1 person dead and 13 others injured in shooting at a vigil near Houston, police say
By Joe Sutton, CNN One person has died and at least 13 others were injured after shots rang out during a vigil in a Houston suburb where around 50…
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Cowboys defense dominates Washington in 27-20 victory
GREATER LANDOVER, Maryland — Rookie linebacker Micah Parsons and Dallas Cowboys defenders must have been paying attention when their head coach…
Continue Reading California governor says he will use legal tactics of Texas abortion ban to implement gun control
CNN’s Jessica Schneider explains the Supreme Court decision that allows the controversial Texas abortion law to continue, but also allows providers…
Continue Reading California governor wants Texas-like law to ban assault guns
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on…
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WATCH: GMA host Michael Strahan completes space flight from Van Horn
Click here for Complete Coverage of the Race To Space UPDATE #3: VAN HORN, Texas — Football star and TV celebrity Michael Strahan caught a ride to…
Continue Reading More than 300 arrested by US Marshals in Gulf Coast crime sweep targeting violent criminals
By Nadeem Muaddi, CNN The US Marshals Service announced the end of a 26-long-week, multiagency crime sweep, resulting in the arrest of more than 350…
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Monkees singer-guitarist and Texas native Michael Nesmith dies at 78
LOS ANGELES, California — Mike Nesmith, the Houston, Texas native who was a founding member of The Monkees and went on to become a…
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Court won’t stop Texas abortion ban, but lets clinics sue
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place Texas’ ban on most abortions. And the decision on…
Continue Reading Texas is the #1 state with the most rural hospital closures since 2005
Sidecar Health investigated rural hospital closures in Texas using data from the University of North Carolina Sheps Center for Health Services…
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Garland: A town in Texas or just festive vocabulary?
Stacker investigated cities and towns named after Christmas in Texas using data from the U.S. Census…
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McCarthy returns to Cowboys: ‘We’re going to win this game’
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy is declaring his team will beat Washington as he…
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Army Times details what caused National Guard’s border mission to fall apart
MCALLEN, Texas — A report Wednesday from Army Times details problems that plagued the National Guard in patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border in 2021.…
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Cowboys’ Prescott challenges Packers’ Jones for NFL Man of the Year honors
DALLAS, Texas — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott joins Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones, an El Paso native, among the 32 men chosen…
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Michael Strahan’s Blue Origin space flight pushed back to Saturday in Van Horn
VAN HORN, Texas — Michael Strahan is still going to space, but he needs to wait a little bit longer. Blue Origin announced Wednesday that the ABC…
Continue Reading Travis Scott denies legal liability in Astroworld Festival tragedy, court documents show
By Rosa Flores, CNN Travis Scott denies allegations, including negligence, in lawsuits filed against him for the Astroworld Festival tragedy,…
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Border land returned to Texas family after it was seized for wall
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration will return the land of a Texas family after seizing the property earlier this year for border…
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Best public high schools in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of the best public high schools in Texas using rankings from…
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Texas reports its 1st case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Texas has identified its first case of the omicron COVID-19 variant, a strain flagged as potentially more…
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As Blue Origin prepares for 3rd space flight, it’s creating the next generation of scientists
VAN HORN, Texas — Good Morning America’s Michael Strahan has arrived in Van Horn, and training has began for the space flight he and his fellow crew…
Continue Reading DOJ sues Texas, saying GOP-approved redistricting maps discriminate against Latinos and Blacks
By Tierney Sneed and Christina Carrega, CNN The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Monday challenging legislative maps adopted by Texas Republicans…
Continue Reading A pedestrian was killed during a police pursuit of robbery suspects in Houston, officials say
By Alaa Elassar and Andy Rose, CNN A Houston police cruiser struck and killed a pedestrian during a robbery pursuit Saturday afternoon, authorities…
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Baylor holds on for Big 12 title, knocks Okla St out of CFP
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dezmon Jackson came up inches short on a desperate, fourth-down dive with 24 seconds…
Continue Reading Texas police officer ‘hero’ shot to death while responding to disturbance
By Kelly Murray and Raja Razek, CNN A police officer has died from gunshot wounds he sustained while responding to a disturbance in Mesquite, Texas,…
Continue Reading A plumber found cash and checks stashed in a wall at Joel Osteen’s Houston mega-church
A plumber working at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church told a local radio show he discovered a large sum of money inside a wall at the church while doing…
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Roadrunners beat Zappe, Hilltoppers, 49-41, for C-USA title
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Sincere McCormick rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns and the UTSA Roadrunners escaped…
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U.S. Capitol rioter from Texas ‘sought to physically remove’ Pelosi and McConnell, prosecutors say
By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Justice Department prosecutors say they have evidence that an alleged rioter who brought a gun to the US…
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US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Migrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await…
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Cities with the worst commutes in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of the cities with the worst commutes in Texas according to the U.S. Census…
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Cowboys get needed win over Saints 27-17
NEW ORLEANS — Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy was some 530 miles away from the Caesars Superdome in Frisco, Texas, watching from a…
Continue Reading Federal judge blocks Texas social media ‘censorship’ law from taking effect
AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a Texas law that seeks to restrict how social media companies moderate their content and was…
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