Politics Mar 06 Democratic Rep. Colin Allred wins Senate primary in Texas, setting up match with Cruz Allred advances to a tall task: trying to become the first Texas Democrat in 30 years to win a statewide race.
Nation Mar 02 Crews fighting largest wildfire in Texas history face challenging weather conditions Firefighters in Texas faced rising temperatures, whipped-up winds and dry air Saturday in their battle to keep the largest wildfire in state history from turning more of the Panhandle into a parched wasteland.
Nation Mar 01 Texas wildfires may have destroyed up to 500 structures as more assessments underway, Gov. Abbott says The Republican governor cautioned in a news conference Friday that the number of lost properties could rise and that damage assessments were still underway.
Nation Feb 29 Texas Panhandle wildfire now the largest in state history The Smokehouse Creek Fire has merged with another blaze and is 3 percent contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
Nation Feb 29 Firefighters try to tame Texas wildfires before hot, windy weekend The explosive growth of the second-largest wildfire in Texas history slowed as snow fell and winds and temperatures dipped, but the massive blaze was still untamed and threatening more death and destruction.
Education Jan 30 Oklahoma asks teachers to return up to $50,000 in bonuses the state says were paid in error Kristina Stadelman said she's crushed to learn she's being forced to repay $50,000, much of which she already spent on home improvements and a down payment for a new car.
Nation Nov 09 Oklahoma board recommends the governor spare the life of a death row inmate who argued self-defense The board voted 3-2 on Wednesday to recommend that Gov. Kevin Stitt spare the life of Phillip Dean Hancock. Hancock was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2001 shooting deaths after an argument at a home in south Oklahoma City.
Nation Oct 23 Oklahoma attorney general files lawsuit to stop first publicly funded religious school in U.S. Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Friday sued to stop a state board from establishing and funding what would be the nation's first religious public charter school after the board ignored Drummond's warning that it would violate both the…
Nation Jun 23 Oklahoma death row inmate plans to refuse clemency hearing but maintains innocence An Oklahoma death row inmate scheduled to be executed in September for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student says he plans to reject his chance for a clemency hearing.
Politics Jun 05 Oklahoma school board approves what could be the 1st taxpayer-funded religious school in U.S. Oklahoma AG Gentner Drummond says the board's decision exposes them and the state to potential litigation. The group Americans United for Separation of Church and State vowed to challenge the decision in court.