Investigators have identified four men they say were involved in a drug-related shooting in Houston that left a 10-year-old boy and a woman dead.More >>
Investigators have identified four men they say were involved in a drug-related shooting in Houston that left a 10-year-old boy and a woman dead.More >>
A combination of weather events have Central Texas peach farmers expecting a meager crop once again this season, after several years of little yield due to whimsical weather.More >>
A combination of weather events have Central Texas peach farmers expecting a meager crop once again this season, after several years of little yield due to whimsical weather.More >>
Billionaire Warren Buffett is spending his day listening to business pitches from a select group of kids, but the ideas aren't likely to generate new acquisitions for Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate.More >>
Billionaire Warren Buffett is spending his day listening to business pitches from a select group of kids, but the ideas aren't likely to generate new acquisitions for Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate.More >>
More Texas troopers will be on patrol over the Memorial Day weekend watching for speeders, drunken drivers and travelers not wearing seat belts.More >>
More Texas troopers will be on patrol over the Memorial Day weekend watching for speeders, drunken drivers and travelers not wearing seat belts.More >>
A classroom curriculum system used by hundreds of Texas school districts will stop offering lesson plans after some conservative groups claimed it was promoting anti-American values.More >>
A new publication reveals the Austin metro area over the course of a decade saw the nation's second-fastest increase in the number of poor people living in the suburbs.More >>
A new publication reveals the Austin metro area over the course of a decade saw the nation's second-fastest increase in the number of poor people living in the suburbs.More >>
A classroom curriculum system used by hundreds of Texas school districts will stop offering lesson plans after some conservative groups claimed it was promoting anti-American values.More >>
A classroom curriculum system used by hundreds of Texas school districts will stop offering lesson plans after some conservative groups claimed it was promoting anti-American values.More >>
Supporters say a new water taxi service across the Corpus Christi Ship Channel is meant to bolster tourism in the city's Sports Entertainment Arts District.More >>
Supporters say a new water taxi service across the Corpus Christi Ship Channel is meant to bolster tourism in the city's Sports Entertainment Arts District.More >>
An off-duty Harris County sheriff's deputy has been killed in a traffic accident that's led to another driver charged with intoxication manslaughter.More >>
An off-duty Harris County sheriff's deputy has been killed in a traffic accident that's led to another driver charged with intoxication manslaughter.More >>
Emergency responders have been searching for a Dallas firefighter who reported by radio being trapped while battling a blaze at a condominium complex.More >>
Emergency responders have been searching for a Dallas firefighter who reported by radio being trapped while battling a blaze at a condominium complex.More >>
Two women playing video games at a North Texas convenience store and a worker have been burned after a suspect set one of those customers on fire.More >>
Two women playing video games at a North Texas convenience store and a worker have been burned after a suspect set one of those customers on fire.More >>
Months after state lawmakers elevated a quiet feud with University of Texas System regents into a public spat, the Texas Senate is set to hold a confirmation hearing for new board members with just a week left in the...More >>
Months after state lawmakers elevated a quiet feud with University of Texas System regents into a public spat, the Texas Senate is set to hold a confirmation hearing for new board members with just a week left in the session.More >>
Tony Parker scored 20 points and Kawhi Leonard added 18 yesterday as the San Antonio Spurs topped the Memphis Grizzlies 105-83 in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. Danny Green had 16 points for the Spurs, who raced...More >>
As Congress takes up immigration reform, lawmakers seeking tighter border security may have to confront the reality of places such as Matamoros, Mexico, and other border towns controlled by drug cartels.More >>
As Congress takes up immigration reform, lawmakers seeking tighter border security may have to confront the reality of places such as Matamoros, Mexico, and other border towns controlled by drug cartels.More >>
Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage.More >>
Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage.More >>
New revisions to a major water bill calls for ousting the six-member Texas Water Development Board and the agency's top official before the state embarks on a new $2 billion water fund.More >>
New revisions to a major water bill calls for ousting the six-member Texas Water Development Board and the agency's top official before the state embarks on a new $2 billion water fund.More >>
A legal battle between a suburban Dallas neighborhood association and a homeowner seeking to install solar panels on his house exposed problems with a state law passed in 2011.More >>
A legal battle between a suburban Dallas neighborhood association and a homeowner seeking to install solar panels on his house exposed problems with a state law passed in 2011.More >>
The beef-processing company that makes the product that critics call "pink slime" continues to struggle more than a year after the initial stories on the lean bits of beef that Beef Products Inc. produced.More >>
The beef-processing company that makes the product that critics call "pink slime" continues to struggle more than a year after the initial stories on the lean bits of beef that Beef Products Inc. produced.More >>
