Breaking News: Casey Anthony Moving to Texas!

The ongoing Casey Anthony murder trial drama got a Texas connection on Wednesday, July 6, when rumors began circulating that the acquitted accused murderess was going to be relocating to Houston.

Anthony was convicted on four counts of lying to the police and sentenced to one year in prison for each of them and, with time served and good behavior being taken into consideration, is now scheduled to be released on Sunday, July 17. (Anthony is shown here during her sentencing on the morning of Thursday, July 7.)

CNN's Jane Velez Mitchell was among the talking heads who began discussing rumors that upon her release from jail Anthony would be travelling to the Lone Star State and moving in with an aunt. Motives for this include a desire not to move back in with her father, who she has accused of molesting her, avoiding the angry mobs that have gathered in Orlando and dismissed the validity of the jury's decision, and seeking anonymity in a large metropolitan area. (Anthony is shown here after her arrest in 2008.)

* The ongoing Casey Anthony affair had another Texas connection in the form of Texas EquuSearch, a search organization headquartered in the Houston suburb of Dickinson, which played a big role in the search for missing infant Caylee Anthony. Texas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller has spoken out about his dissatisfaction over the Anthony verdict in a recent story run by KHOU in Houston: "Texas EquuSearch Founder: Casey Anthony Verdict 'Unbelievable'"

* According to Texas EquuSearch, it spent some $112,000 organizing searches for Caylee and now wants to be reimbursed by the Anthony family, as reported on by station KIAH in Houston: Texas Equusearch Founder To Sue Casey Anthony

* Other Texas experts stood by the results of the trial and have spoken out in support of them. These include Tyler, Texas, defense attorney Bobby Mims, whose expressed his views in an interview with the Tyler Morning Telegraph: "East Texas Defense Attorneys Say Casey Anthony Jury Did Its Job"

* Houston attorneys interviewed by KHOU also stood behind the Orlando jury's decision: "Attorneys Weigh-In On Casey Anthony Verdict"

* Many Texans without any sort of legal background, however, derided the decision of the jury, as reported by KDAF TV in Dallas: "North Texans React to Casey Anthony Verdict"

* See also "Casey Anthony Trial — The Aftermath" on the Religion, Politics, and Sex site.

* See also "10 Years Ago Today: Andrea Yates Child Murders" to read about one of the more sensational cases of the same sort that occured in Texas. Yates is one of seven mothers profiled in "(Bad) Mothers of the Year," one of the Chapters in Texas Confidential: Sex, Scandal, Murder and Mayhem in the Lone Star State.