Unruly passenger prompts plane’s return to Houston airport just after takeoff
HOUSTON — A flight returned to a Houston airport just after takeoff early Wednesday because of an unruly…
FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights
EL PASO, Texas — The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in…
Texas A&M University to end women’s studies due to new policy on race and gender topics
HOUSTON — Texas A&M University is ending its women’s and gender studies program, changing the syllabuses of hundreds…
3 young brothers in Texas die after falling through icy pond during winter storm
BONHAM, Texas — Three brothers — ages 6, 8 and 9 — died in Texas during the massive…
ICE says an immigrant who died in a sprawling Texas detention facility killed himself
EL PASO, Texas — An immigrant from Nicaragua was found dead at a Texas immigration detention facility last…
When Texas Republican John Cornyn became a senator, Bush was president. Will he survive Trump’s GOP?
DALLAS — Sen. John Cornyn stood in the shadow of the U.S.-Mexico border wall for a campaign event,…
More than 100,000 El Paso, Texas residents left with little to no water after main break
EL PASO, Texas — More than 100,000 residents in the Texas border city of El Paso were left…
Houston Texans’ Anderson and Al-Shaair built faith-based bond despite practicing different religions
HOUSTON — Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair were brought together by football,…
A union is suing Texas’ education agency for investigating teachers over posts about Charlie Kirk
A Texas teachers union sued the state’s education department on Tuesday, accusing it of an improper “wave of…
Along the Texas Coast, a new sanctuary aims to protect the endangered and rare whooping crane
WOLFBERRY WHOOPING CRANE SANCTUARY, Texas — Carter Crouch has been fascinated by the whooping crane’s conservation story for…
Supreme Court declines to hear Texas book ban appeal in case watched by free speech groups
AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal on a Texas free…
Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year’s…