Eighteen groups of students have lost science projects that were onboard an unmanned rocket that exploded in Virginia after taking off for the International Space Station.More >> Eighteen groups of students have lost science projects that were onboard an unmanned rocket that exploded in Virginia after taking off for the International Space Station.More >> An Austin activist has been found not guilty of violating a police officer's order when he tried to take photos of police arresting someone two years ago.More >> An Austin activist has been found not guilty of violating a police officer's order when he tried to take photos of police arresting someone two years ago.More >> The latest Texas news from The Associated PressMore >> A North Texas doctor already in federal prison for health care fraud has been given an additional seven years for running a clinic that authorities have called a "pill mill."More >> A North Texas doctor already in federal prison for health care fraud has been given an additional seven years for running a clinic that authorities have called a "pill mill."More >> A Mexico state official says four bodies have been found east of the border city of Matamaros, which is the area where three young Americans have been missing more than two weeks.More >> A Mexico state official says four bodies have been found east of the border city of Matamaros, which is the area where three young Americans have been missing more than two weeks.More >> Houston's mayor says the city has withdrawn subpoenas seeking speeches and other information from five pastors who publicly opposed an ordinance banning discrimination of gay and transgender residents.More >> Federal prosecutors say four women have been arrested for sexual trafficking of minors after it was discovered they operated several apartments in Houston as brothels.More >> Federal prosecutors say four women have been arrested for sexual trafficking of minors after it was discovered they operated several apartments in Houston as brothels.More >> A grand jury has indicted a Fort Worth veterinarian who investigators say told a client he had euthanized her dog but instead kept it alive in a cage for months.More >> A grand jury has indicted a Fort Worth veterinarian who investigators say told a client he had euthanized her dog but instead kept it alive in a cage for months.More >> Entergy Corp. has agreed with Mississippi regulators to cut the amount it's seeking from customers under a new rate plan from $49 million to $14 million annually, setting the stage for the Public Service...More >> Entergy Corp. has agreed with Mississippi regulators to cut the amount it's seeking from customers under a new rate plan from $49 million to $14 million annually, setting the stage for the Public Service Commission to...More >> Houston's mayor says the city has withdrawn subpoenas seeking information from five pastors as part of a lawsuit over an ordinance banning discrimination against gay and transgender residents.More >> Houston's mayor says the city has withdrawn subpoenas seeking information from five pastors as part of a lawsuit over an ordinance banning discrimination against gay and transgender residents.More >> An former Kansas City woman pleaded guilty to a scheme to receive more than $454,000 in illegal income tax refunds.More >> An former Kansas City woman pleaded guilty to a scheme to receive more than $454,000 in illegal income tax refunds.More >> A Central Texas man who admitted last week to killing his two stepsons in a 1986 fire appears headed for a halfway house.More >> A Central Texas man who admitted last week to killing his two stepsons in a 1986 fire appears headed for a halfway house.More >> Central Texas authorities say they've arrested five people for shooting at vehicles and businesses on more than 130 occasions.More >> Central Texas authorities say they've arrested five people for shooting at vehicles and businesses on more than 130 occasions.More >> Authorities say at least one person has died in a travel trailer fire at a marina along an East Texas lake.More >> Authorities say at least one person has died in a travel trailer fire at a marina along an East Texas lake.More >> Dallas County officials say some mail addressed to a criminal court judge went unopened for two years.More >> Dallas County officials say some mail addressed to a criminal court judge went unopened for two years.More >> Authorities in West Texas are hunting for a 38-year-old prisoner who fled a work detail at a Department of Criminal Justice regional office in Plainview.More >> Authorities in West Texas are hunting for a 38-year-old prisoner who fled a work detail at a Department of Criminal Justice regional office in Plainview.More >> The owner of a Southeast Texas karate studio has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for viewing and sharing child pornography.More >> The owner of a Southeast Texas karate studio has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for viewing and sharing child pornography.More >> A miniature train offering rides at an East Texas park has resumed rolling after nearly two months sidelined for installation of new tracks on the mile-long route.More >> A miniature train offering rides at an East Texas park has resumed rolling after nearly two months sidelined for installation of new tracks on the mile-long route.More >> Just hours after an American cargo run to the International Space Station ended in flames, a Russian supply ship has arrived at the station with a load of fresh supplies.More >> Just hours after an American cargo run to the International Space Station ended in flames, a Russian supply ship has arrived at the station with a load of fresh supplies.More >> Experiments by some students in Texas have been destroyed in the explosion of a $200 million commercial supply rocket after liftoff from Virginia.More >> Experiments by some students in Texas have been destroyed in the explosion of a $200 million commercial supply rocket after liftoff from Virginia.More >> Two Indiana brothers have been convicted in a synthetic marijuana ring involving North Texas smoke shops and convenience stores.More >> Two Indiana brothers have been convicted in a synthetic marijuana ring involving North Texas smoke shops and convenience stores.More >> A Jason's Deli employee in San Antonio has been fired after taking photos of a woman breast-feeding her 2-month-old son inside of the restaurant.More >> A Jason's Deli