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Elderly Woman Dies Before Hate Crime Trial

A 72-year-old North Texas woman charged with an anti-gay hate crime has died before her case could go to court.

2013/01/15

An inmate waits for the bars to a dorm at a minimum-security facility in Texas to be opened. (credit: Joe Raedle/Newsmakers/Getty Images)

Texas Inmate Pleads Guilty To Hate Crime

A federal prison inmate in Texas has pleaded guilty to a hate crime charge after admitting that he beat another prisoner he thought was gay.

2012/11/09

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Arlington Police Say Graffiti Case May Be A Hate Crime

Police say they suspect a hate crime in a North Texas neighborhood where racial slurs and derogatory images were spray-painted on garages and cars.

2012/06/23

Daniel Damian Sibley is accused of vandalizing homes and vehicles in Arlington with vulgar and derogatory messages. (credit: Arlington Police Department)

Police Arrest/Identify Anti-Gay Graffiti Suspects

Arlington police have arrested one suspect and identified four others involved in a hate crime involving graffiti spray painting that included anti-gay slurs, racial slurs, hateful messages and vulgar images.

2012/06/20

Several Area Businesses Targeted With Hate-Filled Graffiti

“I didn’t expect for this to happen. I’ve seen it many times in my life here. But, I thought these things were over,” says Al Faleh. “I guess it’s never going to be over.”

2012/06/13

A lesbian couple holding hands. (credit: David Silverman/Getty Images)

Plano PD: Wanted Suspects Committed Anti-Gay Hate Crime

Plano police are looking for two men they say committed a hate crime in their city. According to authorities, the suspects pistol-whipped an 18-year-old young man after he defended his two female friends from anti-gay remarks.

2012/06/05

A swastika spray-painted onto a Dallas street on April 6, 2012. (Credit: CBSDFW.com)

Swastika Spray Painted Onto Dallas Street

Shortly after the sun rose on the second day of Passover Saturday, residents in the 9500 block of Manchester Dr. found a stark-pink swastika spray painted in the middle of the street.

2012/04/07

Hate crime suspect Wanda Derby. (credit: Richland Hills Police Dept.)

71-Year-Old North Texas Woman Charged With Hate Crime

An elderly woman from Richland Hills has been arrested for allegedly committing a hate crime. The 71-year-old is accused of attacking a man with a wooden cane while making derogatory homosexual references about him.

2012/03/29

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at the University of Texas at Arlington. (credit: CBSDFW.COM)

U.S. Attorney General At Arlington LGBT Conference

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is spending the day at a conference on the University of Texas at Arlington campus aimed at promoting safe schools and communities for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.

2012/03/20