DOJ will ask Supreme Court to halt Texas abortion law
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration says it will turn next to the U.S. Supreme Court in another attempt…
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Passenger with gun holds driver hostage in Houston traffic stop
HOUSTON, Texas — A hostage situation that lingered for hours on a southwest Houston street ended Friday afternoon after an armed passenger inside a…
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Appeals court lets Texas continue banning most abortions
AUSTIN, Texas — A federal appeals court is once again allowing Texas to continue banning most abortions. The decision Thursday night keeps the law…
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Texas school leader tells teachers to balance Holocaust books with ‘opposing’ views
SOUTHLAKE, Texas — A top administrator with the Carroll Independent School District in Southlake advised teachers last week that if they have a…
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Former Boeing pilot involved in Max testing indicted
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — A former Boeing test pilot has been indicted on fraud charges related to his work in evaluating…
Continue Reading Texas urges appeals court to keep abortion ban in place as legal challenges play out
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton urged a powerful federal appeals court on Thursday to allow a state…
Continue Reading Cowboys looking to end six-game losing streak vs. Patriots
By The Associated Press The Cowboys will look to snap a six-game losing streak against New England when they visit the Patriots. Dallas is 0-5…
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Best places to retire in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to retire in Texas from…
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Shatner, crew blast to edge of space and then back to Earth
COMPLETE COVERAGE of the Race to Space: More video, stories, photosRELATED STORY: Shatner is oldest person ever to go to space: ‘The most profound…
Continue Reading Dallas man sentenced in plot targeting gay men for violent crimes using a dating app
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A Dallas man has been sentenced in a scheme to target gay men for violent crimes using the dating app Grindr, according to…
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Fort Hood identifies soldier found dead behind barracks
ORIGINAL REPORT, Oct. 13: A 26-year-old Fort Hood soldier found dead Saturday behind his barracks was identified Wednesday by military officials as…
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Texas youth lockups are target of federal probe for sex abuse, staff misconduct
AUSTIN, Texas — The scandal-plagued Texas Juvenile Justice Department is the target of a new federal civil rights investigation, the four U.S.…
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Texas florist becomes 100th US Capitol rioter to plead guilty
By Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Texas florist became the 100th person to plead guilty in connection with the January 6 insurrection, a…
Continue Reading What will happen when Texas’ ban on Covid-19 vaccine mandates conflicts with the federal vaccine requirement
By Eric Levenson, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s new executive order bans any entity in Texas from enforcing a Covid-19 vaccine mandate — a…
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Defense begins presenting case in Texas nurse’s murder trial
TYLER, Texas (AP) — Defense attorneys have begun calling witnesses in the capital murder trial of a former nurse accused of killing four patients…
Continue Reading Texan charged in Baltimore with threatening vaccine advocate
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Texas man will have to appear in Baltimore to answer a charge of threatening a Maryland doctor who has been a prominent advocate…
Continue Reading State climatologist finds Texas is seeing hotter days due to climate change
AUSTIN, Texas — Climate change has made the Texas heat worse, with less relief as nighttime temperatures warm, a newly published report from…
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Shatner, 90, inspires with real-life space trip from Van Horn
By CODY JACKSON and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — As William Shatner prepares to be beamed up at age 90 for his first…
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Texas House votes to put Fort Bliss back in Fierro’s district
UPDATE, Oct. 12: The Texas House unanimously approved an amendment Tuesday evening to the state’s redistricting map to include most of Fort Bliss in…
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Altuve, Astros going back to ALCS after routing White Sox
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a three-run homer and scored four times, and the Houston Astros eliminated the…
Continue Reading Southwest limits canceled flights after 3 tumultuous days
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines appears to be fixing problems that caused the cancellation of nearly 2,400 flights over the previous three days.…
Continue Reading American Airlines expects to post 3Q profit on federal aid
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines expects a busy holiday season, with more than 6,100 flights on some days, more flying than it did over…
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Classes resume at Texas school after shooting that wounded 2
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Classes have resumed at a Texas high school for the first time since a classroom shooting that wounded a teacher and…
Continue Reading Justice Department again presses to halt Texas abortion law
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration is again urging courts to step in and suspend a new Texas law that…
Continue Reading Texas governor orders ban on private company vaccine mandate
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday to prohibit any entity, including…
Continue Reading Gas prices skyrocket as the global energy crisis worsens
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The cost of energy was dirt cheap in the spring of 2020 as roads and airports sat nearly empty during the height of the…
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Southwest cancels hundreds more flights; passengers stranded
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has canceled hundreds more flights following a weekend of major service…
Continue Reading Jennifer Sewell, missing Fort Hood soldier, found safe
By Claire Colbert, CNN Missing Fort Hood soldier Pfc. Jennifer Sewell has been found safe, officials said in a press release. Sewell’s family…
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Famous actors from Texas
Stacker compiled a list of famous actors born in Texas from…
Continue Reading Captain Kirk’s Blue Origin space flight from Van Horn delayed
VAN HORN, Texas — Actor William Shatner’s first-ever flight into the final frontier will have to wait. The “Star Trek” star’s anticipated trip…
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