employee in San Antonio has been fired after taking photos of a woman breast-feeding her 2-month-old son inside of the restaurant.More >> At least three people have been slightly hurt in a fire at a Dallas apartment complex.More >> At least three people have been slightly hurt in a fire at a Dallas apartment complex.More >> The Harris County Sheriff's Office says a deputy has died after an SUV driver crossed into oncoming traffic and struck his patrol car.More >> The Harris County Sheriff's Office says a deputy has died after an SUV driver crossed into oncoming traffic and struck his patrol car.More >> James Harden scored 32 points as the Houston Rockets spoiled Bryant's return to the Lakers with a 108-90 victory over Los Angeles last night. Dwight Howard added 13 points and 11 rebounds before getting into a shouting...More >> A Central Texas inmate incarcerated on burglary charges has been sentenced to eight years in prison after his DNA was linked to the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl.More >> A Central Texas inmate incarcerated on burglary charges has been sentenced to eight years in prison after his DNA was linked to the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl.More >> A Houston man has been sentenced to eight years and nine months in prison for stealing people's credit card information.More >> A Houston man has been sentenced to eight years and nine months in prison for stealing people's credit card information.More >> A Houston babysitter has been charged with injuring a child after police say a 2-year-old girl suffered fatal burns while in her care.More >> A Houston babysitter has been charged with injuring a child after police say a 2-year-old girl suffered fatal burns while in her care.More >> A Houston bus company owner who was charged when his vehicle plunged off a highway bridge killing 17 people has been sentenced to three years of probation in a plea agreement.More >> A Houston bus company owner who was charged when his vehicle plunged off a highway bridge killing 17 people has been sentenced to three years of probation in a plea agreement.More >> A 43-year-old former Marine who police in Indiana say has confessed to killing seven women is scheduled to appear in court again after refusing to even acknowledge his name at an earlier hearing.More >> A 43-year-old former Marine who police in Indiana say has confessed to killing seven women is scheduled to appear in court again after refusing to even acknowledge his name at an earlier hearing.More >> AT&T is being sued by the government over allegations it misled millions of smartphone customers about its unlimited data plans.More >> AT&T is being sued by the government over allegations it misled millions of smartphone customers about its unlimited data plans.More >> A plane has arrived in Dallas bearing home a nurse just released from an Atlanta hospital after treatment for Ebola.More >> A plane has arrived in Dallas bearing home a nurse just released from an Atlanta hospital after treatment for Ebola.More >> Republican candidate for governor Greg Abbott says a tea party star who's poised to become his lieutenant governor has toned down his fiery rhetoric on immigration.More >> Republican candidate for governor Greg Abbott says a tea party star who's poised to become his lieutenant governor has toned down his fiery rhetoric on immigration.More >> Former President George W. Bush will be back in the public eye as he promotes "41," his upcoming book about his father, former President George H.W. Bush.More >> Former President George W. Bush will be back in the public eye as he promotes "41," his upcoming book about his father, former President George H.W. Bush.More >> Two men serving life sentences in the death of a south Dallas pastor 15 years ago have been freed on bond.More >> Two men serving life sentences in the death of a south Dallas pastor 15 years ago have been freed on bond.More >> An attempt to complete the relocation of a centuries-old tree on the University of Michigan campus has been postponed until next week.More >> An attempt to complete the relocation of a centuries-old tree on the University of Michigan campus has been postponed until next week.More >> Three possible Republican 2016 presidential hopefuls all plan to be at the same election night party in Texas next week.More >> Three possible Republican 2016 presidential hopefuls all plan to be at the same election night party in Texas next week.More >> The Texas Railroad Commission has amended rules for disposal well operators amid concerns that high-pressure injections can trigger earthquakes.More >> The Texas Railroad Commission has amended rules for disposal well operators amid concerns that high-pressure injections can trigger earthquakes.More >> Amber Vinson, a nurse who fueled Ebola fears by flying to Cleveland after being infected by her dying patient in Dallas, is now virus-free, and was celebrated by her caregivers as courageous and passionate before...More >> Amber Vinson, a nurse who fueled Ebola fears by flying to Cleveland after being infected by her dying patient in Dallas, is now virus-free, and was celebrated by her caregivers as courageous and passionate before getting...More >> By The Associated Press Houston Chronicle. Oct. 27, 2014.More >> By The Associated Press Houston Chronicle. Oct. 27, 2014.More >> A school district in southeastern New Mexico struggling to recruit and keep teachers has reduced its advance degree requirements.More >> A school district in southeastern New Mexico struggling to recruit and keep teachers has reduced its advance degree requirements.More >> A man charged last week in South Texas with capital murder in the December 2012 fatal shooting of a man in Mission was arraigned this week on capital murder charges in a shooting at a family gathering a month earlier.More >> A man charged last week in South Texas with capital murder in the December 2012 fatal shooting of a man in Mission was arraigned this week on capital murder charges in a shooting at a family gathering a month earlier.More >> Work has started to repair nearly 90 headstones damaged by vandals at an East Texas cemetery.More >> Work has started to repair nearly 90 headstones damaged by vandals at an East Texas cemetery.More >> A McAllen woman found guilty of manslaughter in the beating death of her father during an altercation last year has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.More >> A McAllen woman