Video: Eye Opener at 8: Deadly flooding in Texas
San Antonio, Texas braces for more flooding after a deadly weekend of severe weather. Also, former University of Tennessee players say new Rutgers University athletic director Julie Hermann was...
View ArticleTexas campus construction bill hits roadblock
A bill that would provide funding for millions of dollars in college campus construction projects in the Houston area and around the state faltered at the finish line when the Texas Senate adjourned...
View ArticleTexas Association of Health Underwriters Says Legislation Will Help...
AUSTIN, Texas, May 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Legislation signed by Gov. Rick Perry will allow thousands of Texas businesses to keep for now their status as large employers and avoid additional...
View ArticleTexas Shooting Spree Leaves Two, Including Shooter, Dead
*Texas shooting spree: A man’s shooting spree in the early morning of May 27 left one woman dead and five others injured.* The shooter later died after a shootout with law enforcement officials,...
View ArticleYeezus! Texas cops shut down Kanye West screening
It was third time unlucky for Kanye West fans in Texas — who saw the screening of his controversial new music video cancelled a trio of times in just one night. The superstar rapper's "New Slaves"...
View ArticleYeezus! Texas cops shut down Kanye West music video screening
It was third time unlucky for Kanye West fans in Texas — who saw the screening of his controversial new music video cancelled a trio of times in just one night. Reported by NY Daily News 3 hours ago.
View ArticleTexas shooting spree: Texas gunman kills one, wounds five in shooting spree
Texas shooting spree: A gunman, shooting at random from his pickup trick, killed one and wounded five before a shootout with Texas law enforcement ended his shooting spree. Reported by Christian...
View ArticleSkyScreamer is latest Six Flags thrill ride in Texas
The SkyScreamer at Six Flags Over Texas takes thrill riders a dizzying 400 feet up into the air before spinning them around at 35 mph in a 124-foot circle. Reported by NY Daily News 4 hours ago.
View ArticleBody Found in Texas Flood ID’ed as Teenager
Body found in Texas flood: Authorities said the body of a teenager was found after the flood that hit San Antonio this weekend. SCHERTZ, Texas — Search teams on Sunday found the body of teenager who...
View ArticleEnough! Facing backlash from parents, Texas cuts back on student testing
The state that inaugurated the expansion of standardized testing in America’s schools 30 years ago and provided the model for the No Child Left Behind Act has now said enough is enough.Late Sunday...
View ArticleTexas Legislature Passes Measure to Prevent Medicaid Expansion
The Republican-majority Texas House and Senate on Sunday sent Governor Rick Perry a proposal to prevent the state from expanding its Medicaid program as outlined by President Barack Obama's healthcare...
View ArticleBody in motel linked to Texas shooting spree; Marine involved
A body found in a North Carolina motel has been linked to a shooting spree across two Texas counties that ended with a woman dead, five people injured and the gunman killed in a firefight, authorities...
View ArticleBody in N.C. motel linked to Texas shooting spree; Marine involved
A body found in a North Carolina motel has been linked to a shooting spree across two Texas counties that ended with a woman dead, five people injured and the gunman killed in a firefight, authorities...
View ArticleTexas lawmakers okay law to allow college kids to bring guns on campus
Lawmakers in Texas approved a bill on Sunday that will let college kids possess guns on campus so long as they keep them in their vehicles, according to The Associated Press. The Texas House and Senate...
View ArticleTexas Legislature makes changes to teacher retirement system
State lawmakers on Sunday passed major changes to the Texas' $116 billion teacher pension system. Reuters reported that changes included the first cost-of-living increase in a dozen years and new rules...
View ArticleArizona Diamondbacks walk-off in 9th to sweep doubleheader against Texas Rangers
PHOENIX -- Didi Grigorius hit a tying homer off Yu Darvish in the eighth inning, Cliff Pennington singled home the winning run in the ninth and the Diamondbacks beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 Monday night...
View ArticleTexas Rangers' Yu Darvish's banner night spoiled by Didi Grigorius' late homer
PHOENIX -- Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish knew his cut fastball was working really well, and catcher A.J. Pierszynski knew it too. According to pitch f/x data, the Japanese import used the pitch nearly...
View ArticleAs Texas Housing Market Recovers, Online Continuing Education For Realtors Booms
The Lone Star state is experiencing a continued housing recovery, according to the Texas Association of Realtors. Continuing Education for Licensing, Inc., (CELI) reports a surge in enrollment as real...
View ArticleTexas Metal Building Estimates Faster with Firm’s New Software
Absolute Steel, a Texas metal building manufacturer of tubular steel building kits, has launched a proprietary software system to service its customers and distributors with up-to-the-minute pricing...
View Article'The Son': A Texas Saga With Guilt And Gore To Go Around
Philipp Meyer's second novel is a centuries-spanning family saga that chronicles the growth of Texas. Many hands are bloodied in the novel's conflicts: between settlers and Native Americans, between...
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