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Suspect sought, elderly North Texas woman’s mysterious death under investigation
BEDFORD – Police are searching for a man in connection with the mysterious death of an elderly woman at her home on Thursday.
Neighbors in the quiet community say they’re on alert after learning the yet-to-be-identified suspect forced his way into the woman’s home.
“It’s shocking to say the least,” neighbor Tyler Enloe said. “… It happened
right across the street. We’re okay. We’re definitely a little uneasy. My wife is pretty far along in pregnancy, so that’s definitely of concern, too.”
Police say the woman who lived on Meadowview Lane died Thursday, but that her body wasn’t discovered until Friday afternoon.
Bedford police located surveillance video from nearby homes. That video shows a suspect possibly wearing a wig approaching the victim’s front door. According to police, the woman answered and spoke to the unknown suspect who asked to use her phone. When she refused, police say he forced his way inside. Surveillance video, which hasn’t been publicly released, doesn’t show what happened inside the home, but police say the suspect left a few minutes later.
Meanwhile, Bedford police say the suspect is still on the run. They are reminding residents to be on alert, saying never answer the door for someone you don’t know and to call 911 immediately if you see anyone suspicious.
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When it comes to training the doctors and researchers who will staff hospitals, Texas holds its own on the world stage.
Several Texas health and medical institutions landed on U.S. News and World Report’s 2026-27 Best Global Universities list, with three cracking the global top 500 — led by UT Southwestern Medical Center at No. 113.
The list considered 13 indicators and weights to measure global research performance and reputation, ranking the world’s 2,250 top universities.
Here’s a look at how some major public and private health care and medical universities in Texas fared on the list.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Global Ranking: No. 113.
Location: Dallas, Texas.
Type: Public university.
Baylor College of Medicine
Global Ranking: No. 144.
Location: Houston, Texas.
Type: Private university.
University of Texas Health Science Center — Houston
Global Ranking: No. 324.
Location: Houston, Texas.
Type: Public university.
University of Texas Medical Branch — Galveston
Global Ranking: No. 599.
Location: Galveston, Texas.
Type: Public university.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Global Ranking: No. 1,871.
Location: Lubbock, Texas.
Type: Public university.
Mateo Rosiles is the Texas Connect reporter for USA TODAY and its regional papers in Texas. Got a news tip for him? Email him at mrosiles@usatodayco.com.
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