By Associated Press Texas Gov. Rick Perry has aggressively helped shape state policy in his 12 years in office, vetoing more than 260 bills. Here are a few notable actions he has taken during his...More >>
By Associated Press Texas Gov. Rick Perry has aggressively helped shape state policy in his 12 years in office, vetoing more than 260 bills. Here are a few notable actions he has taken during his tenure:More >>
On the best playoff run in their short history, the Memphis Grizzlies refuse to be satisfied with just reaching their first Western Conference final. The San Antonio Spurs are looking for a little payback themselves...More >>
On the best playoff run in their short history, the Memphis Grizzlies refuse to be satisfied with just reaching their first Western Conference final. The San Antonio Spurs are looking for a little payback themselves after...More >>
Powerball is a game of numbers, and lottery officials say the majority of possible combinations have already been purchased ahead of Saturday night's near-historic $600 million drawing.More >>
Powerball is a game of numbers, and lottery officials say the majority of possible combinations have already been purchased ahead of Saturday night's near-historic $600 million drawing.More >>
El Paso police used a bomb squad to investigate the home of a high school teacher arrested on charges he had an improper relationship with a student.More >>
El Paso police used a bomb squad to investigate the home of a high school teacher arrested on charges he had an improper relationship with a student.More >>
The Star Trek shuttlecraft Galileo is landing in Houston to be displayed not far from NASA's Mission Control, which may have been able to help Dr. Spock all those years ago.More >>
The Star Trek shuttlecraft Galileo is landing in Houston to be displayed not far from NASA's Mission Control, which may have been able to help Dr. Spock all those years ago.More >>
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy...More >>
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be...More >>
Residents in the North Texas town of Granbury whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a deadly tornado are set to return to get what belongings may be left and start cleaning up.More >>
Residents in the North Texas town of Granbury whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a deadly tornado are set to return to get what belongings may be left and start cleaning up.More >>
Family and friends are set to remember flamboyant swindler Billie Sol Estes, a man whose name was synonymous with Texas-sized schemes, greed and corruption.More >>
Family and friends are set to remember flamboyant swindler Billie Sol Estes, a man whose name was synonymous with Texas-sized schemes, greed and corruption.More >>
The Texas House has approved a dramatic overhaul of the state's troubled $3 billion cancer-fighting agency, including replacing its entire, 11-member board.More >>
The Texas House has approved a dramatic overhaul of the state's troubled $3 billion cancer-fighting agency, including replacing its entire, 11-member board.More >>
Police say an 83-year-old man has been taken into custody after his son and grandson were found shot to death in the North Texas home all three shared.More >>
Police say an 83-year-old man has been taken into custody after his son and grandson were found shot to death in the North Texas home all three shared.More >>
The Texas Senate has approved a bill criminalizing the use of drones and other unmanned aircraft to indiscriminately photograph or conduct surveillance on private property.More >>
The Texas Senate has approved a bill criminalizing the use of drones and other unmanned aircraft to indiscriminately photograph or conduct surveillance on private property.More >>
A woman has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bilking Gulf Coast residents by posing as a federal safety official after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.More >>
A woman has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bilking Gulf Coast residents by posing as a federal safety official after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.More >>
The Texas Senate has voted to extend the life of the state lottery in a vote that was much less contentious than in the House, where some lawmakers tried to kill it off.More >>
The Texas Senate has voted to extend the life of the state lottery in a vote that was much less contentious than in the House, where some lawmakers tried to kill it off.More >>
Texas has become the fifth state to sue British oil company BP over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, seeking damages for the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.More >>
Texas has become the fifth state to sue British oil company BP over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, seeking damages for the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.More >>
A federal judge has agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.More >>
A federal judge has agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.More >>
A northwest Texas rancher has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for firing multiple times at a crop-dusting airplane flying over his property.More >>
A northwest Texas rancher has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for firing multiple times at a crop-dusting airplane flying over his property.More >>
Dallas may be more than 250 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, the closest body of salt water, but that's not stopping a foundation and city officials from announcing plans for an $80 million maritime museum.More >>
Dallas may be more than 250 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, the closest body of salt water, but that's not stopping a foundation and city officials from announcing plans for an $80 million maritime museum.More >>