found guilty of manslaughter in the beating death of her father during an altercation last year has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.More >> A man has been found guilty of capital murder in the 1980 death of a 73-year-old Williamson County woman.More >> A man has been found guilty of capital murder in the 1980 death of a 73-year-old Williamson County woman.More >> A murder charge against a Texas mother has been dismissed after attorneys say a county medical examiner misplaced evidence crucial to the case.More >> A murder charge against a Texas mother has been dismissed after attorneys say a county medical examiner misplaced evidence crucial to the case.More >> The first phase of repairs to a $60 million high school football stadium in North Texas is complete.More >> The first phase of repairs to a $60 million high school football stadium in North Texas is complete.More >> The Bexar County Sheriff's Office says an off-duty officer has died after accidentally shooting himself in the groin at an area gun range.More >> The Bexar County Sheriff's Office says an off-duty officer has died after accidentally shooting himself in the groin at an area gun range.More >> Troopers say a West Texas motorcyclist has died after crashing during a police chase.More >> Troopers say a West Texas motorcyclist has died after crashing during a police chase.More >> Police in East Texas say a bank robber has been captured about eight minutes after the heist after officers found him out of breath about a block away from the building.More >> Police in East Texas say a bank robber has been captured about eight minutes after the heist after officers found him out of breath about a block away from the building.More >> A Houston-area school district has suspended a police officer who prosecutors say demanded to smell the socks and underwear of a woman he pulled over.More >> A Houston-area school district has suspended a police officer who prosecutors say demanded to smell the socks and underwear of a woman he pulled over.More >> San Antonio Zoo officials are working to determine the cause of death for an elderly okapi that died over the weekend.More >> San Antonio Zoo officials are working to determine the cause of death for an elderly okapi that died over the weekend.More >> Houston transit officials say two people have been hospitalized after their SUV collided with a city bus.More >> Houston transit officials say two people have been hospitalized after their SUV collided with a city bus.More >> A Texas man who pleaded guilty to transporting an underage girl to Indiana for sex wants to withdraw the plea.More >> A Texas man who pleaded guilty to transporting an underage girl to Indiana for sex wants to withdraw the plea.More >> Firefighters say a single-engine plane that crashed into a Dallas-area golf course pond will remain in the water for at least one night.More >> Firefighters say a single-engine plane that crashed into a Dallas-area golf course pond will remain in the water for at least one night.More >> The White House says the Constitution prevents President Barack Obama from forcing all states to follow a single, national rule for isolating potential Ebola patients.More >> The White House says the Constitution prevents President Barack Obama from forcing all states to follow a single, national rule for isolating potential Ebola patients.More >> A new $40 million partnership will money for conservation projects to landowners in states affected by BP's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says.More >> A new $40 million partnership will money for conservation projects to landowners in states affected by BP's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says.More >> British pop star Phil Collins is to be honored as a latter-day hero of the Alamo as he hands over his vast collection of artifacts related to the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution to the state of...More >> British pop star Phil Collins is to be honored as a latter-day hero of the Alamo as he hands over his vast collection of artifacts related to the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution to the state of Texas.More >> A 32-year-old former street gang member is to die in the Texas death chamber in Huntsville for the slayings of three rival gang members in San Antonio 14 years ago.More >> A 32-year-old former street gang member is to die in the Texas death chamber in Huntsville for the slayings of three rival gang members in San Antonio 14 years ago.More >> A Houston-area school district police officer has been charged with misdemeanor official oppression after he was accused of demanding to smell the socks and underwear of a woman he had stopped.More >> A Houston-area school district police officer has been charged with misdemeanor official oppression after he was accused of demanding to smell the socks and underwear of a woman he had stopped.More >> A paperwork glitch has delayed the release from prison of a man who admitted to killing his two adopted stepsons in 1986.More >> A paperwork glitch has delayed the release from prison of a man who admitted to killing his two adopted stepsons in 1986.More >> A Texas prosecutor is defending her office's 2009 plea deal in a sexual assault case involving a man now suspected of a series of killings in Indiana.More >> A Texas prosecutor is defending her office's 2009 plea deal in a sexual assault case involving a man now suspected of a series of killings in Indiana.More >> A South Texas woman who bought five assault rifles has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after being convicted of lying on the purchase records.More >> A South Texas woman who bought five assault rifles has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after being convicted of lying on the purchase records.More >> The mother of three U.S. citizens missing for two weeks in northern Mexico says there is no word of their whereabouts.More >> The mother of three U.S. citizens missing for two weeks in northern Mexico says there is no word of their whereabouts.More >> Layne Christensen Co. has agreed to pay about $5.1 million to settle civil charges of bribing government officials in Africa in exchange for favorable tax treatment, customs clearance and other improper benefits.More >> Layne Christensen Co. has agreed to pay about $5.1 million to settle civil charges of bribing government officials in Africa in exchange for favorable tax