Andrea Lucia

5 days ago | cbsnews.com | Andrea Lucia

Gateway Church founder Robert Morris appears in court for alleged child abuse in the 1980s PAWHUSKA, Okla. — Once the prominent senior pastor of Gateway Church, speaking to television and radio audiences worldwide, Robert Morris now lets his lawyers speak for him. "We're not talking today. Thank you very much. No comment. Thanks y'all," said attorney Mack Martin, as he escorted Morris and his wife into the Osage County courthouse Friday.

5 days ago | cbsnews.com | Julia Falcon |Steven Rosenbaum |Steven Porrello writes |Andrea Lucia

Former Gateway Church pastor Robert Morris to make court appearance in Oklahoma Robert Morris, the founder of Southlake-based Gateway Church, one of the nation's largest congregations, appeared before a judge Friday in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, on charges of sexually abusing a child in the 1980s. The hearing was very short. The Osage County, Oklahoma judge acknowledged Morris's presence in the courtroom and set the date for the next hearing, which will be Sept. 4.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Andrea Lucia |Kelsy Mittauer

Retired Tarrant County detective calls for change to protect vulnerable children from Munchausen When Detective Mike Weber retired from the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office earlier this year, he walked away an expert in an unthinkable crime. Over the last 15 years, he's arrested more than a dozen women on charges of medical abuse. The cases involve what's known as Munchausen by Proxy, in which caregivers, usually mothers, intentionally make their children sick.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Lexi Salazar |Andrea Lucia

A growing number of Texans are reporting feeling taken advantage of after purchasing residential solar panel systems. The CBS News Texas I-Team has uncovered a pattern of complaints within the industry, and now the problem has caught the attention of Texas state lawmakers. "They're promising the moon and delivering a flashlight," said Texas Rep. Gary VanDeaver of New Boston, the author of one of the solar panel-related bills that's been filed this session.

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Andrea Lucia

Arlington wins restraining order against Pecos over costly tax exemptions The city of Arlington says it has obtained a temporary restraining order against the small west Texas town of Pecos, halting deals that have cost the area more than two million dollars in annual tax revenue. "I'm going to go off script because I'm pissed. Can I say that?" said Arlington Mayor Jim Ross, briefing a Texas Senate committee on the dispute with the town more than 400 miles from the city.