Police said the youngsters were in their mother’s bedroom while she was in another part of the house.  Police said the woman had put the handgun on top of a chest of drawers, thinking the weapon was out of the children’s reach. 

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● AMARILLO — A Texas Panhandle physician and his wife have been found dead in their home and police have recovered a gun believed used in the shootings.  Amarillo police said no suspects were being sought in the deaths of 71-year-old Dr. Henry Norrid and his 53-year-old wife, Carolyn. 

● TYLER — East Texas police are seeking a beautician charged with unlicensed medical practice after a breast augmentation she’s accused of performing left a customer hospitalized in critical condition. 

● HIDALGO — A South Texas mayor has resigned after more than two decades in office and midway through his current term.  Hidalgo Mayor John David Franz announced his resignation at Tuesday night’s city commission meeting. 

● HOUSTON — A judge in Houston has been barred from hearing a neighboring county’s cases in a dispute over a shoplifting charge against a friend’s daughter.