Military officials say two Fort Bliss soldiers and one from Fort Stewart in Georgia were killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device.More >>
Military officials say two Fort Bliss soldiers and one from Fort Stewart in Georgia were killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device.More >>
Prosecutors in Central Texas say they will retry a man whose quarter-century old murder conviction was overturned due to questions about the fire science used at his trial.More >>
Prosecutors in Central Texas say they will retry a man whose quarter-century old murder conviction was overturned due to questions about the fire science used at his trial.More >>
Authorities in the Turks and Caicos Islands have decided not to prosecute two Americans accused of having one bullet each in their luggage at the airport in the British territory.More >>
Authorities in the Turks and Caicos Islands have decided not to prosecute two Americans accused of having one bullet each in their luggage at the airport in the British territory.More >>
The Energy Department has given conditional approval to a Texas company that wants to export liquefied natural gas, the second LNG export project the Obama administration has approved as it faces a wave of export...More >>
The Energy Department has given conditional approval to a Texas company that wants to export liquefied natural gas, the second LNG export project the Obama administration has approved as it faces a wave of export requests.More >>
A veteran House Democrat is leading a mini revolt against the Senate, saying he will use a parliamentary tactic to temporarily halt every local bill from the upper chamber because it's moving too slowly.More >>
A veteran House Democrat is leading a mini revolt against the Senate, saying he will use a parliamentary tactic to temporarily halt every local bill from the upper chamber because it's moving too slowly.More >>
An East Texas sheriff who took office in January has resigned after pleading guilty to tampering and being sentenced to three years of probation.More >>
An East Texas sheriff who took office in January has resigned after pleading guilty to tampering and being sentenced to three years of probation.More >>
Two men and a teenager are jailed on aggravated robbery charges for breaking into an apartment and beating a woman there who was 9 months pregnant.More >>
Two men and a teenager are jailed on aggravated robbery charges for breaking into an apartment and beating a woman there who was 9 months pregnant.More >>
A tea party group says the Internal Revenue Service asked about its involvement in efforts to verify signatures in the effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.More >>
A tea party group says the Internal Revenue Service asked about its involvement in efforts to verify signatures in the effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.More >>
People in a Central Texas town whose homes or businesses were destroyed in a deadly fertilizer plant explosion need a permit to tear down the structures.More >>
People in a Central Texas town whose homes or businesses were destroyed in a deadly fertilizer plant explosion need a permit to tear down the structures.More >>
A review finds dozens of tea party groups and other conservative groups subjected to improper scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service operate with small budgets and rarely displayed overt partisan activities.More >>
A review finds dozens of tea party groups and other conservative groups subjected to improper scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service operate with small budgets and rarely displayed overt partisan activities.More >>
An East St. Louis firefighter says he's appealing his firing after his alleged refusal to take a drug test following his Texas arrest for possession of marijuana.More >>
An East St. Louis firefighter says he's appealing his firing after his alleged refusal to take a drug test following his Texas arrest for possession of marijuana.More >>
Houston police and members of the military plan to turn out in force at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport to welcome 300 wounded warriors arriving for a "Warrior Weekend."More >>
Houston police and members of the military plan to turn out in force at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport to welcome 300 wounded warriors arriving for a "Warrior Weekend."More >>
Dozens of tea party groups and other conservative organizations of the kind subjected to improper scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service operate with small budgets and rarely displayed overt partisan activities.More >>
Dozens of tea party groups and other conservative organizations of the kind subjected to improper scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service operate with small budgets and rarely displayed overt partisan activities.More >>
An Army sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.More >>
An Army sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.More >>
U.S. officials have identified the Fort Hood soldier accused of sexual assault, including possibly arranging for at least one woman to have sex for money. He is Sgt. 1st Class Gregory McQueen, coordinator of a sexual...More >>
U.S. officials have identified the Fort Hood soldier accused of sexual assault, including possibly arranging for at least one woman to have sex for money. He is Sgt. 1st Class Gregory McQueen, coordinator of a sexual assault...More >>
A North Texas neighborhood torn apart by a tornado will remain closed to its residents until officials can account for everyone who lived there.More >>
A North Texas neighborhood torn apart by a tornado will remain closed to its residents until officials can account for everyone who lived there.More >>
