Texas
Scattered tornadoes, flash flooding risk to impact Texas-Gulf Coast this weekend
A severe weather threat is impacting southern Texas this weekend with cities like San Antonio, Austin, Houston and Corpus Christi all in the zone for powerful storms. The cities could see damaging winds and scattered tornadoes and there is a risk of flash flooding.
That flood risk slides east along the Gulf Coast over the weekend, leading to a soaker of a Sunday for New Orleans and much of Louisiana.
The storm threat comes after powerful storms and more than 20 tornadoes ripped through the South and Midwest this past week, killing 3 people and injuring at least 38. The tornadoes damaged over 100 homes in Indiana, officials confirmed.
In Colorado, heavy snow is impacting the Denver area with over 60 inches dumped in Aspen over the last two days.
For the rest of this weekend, the heaviest snow shifts a bit to the south of Aspen, with the mountains of southern Colorado and central/western New Mexico seeing 6 to 12 inches of snow through Sunday night.
In the eastern U.S., temperatures have been above average nearly the entire winter, but that’s going to change next week as a late-winter chill moves in from the north. While this won’t be as brutal of a cold snap as the kind you get in January, temperatures are still set to drop below freezing for several states.
The colder weather comes with mainly quiet conditions, with no major storms on the immediate horizon from the Midwest to the Northeast.
No. 1 seed Texas (51-12, 16-8 in SEC play) and No. 3 seed Texas Tech (61-8, 21-3 in the Big 12) begin their three-game series at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday in Oklahoma City. Each
Texas
Brazoria County deputy shoots, kills Texas State University student after car chase, report says
BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas – A Texas State University student was shot and killed by a Brazoria County Sheriff’s deputy early Monday morning after an attempted traffic stop in Lake Jackson.
The news was first reported by The University Star, Texas State’s student-run newspaper.
In a Tuesday statement to KSAT, the university identified the student as John Gabriel Mendoza Jr., 18. He was a freshman who studied management, according to the school.
“We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, classmates, and all those affected by this tragedy,” the university said in its statement.
Deputies attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle just after midnight Monday near Farm-to-Market 2004 and This Way Street in Lake Jackson, the sheriff’s office said.
The driver of the vehicle, who was identified as Mendoza by The University Star, did not stop, deputies said. The deputies then chased after the vehicle for approximately a mile into a neighborhood located in the 100 block of Indian Warrior Trail.
According to the sheriff’s office, the driver went inside a home’s garage and parked before a deputy approached the vehicle, the release said.
The deputy then pulled out his firearm and shot into the vehicle. The sheriff’s office said the gunfire struck the driver.
The University Star reported that Mendoza was the one shot. He was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The deputy who pulled the trigger has since been placed on administrative leave in accordance with the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office policy.
KSAT reached out to the Lake Jackson Police Department and the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office for more information, but neither agency has responded at this time.
The shooting investigation is being led by the Texas Rangers, according to a Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office news release.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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