Embraced by law enforcement groups and with a major assist from McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara’s popularity, Waco attorney Josh Tetens easily defeated incumbent District Attorney Barry Johnson on Tuesday.

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Staff writer at the Waco Tribune-Herald covering courts and criminal justice. Follow me on Twitter @TSpoonFeed.Two appointed McLennan County judges won overwhelming support from the voters Tuesday, with each declaring victory to claim new four-year terms.
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A former Waco man convicted in December of aggravated robbery was sentenced to an additional 40 years in prison Monday for the sexual assault …
Waco police are investigating the fatal shooting of a teenage athlete who attended University High School, marking the school’s second shootin…