Laredo approved a one-year contract to raise police officer pay by 10%, putting them at "market value" and hoping to slow federal agencies from poaching officers.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special session Friday after gaveling out the first 30-day session, hamstrung by ...

The new special session started with threats to House Democrats, who have signaled their intention to return to Texas after ...

The Texas Legislature began a new special legislative session Friday after Gov. Greg Abbott called lawmakers back to deal ...

A crash involving a motorcycle left one man dead in Midland on Thursday night, according to the Texas Department of Public ...

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The Texas Department of Public Safety said a routine traffic stop earlier this week turned into a major drug bust after a ...

The Biden administration’s border mismanagement has left a major Texas city reeling from rampant illegal migrant crime, ...

In 2018, a bus driver ignored a barricade and drove into rushing floodwaters on County Road 177 at Brushy Creek, causing the ...

riedrich Miescher discovered the molecule for DNA—or deoxyribonucleic acid—in 1869. Nearly 100 years later, in 1953, a group of scientists discovered DNA's double helix structure, which would confirm ...

A two vehicle crash on Thursday night left one person dead and another person injured, according to the Texas Department of ...