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Amid worst-in-a-decade drought conditions, fireworks displays from Lubbock to Fort Worth to Houston sparked flames.

Officer Garrett Hull was shot while tracking Timothy Huff and two other men suspected in a string of robberies targeting Hispanic-run businesses in 2018.

They knew they would face a military-style rifle that can shoot through cars, doors and walls. | Opinion

An 18-year-old from South Korea has won the 16th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, one of the top showcases for the world’s best pianists.

An 18-year-old from South Korea has won the 16th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, one of the top showcases for the world's best pianists. The competition held in Fort Worth, Texas, ended Saturday night with Yunchan Lim becoming the competition's youngest winner of the gold medal. The silver medalist was Anna Geniushene, a 31-year-old from Russia, and the bronze medalist is Dmytro Choni, a 28-year-old from Ukraine.

In a tweet, the national Log Cabin Republicans shared a statement from Donald Trump Jr. criticizing the Texas Republican Party's decision.

A 15-foot handmade metal cross was driven seven hours from Mineral Wells, TX, to Uvalde to help the community on their road to healing.

A former North Texas police officer has been indicted on a murder count in the fatal shooting of a suspect after a slow-speed vehicle chase.

Former Arlington Police Officer Robert Phillips was indicted on a charge of murder.

The shipment of baby formula is part of the White House's Operation Fly Formula to address the national shortage.

Texas’ own Canadian-born senator would suggest just about anything except cutting down on the number of guns in the streets. | Opinion

Kevin Na is on his way to London for the first Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational.

NASCAR is bringing its top series to World Wide Technology Raceway for the first time, and that means for many drivers a first look at the egg-shaped oval east of downtown St. Louis.

Remnants of the Smoke Pit can be found at Sammie’s Bar-B-Q, which boasts a massive smoked pork chop and the coldest, cheapest beer in town.

The project, Transform1012, received $3 million in federal funding on Tuesday.

Early investigations indicate that the vehicle they were in was speeding and clipped a second vehicle from behind on Woodall Rogers Freeway, police said.

Impoverished women denied their right to an abortion don’t have the means to raise a child. | Opinion

Scottie Scheffler has the lead alone going into the final round at Colonial.

Kyle Larson is hoping a return to victory lane at the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday might propel him to a second straight NASCAR Cup Series championship.

The husband of one of the fourth-grade teachers killed in the Uvalde school shooting Tuesday has died, according to multiple news reports.

Nearly 14,000 people moved to the Alamo City between 2020 and 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Texas' top criminal appeals court on Wednesday ordered a man convicted of killing an 11-year-old Fort Worth girl be removed from the state's death row. In a three-page opinion, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled by a 6-3 vote that Juan Ramon Meza Segundo does not qualify for execution because of intellectual disability under a recent Supreme Court standard. The appeals court reformed his death sentence to life imprisonment with parole possible, the only alternative sentence for capital murder available at Segundo’s 2006 sentencing by a Tarrant County jury.

The increase in fatalities stems from a combination of factors including reckless or distracted driving and record levels of vehicle performance and weight.

The board agreed to spend $85 million on a law and education building and another $85 million on a research and innovation center.

Prosecutors in Texas said Monday that they will seek the death penalty for a man who authorities have said confessed to killing five people, including three whose dismembered bodies were found in a burning dumpster last year. The Tarrant County district attorney's office said they've filed the paperwork to seek the death penalty for Jason Thornburg, 41.

A thriving arts scene, a surprising water lily garden, and historic landmarks make this Texas city a weekend-worthy destination.

A jury in Texas has cleared American Airlines of responsibility for an alleged sexual assault by a celebrity chef it hired against one of its flight attendants.

Charles W. Wendlandt Charles William “Chuck” Wendlandt of Concan passed away May 3, 2022, surrounded by his loved ones at the age of 69. He was born April 17, 1953, in Fort Worth to Connie Finch and Charles Wendlandt Sr. Chuck graduated Austin High School in 1971 then received his bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from

FORT WORTH (AP) — A former Fort Worth police officer will face his murder trial next month in the city where he fatally shot a Black woman through a window of her home in 2019, a Texas judge ruled Wed[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

While the honky-tonks and rodeos remain, the neighborhood is brimming with new life.

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O’Rourke said he is vaccinated and boosted and tests regularly while traveling the state. A campaign spokesperson said the candidate had no events scheduled for the week.

The then-fledgling SEC Network needed content when it launched in 2014. The gymnastics programs within the conference needed a way to showcase their burgeoning talent. “She was (ticked) off to say it quite bluntly,” said Kathy Johnson Clarke, a two-time Olympic medalist turned commentator for ESPN.

