By Eleanor Dearman and Lillie Davidson Published July 9, 2024 Lauren Miller and her husband were thrilled when they found out she was pregnant in July 2022. She was having twins, but at her 12 week ultrasound Miller received heartbreaking news. One of the twins would not survive. Doctor after doctor told her the same […]
BY NOAH ALCALA BACH The last act of a tense and lengthy Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting on Tuesday was a continuation of tensions from the last one. More than 100 people signed up to speak during public comments, many addressing an exchange at the last meeting on April 15 when County Judge Tim O’Hare told
Author: Tanya Eiserer, Jason Trahan DALLAS — In the summer of 2018, a frustrated mother sent WFAA’s investigative team an email. She told us that her 27-year-old intellectually disabled son, Paul, had been stabbed more than 90 times by someone he lived with at an adult foster care home. Their caretaker was nowhere around. Paul survived, but his
Cassie Weddel can’t express herself through words, but she can express herself through her surprisingly strong grip. She’s always reaching for her mom’s hand as they sit in the family living room in North Richland Hills. “Cassie loves to grab and hug,” her mom, Lea Ann Capel, laughed. “Sometimes to the point where she’ll pull
by Rachel BehrndtMarch 18, 2024 6:00 pm Representatives from Tarrant County authored or sponsored 96 bills eventually signed by the governor in the 88th regular session of the Texas Legislature. Of the 11,807 bills filed by legislators statewide, 4,550 were passed into law. Rounding up, that means about two of every five bills filed eventually became
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BY NOAH ALCALA BACHUPDATED JANUARY 19, 2024 4:12 PM Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn defended the conditions at the county jail during a heated public forum Thursday night. Waybourn and six other panelists fielded questions and criticism about inmate deaths and other concerns about the jail. The sheriff responded at one point by saying Tarrant County’s
ARLINGTON, Texas — Enhanced background check requirements and a new ability to suspend troubled caretakers, both aimed at making group homes safer for Texans with intellectual disabilities, are now law. The measures, inspired by WFAA’s “Disabled in Danger” series, were authored by State Rep. Chris Turner (D-Arlington). Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed them into law Monday,
