August 11, 2016 Beaumont, Texas – A 26-year-old Wimberly, Texas woman has been sentenced to federal prison for identity theft related violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.

Samantha Kelly Bradshaw pleaded guilty on May 2, 2016 to identity theft by unlawful possession of a means of identification and was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone.

August 10, 2016 - Texas has confirmed that an infant who recently died in Harris County had microcephaly linked to the Zika virus. The baby passed away shortly after birth and is the first Zika-related death reported in Texas.

During her pregnancy, the mother was in Latin America, where she was infected, and the baby acquired the infection in the womb. Recent test results confirmed the baby’s condition and link to Zika. The mother and baby are classified as travel-related cases, and there is no additional associated risk in Texas.

August 9, 2016 - The mosquito-transmitted Zika virus is a potential threat to the health of unborn babies in Texas and other states, and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has stepped up efforts  to educate the public on ways to protect themselves from this new menace, said agency entomologists.