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Thirty years ago, Latino music legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was killed by her fan club’s president, Yolanda Saldívar.
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett mocked her state’s governor during a weekend appearance, referring to Greg Abbott — who uses a wheelchair — as “Gov. Hot Wheels” while speaking at a banquet in Los Angeles.
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for a new trial drew the support of the prosecutor’s office that originally put him on death row.
Agnes Emma-Nnopu scored 23 points with four 3-pointers, Hailey Van Lith had a double-double against her former team and second-seeded TCU advanced to its first NCAA Sweet 16 in the women’s NCAA Tournament with an 85-70 win over seventh-seeded Louisville.
The University of Texas fired basketball coach Rodney Terry after a disappointing first season in the Southeastern Conference and another quick exit from the NCAA Tournament.
A new museum is opening in Texas highlighting the lives and service of Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War to the global war on terrorism.
Court records show that Dallas rapper Yella Beezy has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the shooting death of fellow rapper Mo3 on a busy interstate in 2020.
Marcus Foster scored 22 points and Zach Freemantle added 15 while overcoming foul trouble as Xavier rallied past Texas 86-80 in a First Four game at Dayton.
The Trump administration has moved to dismiss a lawsuit against Texas over a law that would allow local police to arrest migrants who enter the country illegally.
A second person has been arrested in connection to a Texas midwife who is accused of providing illegal abortions at three clinics around the Houston area.
With Oklahomans still reeling from deadly wildfires that whipped across the state and destroyed hundreds of homes in recent days, officials in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico are warning of an increased risk of fire danger on Tuesday.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that a Houston-area midwife has been arrested and accused of providing illegal abortions, marking the first time authorities have filed criminal charges under the state’s near-total abortion ban.
Congratulations to the 12 teams left in the chase for the women’s Division I national championship.
Oklahomans are assessing the devastation after wildfires damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes around the state during a severe weather outbreak.
A dynamic storm system threatening to spawn powerful tornadoes and hail as big as baseballs has earned a relatively rare designation from forecasters.
A sprawling storm system crossing the U.S. has caused deadly crashes, damaged buildings and fanned more than 100 wildfires in several central states, prompting evacuation orders in some communities.
The Trump administration is pushing for the the U.S. Supreme Court to allow some restrictions on birthright citizenship even as legal battles continue over President Donald Trump’s orders to end what has long been seen as a constitutional promise.
There were 127,350 reported cases of measles, including 38 deaths, in Europe and Central Asia last year, marking the highest total in nearly 30 years, according to figures from UNICEF and the World Health Organization.
The Trump administration has launched a review of organizations that provide temporary housing and other aid to migrants, suggesting they may have violated a law used to prosecute smugglers.
The Trump administration has resumed family detention of immigrants in a South Texas facility after a Biden-era pause.
The Trump administration says it is dropping a civil lawsuit against the largest provider of housing for unaccompanied migrant children over alleged sexual abuse of minors at its facilities.
A Texas appeals court has halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week.
UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and Southern California have all stated their cases for No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament with their stellar play this season.
As near temperatures climbed to near records in parts of the central United States, a potent storm system was setting up to wallop the nation later.
Big Ten champion UCLA has jumped back to No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball poll.
Disney Experiences took to the stage Saturday at SXSW 2025 in Texas to showcase several of the new experiences coming to Walt Disney World.
Madison Booker scored 25 points, and No. 1 Texas held on to beat ninth-ranked LSU 56-49 on Saturday night to advance to the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game.
Georgia may have ended its 10-year NCAA Tournament drought by beating Vanderbilt 79-68.
Xavier Worthy was released Saturday after a district attorney in Texas declined to pursue charges against the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver following an arrest in which he had been accused of felony domestic violence.
The cries of a mother watching from Venezuela through a cellphone pierced through the somber Christian music and gusts of wind as her son's casket was lowered into the ground.
Hundreds of thousands of state employees across the U.S. are being ordered back into the office as governors move to shadow President Trump’s mandate for federal workers.
Siemens plans to invest $285 million in manufacturing in the United States, the tech company said Thursday, including two new facilities in California and Texas.
Powerful storms that killed three people in Mississippi and ripped roofs from buildings in a small Oklahoma town are charging across the nation, threatening more communities in the central to eastern United States with wide-ranging weather.
The Supreme Court is wrestling with whether to restart plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico even as some justices worried about safety issues and the lack of progress toward a permanent solution.
Zhuric Phelps scored 19 points off the bench and No. 22 Texas A&M never trailed in an 83-72 win over top-ranked Auburn on Tuesday night.
Defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa's agent says the Dallas Cowboys and his client have agreed on an $80 million, four-year contract with $58 million guaranteed.
Sedona Prince had 16 points and 19 rebounds as 10th-ranked TCU won its first Big 12 regular-season title.
