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Governor Abbott takes action to combat illegal border crossings

Posted in Surrounding Areas on December 15, 2015 by Staff Report

AUSTIN — With the significant increase in the number of illegal crossings across the Texas border, Governor Greg Abbott today took action in the wake of federal inaction.

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William Kyle Anderson, 37, of Ennis was sentenced to 50 years without parole by an Ellis County jury on Monday, December 14, 2015 for continuous sexual abuse of a young child. Leave a reply

Ennis man sentenced to 50 years for continuous sexual abuse of a child

Posted in Ellis County, Headline on December 15, 2015 by Staff Report

ELLIS COUNTY — William Kyle Anderson, 37 of Ennis, Texas was found guilty by an Ellis County jury on Monday, December 14, 2015 of continuous sexual abuse of a young child.

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Carla Rhodes (Moore) Leave a reply

Cedar Hill woman arrested for murdering fiance

Posted in Surrounding Areas on December 14, 2015 by Staff Report

CEDAR HILL — A 48-year-old Cedar Hill woman is in custody after she called 911 Sunday morning to report she shot her fiance.

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Costs for housing one immigrant child for 21 days to rival raising one U.S. child for entire year

Posted in Ellis County, Headline on December 13, 2015 by Publisher

ELLIS COUNTY — Research reveals that the U.S. Federal Government is spending, in 21 days, slightly less on caring for each illegal immigrant child than it takes a family to raise a child for an entire year in the U.S.

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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Texas Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015 calling for passage of Sen. Cruz’s State Refugee Security Act of 2015. Leave a reply

Sen. Cruz and Gov. Abbott push for passage of the State Refugee Security Act

Posted in Surrounding Areas on December 09, 2015 by Staff Report

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Texas Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference in the U.S. Capitol, calling for passage of Sen. Cruz’s State Refugee Security Act of 2015 (S. 2363),

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Waxahachie Police Department Leave a reply

Waxahachie PD ended weapons disturbance peacefully

Posted in Headline, Waxahachie on December 08, 2015 by Staff Report

WAXAHACHIE — Waxahachie Police Department peacefully ended a weapons disturbance Monday, Dec. 7, after officers responded to an intoxicated subject with a rifle on Charlotte Street.

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Ellis County Toy Drive collection Leave a reply

Sixth annual Ellis County Toy Drive a success

Posted in Ellis County on December 06, 2015 by Staff Report

ELLIS COUNTY — The 40-plus children currently in care at the Texas Baptist Home for Children squealed with delight as Santa Claus made his appearance late Tuesday afternoon on the Waxahachie Fire Department’s vintage fire engine.

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Ennis police investigating homicide after finding burnt body

Posted in Ennis, Headline on December 04, 2015 by Staff Report

ENNIS — The Ennis Fire Department responded to a vehicle on fire in the 1000 block of S. Preston St. in Ennis during the early morning hours of Friday, Dec. 4.

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