At Autrey Mill Middle School in suburban Atlanta, students are using electronic tablets instead of paper and pencil to answer questions, take tests and tell their teachers whether they understand their lesson or not.More >>
At Autrey Mill Middle School in suburban Atlanta, students are using electronic tablets instead of paper and pencil to answer questions, take tests and tell their teachers whether they understand their lesson or not.More >>
Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm (soom) has announced plans to retire this year after she's completed putting together the next city budget proposal.More >>
Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm (soom) has announced plans to retire this year after she's completed putting together the next city budget proposal.More >>
The twister that ripped through the town of Granbury on Wednesday night killed at least six people and injured dozens of others. Here are the worst tornadoes ever to hit Texas, based on number of deaths and injuries:More >>
The twister that ripped through the town of Granbury on Wednesday night killed at least six people and injured dozens of others. Here are the worst tornadoes ever to hit Texas, based on number of deaths and injuries:More >>
House Republicans have moved to protect the Department of Homeland Security from the big cuts facing other domestic agencies under the party's slashing budget plan.More >>
House Republicans have moved to protect the Department of Homeland Security from the big cuts facing other domestic agencies under the party's slashing budget plan.More >>
The House budget chief says a spending deal with the Senate remains elusive after a midnight goal of a compromise came and went with both sides still apart.More >>
The House budget chief says a spending deal with the Senate remains elusive after a midnight goal of a compromise came and went with both sides still apart.More >>
An ex-municipal worker in South Texas has been sentenced to more than three years in prison over $68,000 in personal charges put on city credit cards.More >>
An ex-municipal worker in South Texas has been sentenced to more than three years in prison over $68,000 in personal charges put on city credit cards.More >>
About 130 flights have been canceled or diverted at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport after tornadoes rolled through parts of North Texas.More >>
About 130 flights have been canceled or diverted at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport after tornadoes rolled through parts of North Texas.More >>
Utility officials say about 20,000 homes and businesses have lost electricity after tornadoes swept through North Texas and left at least six people dead.More >>
Utility officials say about 20,000 homes and businesses have lost electricity after tornadoes swept through North Texas and left at least six people dead.More >>
Gov. Rick Perry is holding a special ceremony to sign into law a proposal attempting to limit future wrongful convictions as the legislative session enters its final, frantic days.More >>
Gov. Rick Perry is holding a special ceremony to sign into law a proposal attempting to limit future wrongful convictions as the legislative session enters its final, frantic days.More >>
The House is set to debate a plan to dramatically expand the number of charter schools allowed to operate in Texas - a sweeping proposal that's cleared the Senate but could face a tougher road in the lower...More >>
The House is set to debate a plan to dramatically expand the number of charter schools allowed to operate in Texas - a sweeping proposal that's cleared the Senate but could face a tougher road in the lower chamber.More >>
Federal and state officials say they're poised to announce findings of their investigation into a deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion that killed at least 14 people.More >>
Federal and state officials say they're poised to announce findings of their investigation into a deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion that killed at least 14 people.More >>
Criminal suspects suffering from mental illness could stay in jail until they are competent to stand trial under a proposal in the Texas Legislature.More >>
Criminal suspects suffering from mental illness could stay in jail until they are competent to stand trial under a proposal in the Texas Legislature.More >>
A rare $10 bill from 1929 marked with the name of the Texas town of West goes up for auction to benefit families of victims of the deadly fertilizer plant explosion there.More >>
A rare $10 bill from 1929 marked with the name of the Texas town of West goes up for auction to benefit families of victims of the deadly fertilizer plant explosion there.More >>
Fifteen people were injured, 10 of them hospitalized, when an escalator packed with people at San Antonio's convention center malfunctioned and jerked to a stop, causing a tumble of bodies down the steps.More >>
Fifteen people were injured, 10 of them hospitalized, when an escalator packed with people at San Antonio's convention center malfunctioned and jerked to a stop, causing a tumble of bodies down the steps.More >>
A federal judge in Iowa says he'll order a new competency hearing to determine whether a former college student accused of planting bombs in rural Midwest mailboxes in 2002 is mentally fit enough to stand trial.More >>
A federal judge in Iowa says he'll order a new competency hearing to determine whether a former college student accused of planting bombs in rural Midwest mailboxes in 2002 is mentally fit enough to stand trial.More >>
Authorities in South Texas say four Mexican nationals with ties to a leading crime ring have been sentenced to prison for attempting to smuggle weapons into Mexico.More >>
Authorities in South Texas say four Mexican nationals with ties to a leading crime ring have been sentenced to prison for attempting to smuggle weapons into Mexico.More >>
