BROWNSVILLE
A federal prosecutor says the founder of a South Texas cargo airline had online contact with 13- and 14-year-old girls that quickly turned sexual and graphic.
Robert L. Hedrick is charged with five child pornography-related counts. His trial began Monday.
Hedrick announced the opening of Pan American Airways in the fall of 2010. The company is based at the Brownsville airport.
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● DALLAS — The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to consider a new trial for a Houston-area man convicted of killing his girlfriend’s baby daughter, despite a key witness in the case retreating from her testimony.
● FORT WORTH — Police say a tree trimmer has died at a North Texas job site after his equipment came in contact with power lines.
● DALLAS — A Dallas woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using her cellphone to share sexual images of a 6-year-old girl.
Compiled from wire reports
