New evidence suggests Texas executed innocent man accused of killing his...
Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in Texas in 2004 Note discovered in case files suggests inmate who claimed Willingham had confessed was given a reduced Reported by CapitalBay 4 hours ago.
View ArticleTexas Student Suspended for Discovering Can of Beer at School
*TEXAS.--*Chaz Seale, a 17-year-old from Livingston Texas, was suspended from his highschool after notifying his teacher that he accidentally brought a can of beer to school. The student says he...
View ArticleComptroller hopeful vows better revenue forecasts
When not overseeing tax laws in the Texas Legislature, Harvey Hilderbran counsels businesses on how to become more profitable — a job combination he says makes him uniquely qualified to be the state's...
View ArticleCommon Core Critics Attacked in Texas
TEXAS--Concerned suburban Dallas dad Andrew Bennett spent the past three months raising questions about Common Core materials coming home from the Northwest Independent School District (NISD) middle...
View ArticlePlaying to Lose: NBA GM Admits Tanking
To tank or not to tank? That is the question the Celtics, Lakers, and ’76ers ponder in the home stretch of the 2013-2014 regular season. Once proud franchises that competed for NBA championships now...
View ArticleTexas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus to be sidelined several days with flexor...
Reported by DallasNews 5 hours ago.
View ArticleEPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Visits Oil-Rich North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency faced tough crowds Friday during stops in North Dakota, where coal and ethanol continue to be a big part of the oil-rich state's...
View ArticleEl Salvadoran Arrested at Texas Border Accused of Child Molestation
TEXAS--Ten individuals were arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents at the Hidalgo and Pharr International Bridges on Sunday. Of the seven who were arrested due to outstanding...
View ArticleWoman Records Events Leading To Her Arrest At Bus Stop
Woman Records Events Leading To Her Arrest At Bus Stop Headlines Legal Abie Kyle Ikhinmwin, 25, was waiting for the bus when her day took a turn for the strange. Ikhinmwin, a criminal justice student...
View ArticleMan arrested in Texas for 2002 Wisconsin assault
MADISON, Wis.—A man accused of a Town of Madison sexual assault 12 years ago has been arrested in Texas. Reported by TwinCities.com 4 hours ago.
View ArticleTed Cruz: Breitbart.com Symbolizes 'Fantastic Democratization' of News
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has said the grassroots revolution sweeping across the country today mirrors the one that propelled Ronald Reagan to the White House, and the conservative stalwart said that...
View ArticleWith G.O.P. Turnover High, Texas Primaries Set Up Scramble to the Right
With Gov. Rick Perry leaving office and Senator Ted Cruz ascendant, the races have taken on a no-rules tenor amid a barrage of fiery attack ads and accusations. Reported by NYTimes.com 2 hours ago.
View ArticleGays in America's south take heart after week that turned back Republican tide
Boycott threats and growing power of the gay dollar combine to defeat bids to pass discriminatory state laws across the south Blue Ridge, Georgia, a logging town in the state's Appalachian foothills,...
View ArticleTexas Tea Parties' Candidate Stovall Files Federal Complaints Against Rep....
Senator Cornyn primary contender Dwayne Stovall says he has filed two Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaints seeking investigation into what Stovall alleges are Texas Congressman Steve...
View ArticleWarren Buffett admits to $873 million investment mistake
by Stephanie Boyd - Investment tycoon Warren Buffett admitted to a rare investing blunder, saying that he regretted buying stock in a utility company without consulting his second-in-command NEW YORK,...
View ArticleMonkey Cage: How big business got behind gay rights
After Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed Senate Bill 1062, there was much written about how her decision reflected pressure from the business community. For insight on this issue, I turned to the political...
View ArticleRick Perry Reveals When He'll 'Be More Interested In 2016'
Texas Gov. Rick Perry deflected 2016 presidential race questions in Iowa this week, insisting that his trip was to support Gov. Terry Branstad (R). In a Thursday interview with the Des Moines Register,...
View ArticleNo longer loyal to Scouts, boys join Trail Life
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas (AP) — Chatting in the living room one night, Ron Orr gave his 15-year-old son Andrew a choice: He could stick with the Boy Scouts of America and his mission to become an...
View ArticleJordana Brewster Made a Hypochondriac by Motherhood
"It's flu season in Texas, so I haven't taken him out that much on set," the Dallas star says Reported by People Magazine 6 hours ago.
View ArticleTexas fisherman killed by flesh-eating bacteria
Flesh-eating bacteria killed a retired postal worker who contracted the deadly bug out fishing on a Texas lake. Travis Lee Moore, 74, thought nothing of it after scraping the tip of his finger while...
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