Suspect arrested in fatal San Antonio bus shooting
Officer Douglas Greene says a pair of tips, one anonymous and one through Crime Stoppers, led police to the 21-year-old man at an apartment in western San Antonio.
America's oldest living veteran is a 108-year-old from Austin
Richard Overton, who served in the Pacific Theater from 1942 to 1945, begins his days with a tablespoon of whiskey in his coffee and smokes cigars daily.
European Parliament honors George H.W. Bush 25 years after Berlin Wall fell
At a ceremony in College Station, Bush became the first American to receive the Robert Schuman Medal.
George W. Bush says dad pondered skipping 2nd term
In his book to be released Tuesday, Bush writes that his father pondered in 1991 not running because he felt his role was creating undue scrutiny of his son, Neil Bush, who was facing a federal lawsuit.
Prosecutor in abuse-of-office case says Perry trying to skirt the law
A jury should decide on some of the governor’s objections to the coercion charges against him, Michael McCrum contends in a court filing.
Denton’s ban won’t stop fracking permits, Railroad Commission chairwoman says
Railroad Commission chief says it will still issue permits to companies wanting to drill there.
Perry mum in first court appearance; lawyer isn’t
In the courtroom, Gov. Rick Perry stays quiet as his attorney bashes criminal charges against him as a “comedy of errors.”
Railroad Commission chief says agency will continue permitting in Denton despite fracking ban
This blog has been updated with a response from the vice president of Denton Drilling Awareness Group.
Perry goes to court for first time on criminal charges
What might have been a routine pre-trial hearing was transformed by a packed courtroom and legal flamboyance.
Indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry in court for heated pretrial hearing
Indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry is making his first court appearance on felony abuse of power charges, sitting largely stoically through heated arguments from lawyers.
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