Ragan Smith did not lack options when it came to choosing a college, as tends to happen when you're an elite gymnast with a national title on your resume. One option was unavailable to Smith. Texas, the site of this week's NCAA women's gymnastics championships, the state that's produced Olympic champions Carly Patterson and Nastia Liukin and Simone Biles, the state that has over 20 colleges and universities currently classified as Division I, the state that features some of the most prominent gymnastics programs in the country if not the world, has exactly six women's gymnastics scholarships available, all of them at Division II Texas Woman's University.

The performers were expected to be at Whiskey Garden in Fort Worth but the event was canceled “due to some unfortunate circumstances with the wrestlers,” the venue said on Facebook.

A 3-year-old Texas girl whose mother has waged a court battle to keep doctors from removing her from life-sustaining treatment has improved enough that she was released from the hospital last week and will now be cared for at home.

Listen to wolves howl, rub a hog's belly, or learn to bottle-feed a baby skunk.

“Today my baby came home and I’m filled with joy and emotions right now,” her mother posted on Facebook.

The student suffered possible third-degree burns.

The traffic stop seemed legitimate at first, but the woman quickly grew suspicious.

Much of Texas is at an elevated risk of wildfires this weekend and early next week because of higher-than-usual temperatures and a worsening drought, according to Texas A&M Forest Service analysts and the state climatologist.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Climate change has made the Texas heat hotter and longer-lasting, enhancing drought conditions that set the stage for intense fires.

Climate change has made the Texas heat hotter and longer-lasting, enhancing drought conditions that set the stage for intense fires. More than 40% of the state is in an extreme drought.

Bruce Lowrie Chevrolet in Fort Worth says it will gift the 16-year-old caught in a Texas tornado with a new truck.

The festival, which raises funds to support culinary students, pivoted during the pandemic to help local restaurants stay afloat.

New coasters Dr. Diabolical’s Cliffhanger and Aquaman: Power Wave will take gravity-defying enthusiasts to a higher plane

In the neighborhood gallery’s latest installation, artist Audrey Travis responds to the structure’s intriguing architecture

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Prosecutors say a man who pleaded guilty to killing two women and committing a string of rapes in Texas has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Thunderstorms and possible tornadoes that ripped through North Texas on Monday yanked the roof away from a school gym in the Jacksboro School District.

Severe thunderstorms with reports of possible tornadoes have spread damage across parts of North Texas and injured at least four people.

Corpus Christi fighter Julian Delgado won his weight class at the Golden Gloves state tournament in Fort Worth last week.

Jack Harvey failed the cognitive test he was required to take following a hard crash in practice at Texas Motor Speedway and was not cleared to compete Sunday. Santino Ferrucci was named the replacement driver in the No. 45 Honda for Rahal Letterman Lanigan. Ferrucci drove the car in five races last year, and as a current Dallas resident was available when RLL needed an emergency fill-in.

From four bedrooms to a 700-square foot condo.

Remy Martin scored 20 points, Ochai Agbaji put Kansas ahead for good with his first basket early in the second half, and the Jayhawks held off Creighton 79-72 to advance to the Sweet 16.

IndyCar’s long relationship with Texas Motor Speedway is at a crossroads headed into the 35th race at the track that has always embraced the open-wheel series.

North Carolina’s Brady Manek ejected for elbow as Tar Heels hold off No. 1 Baylor in overtime.

North Carolina's Brady Manek was ejected for elbowing Baylor's Jeremy Sochan in the face in their NCAA Tournament second-round game on Saturday. Manek had a season-high 26 points when he was ejected in the second half. Manek threw the elbow while blocking out Sochan for a rebound.

North Carolina and first-year coach Hubert Davis got themselves off the NCAA Tournament bubble and now hope to make trouble for defending national champion Baylor in a featured matchup of the second round.

Brady Manek scored 28 points, Caleb Love had 21 of his 23 points before halftime and North Carolina routed Marquette 95-63 in first-year coach Hubert Davis’ NCAA Tournament debut.

A North Texas police officer was indicted Thursday on a murder count in the fatal shooting last year of a murder suspect. The Tarrant County grand jury indicted Forest Hill police Officer Logan Barr, 24, on Thursday for the fatal June 9 shooting of knife-wielding Michael Lee Ross Jr.

Evan Smith, CEO of The Texas Tribune, sat down with superintendents Michael Hinojosa of Dallas, Kent Scribner of Fort Worth and Jeannie Stone of Richardson.

He was spotted watching the bull riding events.

The Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament was held at the Valencia Event Center for the first time in two years after it was canceled because of COVID-19.

The annual Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament returns to Corpus Christi's Valencia Center this weekend.

Details are sketchy, according to a report.

“I could not run in a Republican primary because I just couldn’t look myself in the mirror and do it,” Mattie Parker said during an event with Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith.

With such poison delivered daily via the U.S. mail, who can blame the voters? [Opinion}

Abbott is now in a commanding position as he seeks a third term, beginning his run with more than $50 million and campaigning on a strongly conservative agenda in America’s largest Republican state. This is on all of us.”A more competitive race was taking shape in the GOP primary for state attorney general. Texas’ rapid growth — driven by more than 4 million new residents — has shifted once solidly red suburbs away from Republicans. The Republican now faces four primary challengers who have largely refused to accept Biden’s victory and have tried to minimize the insurrection. A 28-year-old immigration attorney who supports Medicare for All, Cisneros nearly toppled Cuellar during Texas’ 2020 primary.

The nation’s strictest abortion law went before the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday but an attorney representing abortion clinics said he no longer sees a way in this case to halt the law.

An AMBER Alert has been issued for a missing child who police believe is in “grave or immediate danger.”

A quiet supersonic plane designed and built by NASA to usher in a new era of superfast air travel made a pitstop in Texas to perform crucial structural testing ahead of a debut flight later this year.

Man charged in 3 Texas deaths indicted in roommate’s slaying[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

A former Los Angeles Angels employee has been convicted of providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in Texas.

Defense attorneys have rested their case without the testimony of Eric Kay.

Several departures come after months of contentious fights over teaching about slavery, requiring pandemic precautions and limiting what books kids can access.

The redrawn state Senate District 10 splits Black and Hispanic voters in Tarrant County. A full trial on whether GOP lawmakers intentionally discriminated against voters of color is expected later this year.

Rabbis, public officials and others made statements of defiance against antisemitism at Sabbath services a week after last weekend's hostage siege at a Texas synagogue.

The U.S. Treasury Department seized $1.9 million in unspent rent relief from five Texas counties and one city because local officials didn’t spend the money fast enough.

A North Texas man has pleaded guilty to picketing in the U.S. Capitol while holding a beer can.

Baylor is once again the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, and fifth-ranked Southern California climbed to its highest ranking in nearly five decades.

Adam Flagler rallied No. 1 Baylor with 18 of his 22 points in the second half, and the Bears extended their national-best winning streak to 21 games with a 76-64 victory over TCU.

TSA said passengers at San Antonio and Dallas airports tried to carry their guns and bullets on the plane with them

Police say a mother and her 1-year-old were shot in a Texas Walmart parking lot after her 2-year-old took a handgun and fired it accidentally.

Cole Talley kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired and Army rallied to beat Missouri 24-22 in the Armed Forces Bowl.

A Texas judge has delayed the murder trial of a former police officer who is charged with fatally shooting a Black woman through a back window of her home in 2019.

A grand jury in Texas has returned a capital murder indictment against a man authorities have said confessed to killing five people, including three whose dismembered bodies were found in a burning dumpster earlier this year.

The fight over race and how to deal with the pandemic has split the Fort Worth community, showcasing what’s being seen across the state and country.

General Motors has taken two more steps to make sure it has the raw materials for the transition from petroleum to battery power, this time involving magnets for electric vehicle motors.

North East ISD, one of the largest districts in the state, appears to be the first one to respond to state Rep. Matt Krause’s investigation into the kinds of books held in school libraries.

Police are investigating after a white student was seen berating and assaulting a Black teacher at Castleberry High School in Fort Worth.

Krause had been among the primary challengers to Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose legal problems have made him a target for both parties next year.

Evictions in major Texas cities have reached levels not seen since the pandemic began. But tenant protections and financial assistance for struggling renters are beginning to fade.

A trial date has been set early next year for a former Fort Worth police officer charged with murder after shooting a Black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front door in 2019.

A coming-of-age memoir by a California writer has been seized upon by politicians who want greater control over the kinds of books available in Texas schools.

A Texas radio host has been sentenced to three life prison sentences for a Ponzi scheme in which he bilked elderly listeners out of millions of dollars.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

The move by Texas and Oklahoma to the Southeastern Conference is generating plenty of chatter in the Big 12.

A man has confessed to killing three people whose dismembered bodies were found in a burning dumpster in Texas, as well as his roommate and girlfriend, saying he felt compelled to sacrifice them, authorities said Tuesday.

The Texas Longhorns got run over by a future SEC foe in their only other road game this season.