treatment, customs clearance and other improper benefits.More >> The Lone Star Flight Museum has unveiled a master plan to build a 130,000-square-foot museum at Houston's Ellington Airport.More >> The Lone Star Flight Museum has unveiled a master plan to build a 130,000-square-foot museum at Houston's Ellington Airport.More >> Police in the Bahamas have identified a U.S. citizen killed when his small plane crashed while attempting to land on the island of Eleuthera.More >> Police in the Bahamas have identified a U.S. citizen killed when his small plane crashed while attempting to land on the island of Eleuthera.More >> A former San Antonio gang member set to die this week in Huntsville for a triple slaying 14 years ago has lost a federal court appeal.More >> A former San Antonio gang member set to die this week in Huntsville for a triple slaying 14 years ago has lost a federal court appeal.More >> Two men are expected to go free after the Dallas County district attorney's office agreed they were wrongfully convicted of murder based on prosecutorial misconduct.More >> Two men are expected to go free after the Dallas County district attorney's office agreed they were wrongfully convicted of murder based on prosecutorial misconduct.More >> A man was shot in the face when he lunged for a handgun after it fell from his pocket while he slept and was picked up by a 3-year-old boy.More >> A man was shot in the face when he lunged for a handgun after it fell from his pocket while he slept and was picked up by a 3-year-old boy.More >> Police in the Albuquerque suburb of Rio Rancho say they don't know what caused a police vehicle to swerve off a road and crash into a ravine, killing a 24-year-old officer.More >> Police in the Albuquerque suburb of Rio Rancho say they don't know what caused a police vehicle to swerve off a road and crash into a ravine, killing a 24-year-old officer.More >> A 42-year-old northeast Nebraska man is suspected of trying to send drugs to a prisoner at a federal prison in Texas.More >> A 42-year-old northeast Nebraska man is suspected of trying to send drugs to a prisoner at a federal prison in Texas.More >> A 37-year-old man is being held at a Central Texas jail after authorities say he confessed to sexually abusing multiple children.More >> A 37-year-old man is being held at a Central Texas jail after authorities say he confessed to sexually abusing multiple children.More >> Eight families have been displaced after a fire at a San Antonio apartment complex in which a dog died.More >> Eight families have been displaced after a fire at a San Antonio apartment complex in which a dog died.More >> State transportation officials are pushing for construction of a toll road in North Texas even though many towns near the planned route are condemning the project.More >> State transportation officials are pushing for construction of a toll road in North Texas even though many towns near the planned route are condemning the project.More >> Property valuations along a Central Texas lake continue to rise even though many properties no longer have waterfront as the drought draws down water lines.More >> Property valuations along a Central Texas lake continue to rise even though many properties no longer have waterfront as the drought draws down water lines.More >> The trial of an Amarillo plastic surgeon accused in a murder-for-hire plot to kill a Lubbock pathologist who was dating his former girlfriend is set to begin.More >> The trial of an Amarillo plastic surgeon accused in a murder-for-hire plot to kill a Lubbock pathologist who was dating his former girlfriend is set to begin.More >> When Thomas Eric Duncan became the first diagnosed case of Ebola in the United States, his relatives with roots in virus-ravaged Liberia knew what questions to ask.More >> When Thomas Eric Duncan became the first diagnosed case of Ebola in the United States, his relatives with roots in virus-ravaged Liberia knew what questions to ask.More >> A Chihuahua is recovering after police say she was thrown against the window of a Starbucks store in Houston.More >> A Chihuahua is recovering after police say she was thrown against the window of a Starbucks store in Houston.More >> Democrat Wendy Davis is reminding worshippers of overcoming odds in her personal life as her underdog run for Texas governor heads into the final week.More >> Democrat Wendy Davis is reminding worshippers of overcoming odds in her personal life as her underdog run for Texas governor heads into the final week.More >> Residents at a Texas Panhandle apartment building that was heavily damaged by a deadly explosion say they've had problems for months with gas odors at the structure.More >> Residents at a Texas Panhandle apartment building that was heavily damaged by a deadly explosion say they've had problems for months with gas odors at the structure.More >> Park officials in South Texas are working on a master plan that would likely enhance tourists' experiences with great views of rocket launches from the world's first commercial orbital spaceport, which is...More >> Park officials in South Texas are working on a master plan that would likely enhance tourists' experiences with great views of rocket launches from the world's first commercial orbital spaceport, which is being...More >> A Texas man who unexpectedly pleaded guilty to killing his two adopted stepsons in 1986 after years of claiming his innocence was set to be released from prison and sent to an Austin halfway house on Monday.More >> A Texas man who unexpectedly pleaded guilty to killing his two adopted stepsons in 1986 after years of claiming his innocence was set to be released from prison and sent to an Austin halfway house on Monday.More >> Jeb Bush is "moving forward" on a potential 2016 White House run and it appears more likely he'll enter the Republican race. That's the opinion of his son, who's running for office in Texas.More >> Jeb Bush is "moving forward" on a potential 2016 White House run and it appears more likely he'll enter the Republican race. That's the opinion of his son, who's running for office in Texas.More >> A West Texas man has been charged with arson after being accused of setting fire to a home where his wife was inside.More >> A West Texas man has been charged with arson after being accused of setting fire to a home where his wife was inside.More >> Some residents in a North Texas city are criticizing the actions of a police officer who fatally