Complex Crimes Unit News Today

The DA's office says Cannon, a licensed insurance agent, allegedly acquired payments from a company, but failed to submit those payments to obtain insurance policies for over three years.

Members of Equity Action, a criminal justice-focused non-profit, say a “dubious at best” petition campaign has continued weeks after their attorneys sent a cease and desist letter to a consulting firm associated with the effort.

The department said Weyler was a law enforcement officer for 41 years. He started with the Adams County Sheriff's Office before joining Mesa County.

Soon after taking office, Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza repeated a campaign promise to investigate and prosecute those he deemed “powerful actors” who had too long eluded the criminal justice system. Two months into his administration, Garza has turned his attention to last month’s power outages and an investigation that could possibly involve — as witnesses or defendants — Republican appointees of Gov. Greg Abbott, high-salaried government officials or energy executives....

Last week's winter storms left dozens dead and saw millions lose power for days on end in the state.