The Texas Lottery Commission did not immediately clarify why Ryan Mindell chose to resign, as lawmakers have discussed abolishing the lottery outright. The Texas Lottery Commission has faced ...

A Fort Worth man is now in police custody after he beat his mother to death during an attempted "exorcism," according to Fort Worth Police. An arrest warrant affidavit says that Fort Worth Police ...

The severe weather is typical for this time of year but also unpredictable. Forecasters said Texas may see hail as large as baseballs. Some Moderate High By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a reporter on ...

Free speech advocates in Texas are warning about new bills being considered in the state that they say would weaken protections for ordinary citizens and journalists against intimidating lawsuits.

Texas has executed Sandoval Mendoza, a rapist and killer described by one prosecutor as one of the most "violent, sadistic men" he'd ever encountered." Mendoza, 40, was executed by lethal ...

James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is on covering news and politics in Texas, as well as other general news across the United States. James joined ...

This story has been updated to correct the name spelling of Mitchell Blake Reinacher. A Texas commissioner was injured and her husband was killed after police said they were allegedly stabbed by ...

A second school-aged child has died in Texas from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesperson confirmed Sunday. The child's death comes as an outbreak of measles originating in West Texas ...

For years, Texas politicians have fretted: What will it take for companies to build more natural gas power plants for the state’s strained power grid? As it turns out, for a growing number of ...

A Texas Senate panel decided late Monday to approve Senate Bill 22, which would more than double the funds available for the Texas film incentive program. The bipartisan panel unanimously approved ...

Texas is renowned for its stunning wildflower displays every spring, but the timing and intensity of the blooms can vary significantly from year to year, influenced largely by weather conditions.

The U.S. health secretary was in West Texas to visit the family. People stand outside of a Mennonite church in Seminole where funeral services for Daisy Hildebrand, the second Texas child to die ...