shot a dog.More >> Some residents in a North Texas city are criticizing the actions of a police officer who fatally shot a dog.More >> Police say a 16-year-old North Texas girl learning how to drive killed a 12-year-old boy while backing out of a driveway.More >> Police say a 16-year-old North Texas girl learning how to drive killed a 12-year-old boy while backing out of a driveway.More >> The nurse who was quarantined at a New Jersey hospital because she had contact with Ebola patients in West Africa is criticizing the way she's been treated.More >> The nurse who was quarantined at a New Jersey hospital because she had contact with Ebola patients in West Africa is criticizing the way she's been treated.More >> Authorities say they found thousands of rounds of ammunition in the motel room of a militia member who was arrested after a friendly fire incident involving a Border Patrol agent.More >> Authorities say they found thousands of rounds of ammunition in the motel room of a militia member who was arrested after a friendly fire incident involving a Border Patrol agent.More >> A Texas nurse who has recovered from Ebola must wait to see her King Charles spaniel, Bentley.More >> A Texas nurse who has recovered from Ebola must wait to see her King Charles spaniel, Bentley.More >> Two people have been arrested in what authorities are calling an abduction hoax involving a 15-year-old Singer girl.More >> Two people have been arrested in what authorities are calling an abduction hoax involving a 15-year-old Singer girl.More >> Singer Phil Collins' vast collection of artifacts related to the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution that he's donating to Texas is set to arrive in the state.More >> Singer Phil Collins' vast collection of artifacts related to the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution that he's donating to Texas is set to arrive in the state.More >> About 75 soldiers from a West Texas Army post are being deployed this weekend to West Africa as part of a U.S. military mission in areas affected by the Ebola outbreak.More >> About 75 soldiers from a West Texas Army post are being deployed this weekend to West Africa as part of a U.S. military mission in areas affected by the Ebola outbreak.More >> The health care worker now quarantined at a New Jersey hospital because she had contact with Ebola patients in West Africa is sharply criticizing the way her case has been handled.More >> The health care worker now quarantined at a New Jersey hospital because she had contact with Ebola patients in West Africa is sharply criticizing the way her case has been handled.More >> The use of forfeiture funds to recover and repair a temporarily lost Porsche owned by the Dallas County District Attorney's Office is raising questions by some about how this money is used by law enforcement.More >> The use of forfeiture funds to recover and repair a temporarily lost Porsche owned by the Dallas County District Attorney's Office is raising questions by some about how this money is used by law enforcement.More >> Authorities say at least one person was killed after an explosion at a Texas Panhandle apartment building.More >> Authorities say at least one person was killed after an explosion at a Texas Panhandle apartment building.More >> Texas' cancer-fighting agency says it will start investing a larger part of its $300 million yearly budget toward finding cures for rare and hard-to-treat cancers that are often overlooked by the private sector.More >> Texas' cancer-fighting agency says it will start investing a larger part of its $300 million yearly budget toward finding cures for rare and hard-to-treat cancers that are often overlooked by the private sector.More >> Officials say a pastor at a Texas Panhandle church has resigned after being arrested on a prostitution charge.More >> Officials say a pastor at a Texas Panhandle church has resigned after being arrested on a prostitution charge.More >> Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is in Georgia, rallying conservative support for businessman David Perdue as he works to keep a key Senate seat for Republicans.More >> Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is in Georgia, rallying conservative support for businessman David Perdue as he works to keep a key Senate seat for Republicans.More >> A baby sitter who pleaded guilty to child endangerment after a 5-year-old boy fatally shot himself with her gun has been sentenced to 22 months in jail for violating probation.More >> A baby sitter who pleaded guilty to child endangerment after a 5-year-old boy fatally shot himself with her gun has been sentenced to 22 months in jail for violating probation.More >> The mother of a 4-year-old pre-kindergarten student who took a loaded gun in his backpack to a South Texas elementary school has been charged by authorities.More >> The mother of a 4-year-old pre-kindergarten student who took a loaded gun in his backpack to a South Texas elementary school has been charged by authorities.More >> After years of running few Latinos for statewide posts, Democrats are building a bench that better reflects the support they have in the Hispanic community.More >> After years of running few Latinos for statewide posts, Democrats are building a bench that better reflects the support they have in the Hispanic community.More >> Talk about a tale of two cities.More >> Talk about a tale of two cities.More >> President Barack Obama says the U.S. must be guided by science - not fear - as it responds to Ebola.More >> President Barack Obama says the U.S. must be guided by science - not fear - as it responds to Ebola.More >> It's moving day at the University of Michigan.More >> It's moving day at the University of Michigan.More >> A couple that police say tried to sell a child at a southeast Louisiana gas station appear headed for Texas.More >> A couple that police say tried to sell a child at a southeast Louisiana gas station appear headed for Texas.More >> A judge has rescheduled for Nov. 6 in Austin Texas Gov. Rick Perry's first court appearance to face abuse-of-power charges.More >> A judge has rescheduled for Nov. 6 in Austin Texas Gov. Rick Perry's first court appearance to face abuse-of-power charges.More >> Houston Mayor Annise Parker says her daughter faced difficulty in getting a Texas driver's license because she listed two mothers as her parents on her application.More >> Houston Mayor Annise Parker says her daughter