Nation Mar 28 At least 3 people dead, hundreds rescued after severe storms flood streets in South Texas Drenching rain along the Texas-Mexico border let up Friday, but rescues were still ongoing a day after severe storms trapped residents in their homes, forced drivers to abandon their vehicles on flooded roads and shut down an airport.
Nation Mar 27 Parole denied for woman convicted of killing Tejano music icon Selena in 1995 Yolanda Saldívar will continue serving a life sentence at a prison in Gatesville, Texas, after a three-member panel of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted to not release her.
Politics Oct 17 Judge grants unusual effort by state lawmakers to delay the execution of a Texas man A last-ditch effort to stop Texas from executing an autistic man in a shaken baby case stretched into the final hours Thursday night as one judge granted an extraordinary maneuver by lawmakers to delay the lethal injection while the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the…
Nation Oct 01 120 people have accused Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexual misconduct, attorney says An attorney said Tuesday he is representing 120 accusers who have come forward. Houston attorney Tony Buzbee described the victims as 60 males and 60 females, and that 25 were minors at the time of the alleged misconduct.
Nation Sep 16 WATCH: Pipeline explosion and fire forces evacuations in Houston suburb The company said the gas flow was shut off but residual material inside could burn for hours to come.
Politics Aug 01 WATCH: Harris delivers eulogy at memorial service for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday eulogized longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as a “force of nature” as memorials for the longtime Democratic lawmaker drew to a close.
Nation Jul 25 Hurricane Beryl death toll in Texas rises to 36, including more who lost power in extreme heat The number of Texas deaths after Hurricane Beryl came ashore and knocked out power to millions of residents climbed to at least 36 on Thursday as officials confirmed more people who died in homes that were left without air conditioning during sweltering heat.
Nation Jul 11 As Houston swelters, power company faces pressure to restore service three days after Beryl Nearly 1.3 million homes and businesses in the Houston area remained without power Wednesday, and residents continued to search for places to cool off, fuel up and find food.
Nation Jul 09 Beryl leaves hot misery along Texas coast and brings threat of flooding to the north Hurricane Beryl left millions without power as temperatures soar in Texas.
Nation Jul 08 Nearly 3 million lose power as Beryl barrels through Texas. Officials say it will take days to get it back on Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the storm toppled 10 transmission lines and that many of the outages were caused by fallen trees.