TEXAS TERROR

Hate plot eyed as box bombs kill again

DENNIS RODMAN scored a no-jail plea deal in his California drunken driving case Monday after attending rehab.

The NBA Hall of Fame inductee pleaded guilty to one count of driving under the influence of alcohol, and one count of driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.08% or higher.

He was sentenced to a ninemonth alcohol education program, placed on three years’ informal probation and ordered to pay $390 in fines, court records show.

“Dennis has accepted responsibility for his sobriety and has made great progress,” Rodman’s lawyer Paul Meyer said in a statement to the Daily News.

Rodman, 56, was pulled over Jan. 13 in Newport Beach and failed a field sobriety test, police said. BLASTS FROM TWO package bombs killed a teenage boy and injured two women Monday in Austin, Texas, in what police are investigating as possible hate crimes committed by a serial bomber.

A third exploding package killed an African-American man and wounded another on March 2.

The FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Postal Service have been brought into the investigation, the chief said.

Manley said that some of the packages were delivered by hand.

“We do not believe at all that this was a delivery that came through the Postal Service,” Manley said. “So it was placed on the front doorstep.”

The chief urged residents to remain vigilant and to alert the police about suspicious packages delivered to their home.

“It’s not a time to panic, but it is time to be vigilant,” Manley said. “If you see a suspicious package on yours or somebody else’s doorstep, let us know,” Manley said.

The explosions came as the city hosts the popular South by Southwest festival.

“SXSW is heartbroken by the explosions in Austin earlier this month and today,” organizers wrote on the festival’s Twitter page. “Our thoughts are with the victims and those affected.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office is offering a $15,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest.