Tropical Storm Imelda makes landfall in Texas, could cause heavy flooding
Tropical Storm Imelda made landfall in Texas on Tuesday, and it could give the Houston area its heaviest rainfall from one storm since Hurricane…
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Giant Texas corn maze honors military families
An agricultural maze. In Texas. Honoring military families. Could this get any more American? Every year, the Graff 7A Ranch in Hondo hosts the South…
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10-year-old Texas girl who contracted brain-eating amoeba while swimming has died
The family of Lily Mae Avant, the 10-year-old from central Texas who contracted a brain-eating amoeba, said the little girl died Monday morning. She…
Continue Reading Congress set to vote on measure opposing Trump plan to divert millions from Fort Bliss to fund wall
The fight over funding for a border wall in Texas and other states appears to be heating up again in Congress this month as lawmakers near a deadline…
Continue Reading State Rep. Csar Blanco of El Paso announces run for Texas Senate
State Rep. Csar Blanco, D-El Paso, is running for the seat being vacated by state Sen. Jos Rodrguez. In a video published Monday, Blanco alluded to…
Continue Reading New Texas law bans electronic messaging of unwanted naked photos
A new state law in Texas aims to help prevent the sending of unwanted naked or sexually explicit images or videos electronically. The law says that a…
Continue Reading Fact check: Could Beto O’Rourke actually ‘take your AR-15, your AK-4’?
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas has made his position on assault weapons crystal clear. “Hell, yes, we’re going to take your…
Continue Reading 10-year-old Texas girl contracts brain-eating amoeba while swimming
A weekend swim left a young girl fighting for her life when she contracted a brain-eating amoeba with a 97% fatality rate. Lily Mae Avant, 10, swam…
Continue Reading Fight between parents at youth football game in Texas leads to shooting that wounded 2
Police in Texas say two people were injured when gunfire erupted at a youth football game. Authorities say a woman was struck in the leg and a girl…
Continue Reading Dak Prescott carves up Redskins defense in 31-21 Cowboys victory
Dak Prescott carved up the Washington Redskins’ defense with his arm and his legs, completing 26 of 30 passes for 269 yards and three…
Continue Reading Border Patrol agent wounded, gunman killed during Texas traffic stop shootout
Authorities say a U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and wounded during a traffic stop near the Texas border city of Del Rio and that another agent…
Continue Reading Blanco endorsed by fellow Texas Dems to run for state Senate seat opened by Rodrguez retirement
Texas State Sen. Jos Rodrguez, an El Paso Democrat, announced Friday that he would not seek re-election to the upper chamber in 2020. Now, a…
Continue Reading Longtime Texas state Sen. Jos Rodrguez of El Paso announces retirement
Texas State Sen. Jos Rodrguez, an El Paso Democrat, announced Friday that he would not seek re-election to the upper chamber in 2020. Rodrguez made…
Continue Reading Texas officer shot, suspect killed, priest beaten during ‘chaotic’ violent crime spree
A Houston police officer was hospitalized in stable condition after he was shot with his own gun in a struggle with a suspect who along with three…
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‘Join the Klan’ recruitment flyers found at Texas high school with mostly Hispanic students
School authorities in San Antonio have launched an investigation after a student found what appeared to be a Ku Klux Klan flyer in a bathroom earlier…
Continue Reading Texas GOP lawmaker defends ‘threatening’ tweet to Beto O’Rourke: ‘My AR is ready for you’
A Republican Texas state representative on Friday defended himself against criticism for tweeting that he had an assault weapon ready for Democratic…
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O’Rourke doubles-down on debate breakout moment: ‘We’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47’
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke on Friday defended his support for a mandatory gun buyback program of assault-style weapons,…
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‘Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15’; Beto draws praise from fellow Dems for shooting response
During a night of tense exchanges on the Democratic debate stage in Houston, four candidates made a point of offering kind words to rival Beto…
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Democratic debate in Texas features fiery exchanges between the presidential contenders
Progressive Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders shared the debate stage for the first time with establishment favorite Joe Biden Thursday…
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WATCH: Replay of the ABC News Democratic debate from Houston
The third Democratic debate, hosted on Thursday evening by ABC News, featured a single night of debate between the top 10 highest polling candidates…
Continue Reading 2 dead after cargo plane from Texas crashes, burns near airport in Ohio
Authorities say the two people killed in a fiery cargo plane crash near an Ohio airport were from Texas. The State Highway Patrol in Ohio says the…
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West Texas gunman had history of psychiatric facility violence, ‘suicidal tendencies’
The gunman who killed seven people in West Texas over Labor Day weekend was hospitalized nearly two decades ago at a psychiatric facility, where he…
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Texas oil legend T. Boone Pickens dies at age 91
T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died Wednesday. He was 91. Pickens was…
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Federal appeals court says asylum restrictions not blocked in Texas or New Mexico
A federal appeals court has put on hold a ruling that blocked a Trump administration policy that would prevent migrants from seeking asylum along the…
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Texas executes man who killed 61-year-old grandmother during crime spree
A Texas death row inmate was executed Tuesday evening for fatally shooting a 61-year-old grandmother at her north Texas home nearly a decade ago…
Continue Reading 3 Texas teens hospitalized for vape-related lung illnesses as national death toll grows to 5
Houston health officials say three teenagers have been hospitalized with serious lung illnesses following electronic cigarette use and vaping. The…
Continue Reading Odessa-Midland mass shooting highlights dangers of guns sold without background checks
The recent mass shooting in the Odessa-Midland area is shining new light on an old problem: In some states, a person barred from owning a gun under…
Continue Reading Abortion clinic closures leave big gap, El Paso is home to only clinics in west Texas
After seven states passed sweeping abortion bans this year, speculation soon arose about the potentially onerous travel burdens the laws could…
Continue Reading New Texas law could save college transfer students money and time
A new Texas state law that took effect this month wants to help some college students save time and money. Senate Bill 25 was signed into law by Gov.…
Continue Reading Texas attorney general leads 50 states & territories in antitrust probe of Google
Fifty U.S. states and territories, led by Texas, announced an investigation into Google’s “potential monopolistic behavior.” The…
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