A state district judge has put off next week's scheduled execution of a Texas inmate condemned for the slaying of a corrections officer at a South Texas prison in 1999.More >>
A state district judge has put off next week's scheduled execution of a Texas inmate condemned for the slaying of a corrections officer at a South Texas prison in 1999.More >>
The Texas Senate gave final approval to a bill creating new limits to the powers of university regents to fire campus presidents and requires them to under undergo ethics training. Wednesday's vote sends the bill...More >>
The Texas Senate gave final approval to a bill creating new limits to the powers of university regents to fire campus presidents and requires them to under undergo ethics training. Wednesday's vote sends the bill to Gov....More >>
A pregnant Houston-area woman has been charged with offering her 3-year-old son for adoption on Craigslist in an advertisement signed "Desperate."More >>
A pregnant Houston-area woman has been charged with offering her 3-year-old son for adoption on Craigslist in an advertisement signed "Desperate."More >>
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has ordered a hearing to address allegations raised in an appeal from a woman sent to death row for the 1996 robbery and slaying of an 80-year-old Amarillo man at his apartment.More >>
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has ordered a hearing to address allegations raised in an appeal from a woman sent to death row for the 1996 robbery and slaying of an 80-year-old Amarillo man at his apartment.More >>
A Texas woman who's been aimlessly roaming Hutchinson for several weeks, refusing to talk and rebuffing offers of help, now at least has shelter at the county jail after being arrested for criminal trespass.More >>
A Texas woman who's been aimlessly roaming Hutchinson for several weeks, refusing to talk and rebuffing offers of help, now at least has shelter at the county jail after being arrested for criminal trespass.More >>
An ex-commercial sprinkler system installer in Southeast Texas has been charged with using his skills to steal and sell brass fire hose fittings.More >>
An ex-commercial sprinkler system installer in Southeast Texas has been charged with using his skills to steal and sell brass fire hose fittings.More >>
The U.S. Postal Service says Los Angeles was the worst city in America for dog attacks on letter carriers last year, and it urged pet owners to help reduce the attacks.More >>
The U.S. Postal Service says Los Angeles was the worst city in America for dog attacks on letter carriers last year, and it urged pet owners to help reduce the attacks.More >>
An American Airlines jet bound from Dallas-Fort Worth to New Mexico has made an emergency landing in Amarillo amid reports of smoke in the plane.More >>
An American Airlines jet bound from Dallas-Fort Worth to New Mexico has made an emergency landing in Amarillo amid reports of smoke in the plane.More >>
Federal investigators say dozens of people have been charged in Medicare scams that collectively billed the taxpayer-funded program about $223 million in bogus charges.More >>
Federal investigators say dozens of people have been charged in Medicare scams that collectively billed the taxpayer-funded program about $223 million in bogus charges.More >>
A former first-responder in the Central Texas town devastated by a deadly plant explosion is to appear in court on allegations that he possessed materials for a pipe bomb.More >>
A former first-responder in the Central Texas town devastated by a deadly plant explosion is to appear in court on allegations that he possessed materials for a pipe bomb.More >>
A Texas death row inmate awaits a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on whether his execution for killing a Houston police officer 14 years ago this week should be blocked.More >>
A Texas death row inmate awaits a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on whether his execution for killing a Houston police officer 14 years ago this week should be blocked.More >>
The House is considering asking voters to approve term limits for future officeholders - which could send a message to Rick Perry, the longest-serving governor in Texas history.More >>
The House is considering asking voters to approve term limits for future officeholders - which could send a message to Rick Perry, the longest-serving governor in Texas history.More >>
Four weeks after a fertilizer plant exploded in Texas, investigators have yet to announce what prompted the fire and touched off the massive explosion that killed 14 people.More >>
Four weeks after a fertilizer plant exploded in Texas, investigators have yet to announce what prompted the fire and touched off the massive explosion that killed 14 people.More >>
A Central Texas historic preservation program is being challenged because critics say it offers generous tax breaks to owners who don't adequately show whether they need the tax relief.More >>
A Central Texas historic preservation program is being challenged because critics say it offers generous tax breaks to owners who don't adequately show whether they need the tax relief.More >>
Louisiana authorities have suspended the explosives licenses of a company accused of improperly storing millions of pounds of a military propellant in Louisiana.More >>
Louisiana authorities have suspended the explosives licenses of a company accused of improperly storing millions of pounds of a military propellant in Louisiana.More >>
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CHRISTUS Health Shreveport-Bossier has announced the closure of one hospital and the expansion of another, in what it is calling a "new strategic direction."More >>
CHRISTUS Health Shreveport-Bossier has announced the closure of one hospital and the expansion of another, in what it is calling a "new strategic direction."More >>
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