faced difficulty in getting a Texas driver's license because she listed two mothers as her parents on her application.More >> North Texas police say their investigation of a man who secretly placed cameras in various public restrooms has uncovered nearly 1,000 videos of women.More >> North Texas police say their investigation of a man who secretly placed cameras in various public restrooms has uncovered nearly 1,000 videos of women.More >> A Texas company is stopping shipments of a common highway-guardrail system and conducting more crash tests after it lost a $175 million jury verdict.More >> A Texas company is stopping shipments of a common highway-guardrail system and conducting more crash tests after it lost a $175 million jury verdict.More >> Austin police say additional charges have been filed in the death of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found in a shallow grave last month.More >> Austin police say additional charges have been filed in the death of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found in a shallow grave last month.More >> Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by nine this week to 1,927.More >> Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by nine this week to 1,927.More >> A Louisiana man who admitted that he sexually touched a sleeping woman aboard a cross-country flight has been sentenced to eight months in prison.More >> A Louisiana man who admitted that he sexually touched a sleeping woman aboard a cross-country flight has been sentenced to eight months in prison.More >> Emory University Hospital officials say tests no longer detect the Ebola virus in a nurse being treated at its hospital near Atlanta.More >> Emory University Hospital officials say tests no longer detect the Ebola virus in a nurse being treated at its hospital near Atlanta.More >> Archaeologists are beginning to reassemble the remains of a French ship recovered more than 300 years after it was lost in a storm off the Texas coast.More >> Archaeologists are beginning to reassemble the remains of a French ship recovered more than 300 years after it was lost in a storm off the Texas coast.More >> The Dallas hospital where two nurses were infected with Ebola after treating a Liberian man says it's instituted new procedures for treatment of infectious diseases.More >> The Dallas hospital where two nurses were infected with Ebola after treating a Liberian man says it's instituted new procedures for treatment of infectious diseases.More >> The first nurse diagnosed with Ebola after treating an infected man at a Dallas hospital is free of the virus.More >> The first nurse diagnosed with Ebola after treating an infected man at a Dallas hospital is free of the virus.More >> A Providence police officer has been arrested in Texas and charged with public intoxication at a spa.More >> A Providence police officer has been arrested in Texas and charged with public intoxication at a spa.More >> A U.S. Air Force refueling jet bound for California has made a safe emergency landing in Houston after smoke was reported in the cockpit.More >> A U.S. Air Force refueling jet bound for California has made a safe emergency landing in Houston after smoke was reported in the cockpit.More >> Nobody has been hurt after a 4-year-old pre-kindergarten student took a loaded gun in his backpack to a South Texas elementary school.More >> Nobody has been hurt after a 4-year-old pre-kindergarten student took a loaded gun in his backpack to a South Texas elementary school.More >> A toddler has become the third person to die following gunfire at a Central Texas home blamed on the child's father.More >> A toddler has become the third person to die following gunfire at a Central Texas home blamed on the child's father.More >> Chevron and BP have hit oil at a key exploration site in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. This is BP's second major discovery in the deepwater Gulf since the 2010 oil spill.More >> Chevron and BP have hit oil at a key exploration site in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. This is BP's second major discovery in the deepwater Gulf since the 2010 oil spill.More >> Sen. John Cornyn and Dr. David Alameel participate in their only debate of the 2014 U.S. Senate campaign in Dallas.More >> Sen. John Cornyn and Dr. David Alameel participate in their only debate of the 2014 U.S. Senate campaign in Dallas.More >> A medical crew member aboard a helicopter that crashed in Wichita Falls Oct. 4 has died of his injuries.More >> A medical crew member aboard a helicopter that crashed in Wichita Falls Oct. 4 has died of his injuries.More >> A Dallas-area man has taken inspiration from the fear of Ebola for the Halloween decorations at his town house.More >> A Dallas-area man has taken inspiration from the fear of Ebola for the Halloween decorations at his town house.More >> The number of immigrants who die trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has dropped to the lowest level in 15 years.More >> The number of immigrants who die trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has dropped to the lowest level in 15 years.More >> Federal prosecutors say the former treasurer of a Houston-based health care system embezzled nearly $3 million that was used for private jet travel, gambling in Las Vegas and to pay off credit card bills.More >> Federal prosecutors say the former treasurer of a Houston-based health care system embezzled nearly $3 million that was used for private jet travel, gambling in Las Vegas and to pay off credit card bills.More >> The Texas education commissioner says the state-appointed board of managers will continue to oversee the El Paso Independent School District until three new school trustees are elected next spring.More >> The Texas education commissioner says the state-appointed board of managers will continue to oversee the El Paso Independent School District until three new school trustees are elected next spring.More >> The number of immigrants who die trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has dropped to the lowest level in 15 years.More >> The number of immigrants who die trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has dropped to the lowest level in 15 years.More >> Ebola is giving Americans a crash course in fear.More >> Ebola is giving Americans a crash course in fear.More >> An environmental group is fighting a decision to let Alabama use nearly $60 million in Gulf