Jay Robert Rangel, 18, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of Ramiro Alvarado in December 2024. Rangel was convicted by a jury of murder and six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Maxwell v. Dinis, a case about whether federal prisoners can use habeas corpus petitions to challenge Bureau of Prisons decisions on First Step Act time credits. William Maxwell, a disbarred Texas lawyer serving 20 years for racketeering, claims prison officials denied him 42 to 48 months of earned credits and wants a transfer to home confinement or a halfway house rather than completing his sentence in prison.
William Maxwell, Disbarred Texas lawyer serving 20 years for racketeering; petitioner; Masha Hansford, Maxwell's attorney; Justice Samuel Alito, Supreme Court Justice and 3 more
Lonte Alston, 47, of Henderson was sentenced to life in prison without parole after a jury trial for the May 2022 shooting death of Christopher Falcon, 52. Alston claimed self-defense, saying Falcon attacked him with a knife; the state argued Alston shot Falcon intentionally after a verbal altercation.
Lonte Alston, defendant sentenced to life in prison without parole; Christopher Falcon, victim, shot and killed in May 2022
IREN, a cloud provider backed by Nvidia, said Microsoft requested changes to networking equipment for a data center project in Childress, Texas, causing delays. IREN now expects to reach $4 billion in annual operating revenue by January or February instead of year-end.
$$9.7 billion for data center project contract value
Microsoft, requesting party for equipment changes; IREN, Nvidia-backed cloud provider building the data center project; Daniel Roberts, IREN co-CEO
Donald Trump warned the incoming Democratic administration of Texas that he will enforce federal border policies if the state does not continue Republican border security measures. Trump spoke to journalists in a White House video released Thursday after Gina Hinojosa's election victory over Republican Greg Abbott.
Donald Trump, President of the United States; Gina Hinojosa, Governor-elect of Texas, Democrat; Greg Abbott, Republican Governor of Texas (current)
Perla Dominguez, a 14-year SAPD veteran and one of the first female officers in the department's SWAT unit, filed a federal lawsuit against San Antonio claiming she was hazed and discriminated against during her time on the team, leading to her reassignment in 2022.
Perla Dominguez, SAPD SWAT officer, plaintiff; City of San Antonio, defendant
League City voters rejected the city's use of automated license plate reader cameras in a Tuesday election. On Thursday, city crews covered over 50 Flock cameras with trash bags to block them, and officials are required to remove them within 72 hours of official election canvassing on November 17.
$$120,000 for annual budget for Flock cameras
Nick Long, League City Mayor; League City residents, voters; Flock Safety, camera provider company and 1 more
Tejano singer and Latin Grammy winner Bobby Pulido defeated Republican incumbent Monica De La Cruz in Texas Congressional District 15 during U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday, November 4, 2026. Pulido won 62% of the vote, flipping the seat from Republican to Democratic representation.
Bobby Pulido, Tejano singer, Latin Grammy winner, and Democratic congressional candidate who won the election; Monica De La Cruz, Republican incumbent in Congressional District 15 who lost the election
Texas Secretary of State Robert Howden announced formation of working groups made up of county election and registration officials to improve the Texas Election Administration Management (TEAM) system as redevelopment continues.
Robert S. Howden, Texas Secretary of State; County election and registration officials, Working group members