July 2026

The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office announced that a capital murder suspect was arrested after the suspect had been on the run for months. KCSO announced the arrest of Diego Carlos Rodriguez on Friday, June 26 around 3 p.m.

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A truck driver that fell asleep at the wheel and caused a multi-vehicle collision that killed five people in 2025, pleaded guilty on Thursday, June 25. Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni accepted a plea deal on Thursday to five counts of manslaughter after falling asleep at the wheel on interstate 20 in Kaufman County in August and struck multiple vehicles and killed five people according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

The Fire Chief of the Mabank Fire Department was killed after being struck by a vehicle on Saturday, June 27. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, they, along with Highway Patrol, were requested to assist with a vehicle vs.