oil spill funds to build a beachfront convention center.More >> An environmental group is fighting a decision to let Alabama use nearly $60 million in Gulf oil spill funds to build a beachfront convention center.More >> El Nino is proving to be finicky.More >> El Nino is proving to be finicky.More >> Retail gasoline prices across Texas continue to fall below the mark of $3 per gallon.More >> Retail gasoline prices across Texas continue to fall below the mark of $3 per gallon.More >> A Houston-area woman charged with trying to killing her hospitalized 5-month-old son has come under scrutiny over the 2013 death of her toddler daughter in Mississippi.More >> A Houston-area woman charged with trying to killing her hospitalized 5-month-old son has come under scrutiny over the 2013 death of her toddler daughter in Mississippi.More >> The larger-than-life works of public art created by sculptor Luis Jimenez are on display in cities across the United States. He's credited with helping transform the definition of public art and open the door...More >> The larger-than-life works of public art created by sculptor Luis Jimenez are on display in cities across the United States. He's credited with helping transform the definition of public art and open the door for other...More >> A report of a pickup truck with a flat tire has led Houston police to 14 people believed to be in the U.S. illegally.More >> A report of a pickup truck with a flat tire has led Houston police to 14 people believed to be in the U.S. illegally.More >> The bodies of two contract workers have been recovered from a West Texas wastewater treatment plant as investigators try to determine what led to the deaths.More >> The bodies of two contract workers have been recovered from a West Texas wastewater treatment plant as investigators try to determine what led to the deaths.More >> A mixed martial arts fighter in Southeast Texas has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for the 2011 fatal shooting of a man on a bicycle after the pair argued.More >> A mixed martial arts fighter in Southeast Texas has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for the 2011 fatal shooting of a man on a bicycle after the pair argued.More >> The hospital where a man diagnosed with Ebola died and two nurses were infected with the virus says its revenue and patient roles have plummeted.More >> The hospital where a man diagnosed with Ebola died and two nurses were infected with the virus says its revenue and patient roles have plummeted.More >> Authorities have declined to charge two boys after a BB gun fired aboard a Central Texas school bus left two other students and the driver slightly hurt.More >> Authorities have declined to charge two boys after a BB gun fired aboard a Central Texas school bus left two other students and the driver slightly hurt.More >> Authorities say a Texas man has died in an apparent accidental shooting while hunting in southwest Arkansas.More >> Authorities say a Texas man has died in an apparent accidental shooting while hunting in southwest Arkansas.More >> Dallas police say two men and a juvenile have been charged in the fatal shooting of a security guard during a convenience store robbery.More >> Dallas police say two men and a juvenile have been charged in the fatal shooting of a security guard during a convenience store robbery.More >> DNA testing has begun on more than 4,100 rape kits in Dallas cases going back to the 1990s.More >> DNA testing has begun on more than 4,100 rape kits in Dallas cases going back to the 1990s.More >> A Central Texas man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and his mother must serve nearly six years behind bars for helping run a marijuana ring.More >> A Central Texas man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and his mother must serve nearly six years behind bars for helping run a marijuana ring.More >> President Barack Obama has called health care employees at a Dallas hospital to thank them for their work in dealing with the first U.S. Ebola cases.More >> President Barack Obama has called health care employees at a Dallas hospital to thank them for their work in dealing with the first U.S. Ebola cases.More >> A Texas Lottery scratch-off game that some players complained has confusing rules will end just months after it began.More >> A Texas Lottery scratch-off game that some players complained has confusing rules will end just months after it began.More >> An El Paso couple has pleaded guilty to bringing women across the U.S.-Mexico border to work as prostitutes.More >> An El Paso couple has pleaded guilty to bringing women across the U.S.-Mexico border to work as prostitutes.More >> An East Texas jury has convicted a man who forced a 2-year-old boy into scalding water because the child urinated on himself.More >> An East Texas jury has convicted a man who forced a 2-year-old boy into scalding water because the child urinated on himself.More >> A Central Texas man who police say fatally injured a disabled woman at an adult day center they attended will be mentally evaluated.More >> A Central Texas man who police say fatally injured a disabled woman at an adult day center they attended will be mentally evaluated.More >> Houston authorities are searching for the parents of an infant who was abandoned in a post office lobby.More >> Houston authorities are searching for the parents of an infant who was abandoned in a post office lobby.More >> South San Antonio school police have arrested an employee who they say brought brass knuckles and a methamphetamine pipe onto school property.More >> South San Antonio school police have arrested an employee who they say brought brass knuckles and a methamphetamine pipe onto school property.More >> A Texas Panhandle man wanted in a gun theft case faces additional charges after a seven-hour standoff with police.More >> A Texas Panhandle man wanted in a gun theft case faces additional charges after a seven-hour standoff with police.More >> The Austin police chief has indefinitely suspended a lieutenant who he says had an affair with a woman and embellished and falsified reports in an effort to arrest her husband.More >> The Austin police chief has indefinitely suspended a lieutenant who he says had an affair with a woman and embellished and falsified reports in an effort to arrest her husband.More >> The Medina County Sheriff's Office has made six arrests following a three-month investigation of drugs and