Animal-protection officers who captured two emus found running loose in Austin’s Zilker Park said they were “just as confused as everybody else” about how the flightless birds ended up there.A Houston man was charged with orchestrating a scheme to steal more than $1 million worth of vehicles after he persuaded individuals on Instagram to reserve rental cars for him that he then had picked up and driven to Mexico.A 58-year-old Bedford woman was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for paying $10,000 in Bitcoin to a man she hired on the dark web to kill her boyfriend’s lover.The Harlingen school district awarded a range of prizes to students who had perfect attendance records, including a brand-new car to a high school junior who doesn’t…
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