Texas

Judge denies gag order in rape case against Virginia abduction suspect

A Virginia judge denied a gag order request on Friday in a rape and attempted murder case against Je...

Jan 10, 2015 08:37 AM EST

Gunman fatally shoots one person, kills himself at Army medical facility in Texas

A gunman fatally shot one person and then killed himself in an incident on Tuesday at a U.S. Army fa...

Jan 07, 2015 04:00 AM EST

Gun deaths for U.S. officers rose by 56 percent in 2014: report

Gun related deaths of U.S. law enforcement officers rose by 56 percent in 2014 compared to the previ...

Dec 31, 2014 02:25 AM EST

Texas lawmakers put new gun rights laws in their sights

Several proposed new gun laws await the new Texas legislature when it opens next month, including on...

Dec 14, 2014 07:43 PM EST

U.S. justices to hear Confederate license plate free speech case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to weigh in on whether Texas officials should have approved ...

Dec 07, 2014 07:36 PM EST

Man dies after shooting at Mexican consulate, other sites in Texas capital

A man apparently upset about U.S. immigration policy was fatally shot on Friday after firing more th...

Nov 29, 2014 05:51 AM EST

Texas to draw down guard troops on border in early 2015: official

Texas plans to begin winding down its deployment of state National Guard troops to the border with M...

Nov 20, 2014 03:11 AM EST

Gay marriage advocates target U.S. Supreme Court after loss

Gay marriage supporters in four states where bans on same-sex nuptials were upheld by a federal appe...

Nov 09, 2014 09:52 PM EST

Texas city bans fracking in its birthplace, court battles loom

Voters approved a ban on hydraulic fracturing in the north Texas town of Denton on Tuesday, making i...

Nov 05, 2014 08:37 PM EST

Executions in Texas and Missouri come as U.S. capital punishment drop

Texas executed a convicted murderer on Tuesday and Missouri plans to put a man to death early Wednes...

Oct 28, 2014 09:15 PM EDT

Texas investor Sam Wyly files for bankruptcy after losing SEC fraud case

Texas tycoon Sam Wyly has filed for bankruptcy, saying he does not have the assets to pay the nearly...

Oct 20, 2014 11:07 PM EDT

Indiana police charge suspect who may have killed for decades

A convicted sex offender suspected of murdering at least seven women and leaving the bodies in aband...

Oct 20, 2014 08:29 PM EDT

U.S. Supreme Court blocks Texas abortion restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked certain restrictions on abortion contained in a Texas stat...

Oct 14, 2014 08:17 PM EDT

U.S. needs to rethink Ebola infection controls, says CDC chief

Medical experts need to rethink how highly infectious diseases are handled in the United States, a U...

Oct 13, 2014 11:10 PM EDT

Federal judge strikes down Texas law requiring voter ID at polls

A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Texas law requiring voters to show identification at polls...

Oct 09, 2014 11:20 PM EDT

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