bell County up 10.01% and Coryell County up 3.23%, while Milam County declined 40.15%.
$$1.3 billion for sales tax allocations
Texas State Comptroller, Distributed sales tax allocations
The U.S. Army is planning to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter. Broadcasting the event worldwide is not mentioned in Army rules governing military executions.
Nidal Malik Hasan, Fort Hood shooter; subject of execution
President Donald Trump ordered the execution by firing squad of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009. The Pentagon announced the execution will take place at Fort Hood on December 3 and will be livestreamed.
Donald Trump, US President who ordered the execution; Nidal Malik Hasan, Former US Army psychiatrist convicted of the shooting; Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary who recommended the execution and 1 more