South Carolina will be the No. 1 seed in the Southeastern Conference women’s basketball tournament after winning a coin flip.
TCU goes into the regular-season finale with a chance for its first Big 12 women's basketball title.
Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status have been fired, lawmakers and weather experts say.
JuJu Watkins and Southern California have moved up to a No. 1 seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament in the latest projections of the top teams.
Dr. Hector Granados treats children with diabetes at his El Paso clinics and makes hospital rounds under the shadow of accusations that have thrown his career into jeopardy: providing care to transgender youth.
Two of the biggest lottery jackpots in Texas history are under investigation over claims that the winners may have benefitted from more than good luck.
The NFL is considering changing overtime rules in the regular season to decrease the advantage for teams who win the coin toss.
Four New Orleans players who’ve been suspended since late January are under investigation for possible NCAA violations related to sports gambling, a person familiar with the situation said.
During his speech about a massive expansion project along Interstate 75, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans for yet another upcoming Buc-ee’s location in the state.
The Washington Commanders have given two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jonathan Allen permission to seek a trade, general manager Adam Peters confirmed Tuesday.
The regular season titles in the four major conferences will come down to the final week of the season as league play wraps up this weekend.
Texas moved up to No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball poll for the first time in 21 years after Notre Dame lost in overtime to N.
A “fugitive of justice” from Texas wanted on murder and child sex charges was taken into custody after being found walking along Interstate 75 in Southwest Florida.
Set to debut in 2026, this first-of-its-kind resort is specifically designed for families with young children and will feature themed lands based on characters from DreamWorks Animation, Nickelodeon, Illumination, and Jurassic World.
Tobe Awaka had 14 points and 12 rebounds as No. 19 Arizona moved into second place alone in the Big 12 Conference with a 74-67 win at Baylor.
Notre Dame is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll for the first time since 2019.
Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes scored a Division I women’s freshman record 55 points in a 98-88 overtime victory over Auburn.
Madison Booker scored 16 points and No. 3 Texas overcame a woeful shooting start to rally for a 65-58 victory over No. 5 LSU on Sunday.
UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and Notre Dame would be the No. 1 seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament if it began now.
Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley have seen a sharp drop in apprehensions along the southern border since the new administration started.
Republicans are trying to exclude people who are in the U.S. illegally from the numbers used to portion out congressional seats among the states.
A Texas judge has fined a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas in one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws enacted in Democratic-controlled states where abortion is legal.
Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon will undergo hip surgery and be out for an extended period, his latest injury setback since joining Los Angeles.
President Donald Trump's administration says it’s appealing a Maryland federal judge’s ruling that blocks the president’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for people whose parents are not legally in the country.
Two Venezuelan planes have returned home with about 190 Venezuelans deported from the United States.
Florida has been an incredibly popular state for a while now, bringing in millions of new residents over the past few years. But that's not the case for everyone.
Madison Booker had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Rori Harmon hit two critical free throws in the final seconds as No. 4 Texas beat No. 2 South Carolina 66-62 Sunday, ending the Gamecocks’ 57-game Southeastern Conference regular-season winning streak dating to 2021.
Nelly brought his signature St. Louis swagger to a New Orleans institution, turning a nearly seven-decade-old restaurant into a Super Bowl week party.
Jake Paul punched back at Canelo Alvarez on Friday night, a day after the Mexican boxing icon passed up a speculated bout with the YouTube star and agreed to a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season.
A historic rebrand of the Boy Scouts of America has been followed by a small uptick in young people joining what will now be called Scouting America.
A line of Mexican National Guard and Army trucks are rumbling along the border separating Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas, among the first of 10,000 troops Mexico has sent to its northern frontier following tariff threats by President Donald Trump.
The NFL is stenciling “Choose Love” in the back of one of the end zones at the Superdome for the Super Bowl on Sunday in an effort to encourage the country after a series of tragedies over the first six weeks of the year.
Jeff Bezos' rocket company has given NASA a brief taste of the moon's gravity without straying too far from home.
Texas National Guard soldiers can arrest and detain people for entering the U.S. illegally from Mexico under an agreement with the Trump administration that expands the military’s role in immigration enforcement.
Kansas coach Bill Self is going for comic relief after the biggest blown lead in a loss in the storied program's history.
Texas ordered a ban on the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek on government devices days after the popular chatbot has shook investors and the tech community in recent weeks for its ability to compete with OpenAI.
Exxon Mobil’s fourth-quarter adjusted profit managed to beat Wall Street’s expectations, as the oil and gas company increased production in Permian and Guyana.
A federal judge filed a last-minute order extending a court agreement ensuring protections for children in federal custody the day after it ended.
A man accused of killing five people in Texas in 2023 after a neighbor complained that he was keeping a baby awake by firing a gun in his yard late at night has pleaded guilty to murder charges and will serve a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