stolen goods.More >> The Medina County Sheriff's Office has made six arrests following a three-month investigation of drugs and stolen goods.More >> A new poll finds most Americans have some confidence that the U.S. health care system will prevent Ebola from spreading in this country, but they're not so sure their local hospital can safely handle a patient.More >> A new poll finds most Americans have some confidence that the U.S. health care system will prevent Ebola from spreading in this country, but they're not so sure their local hospital can safely handle a patient.More >> Police are tracking the recent movements of an Indiana man who confessed to killing seven women and hinted at more victims.More >> Police are tracking the recent movements of an Indiana man who confessed to killing seven women and hinted at more victims.More >> Gov. Rick Perry's infectious disease task force is discussing ways to diagnose and isolate patients with Ebola more quickly.More >> Gov. Rick Perry's infectious disease task force is discussing ways to diagnose and isolate patients with Ebola more quickly.More >> Fire crews have recovered the body of a man from a West Texas wastewater treatment plant and are working on recovering a second body from the facility.More >> Fire crews have recovered the body of a man from a West Texas wastewater treatment plant and are working on recovering a second body from the facility.More >> Democrat Wendy Davis says she would welcome President Barack Obama campaigning for her in Texas in the final days of her underdog bid for governor.More >> Democrat Wendy Davis says she would welcome President Barack Obama campaigning for her in Texas in the final days of her underdog bid for governor.More >> Large folk art creations in urban Detroit and Los Angeles neighborhoods, a museum garden in New York and a massive light installation on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge are being listed among the nation's...More >> Large folk art creations in urban Detroit and Los Angeles neighborhoods, a museum garden in New York and a massive light installation on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge are being listed among the nation's...More >> The Dallas hospital that cared for the first U.S.-diagnosed Ebola patient has many strengths. But the man walked in through its seemingly weakest link: the emergency room.More >> The Dallas hospital that cared for the first U.S.-diagnosed Ebola patient has many strengths. But the man walked in through its seemingly weakest link: the emergency room.More >> Death row inmate Robert Pruett has lost an appeal at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.More >> Death row inmate Robert Pruett has lost an appeal at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.More >> A 37-year-old San Antonio woman has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for falsely claiming over $200,000 in unemployment benefits.More >> A 37-year-old San Antonio woman has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for falsely claiming over $200,000 in unemployment benefits.More >> President Barack Obama says he's cautiously more optimistic about the Ebola situation in the U.S.More >> President Barack Obama says he's cautiously more optimistic about the Ebola situation in the U.S.More >> Prosecutors say a 42-year-old inmate has been indicted for threatening to kill a federal judge.More >> Prosecutors say a 42-year-old inmate has been indicted for threatening to kill a federal judge.More >> Police say they're not searching for a shooter after responding to gunfire at a hospital pharmacy in Houston that left at least one person dead.More >> Police say they're not searching for a shooter after responding to gunfire at a hospital pharmacy in Houston that left at least one person dead.More >> Maine's highest court is upholding a state Board of Environmental Protection decision to give a developer the go-ahead to build a wind farm on Passadumkeag Ridge in Grand Falls Township.More >> Maine's highest court is upholding a state Board of Environmental Protection decision to give a developer the go-ahead to build a wind farm on Passadumkeag Ridge in Grand Falls Township.More >> A man who told police he killed seven women in Indiana now faces charges in a second death.More >> A man who told police he killed seven women in Indiana now faces charges in a second death.More >> A temporary restraining order blocking disposal of ash from the incineration of a Texas Ebola victim's belongings in Louisiana will continue.More >> A temporary restraining order blocking disposal of ash from the incineration of a Texas Ebola victim's belongings in Louisiana will continue.More >> Dozens of artifacts are on their way back to Peru after being seized in the United States during investigations into the smuggling of cultural relics.More >> Dozens of artifacts are on their way back to Peru after being seized in the United States during investigations into the smuggling of cultural relics.More >> A West Texas high school has been evacuated after a construction crew punctured a gas line in an accident that left at least five students sick.More >> A West Texas high school has been evacuated after a construction crew punctured a gas line in an accident that left at least five students sick.More >> The first Ebola test for the quarantined King Charles Spaniel belonging to a Dallas nurse hospitalized with the virus has come back negative.More >> The first Ebola test for the quarantined King Charles Spaniel belonging to a Dallas nurse hospitalized with the virus has come back negative.More >> Mexican authorities say 19 suspects died in three nearly simultaneous confrontations just across the border from Texas.More >> Mexican authorities say 19 suspects died in three nearly simultaneous confrontations just across the border from Texas.More >> A 15-year-old attempted robbery suspect fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire with East Texas police had marijuana in his system.More >> A 15-year-old attempted robbery suspect fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire with East Texas police had marijuana in his system.More >> A hearing is set on whether to remove the judge in the felony child abuse case against Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson.More >> A hearing is set on whether to remove the judge in the felony child abuse case against Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson.More >>