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U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice, whose rulings shattered old Texas by changing the way the state educated children, treated prisoners and housed its poorest and most vulnerable citizens, has died. He was 89.
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison may be waffling about when to give up her powerful job.
A death row chaplain is facing dismissal after he acknowledged smuggling out letters for a condemned inmate who has posted Internet messages threatening a state lawmaker and that man's family, Texas prison officials said Friday.
Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello — they're among the legions of music legends who have graced the stage of the famed Austin City Limits television music show.
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says she will step down this fall to challenge fellow Republican Rick Perry for governor in 2010, setting the stage for what will be a crowded race to replace her.
So much for the stereotype. Texas librarians are baring their skin and revealing their tattoos — all to raise disaster relief money to help damaged libraries. Photos of the librarians and their body art appear in a new calendar sold by the Texas Library Association.
Greyhound Lines Inc. is still waiting for the state of Texas to pay it nearly $1 million for the bus company's work evacuating people from hurricanes Ike and Gustav last year — even as another hurricane season is already under way.
Gov. Rick Perry is ready to raise campaign cash, while Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison may finally be ready to raise a ruckus as the Republican heavyweights begin combat for the governor's office next year.
The Texas Legislature has adjourned its regular session without passing key measures to avert a shutdown of state agencies.
A comment by a strategist for Gov. Rick Perry that the Republican Party shouldn't act like a brothel to lure new voters has infuriated prominent GOP women in Texas and given Perry's primary rival, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, fuel for their election fight.
Even though their look and operations may be different, newspapers have a future in the journalism world if they learn how to survive in a competitive field, former Dallas Morning News publisher Burl Osborne said Saturday.
In a state that once was its own nation, a Republican governor who talked about secession without completely dismissing the idea has Democratic lawmakers in an uproar. Gov. Rick Perry, in comments following an anti-tax "tea party" Wednesday, never did advocate Texas breaking away from the United States but suggested that Texans might at some point get so fed up they would want to leave the union.
In a state that once was its own nation, a Republican governor who talked about secession without completely dismissing the idea has Democratic lawmakers in an uproar.
The federal government is giving $60 million to Texas' emergency management division for costs incurred during Hurricane Ike.
Latino voters who sued the Texas Democratic Party, claiming its presidential delegate system discriminates against Hispanics, are getting another chance to make their case.
Humorist and author Kinky Friedman is toying with another run for Texas governor, but if he does enter the race, he says he's serious this time.
Hurricane Ike was the big storm Texas officials feared would hit the coast. Now comes the hard task of paying for it.
More than 76,000 damage claims from Hurricane Ike have been filed with the Texas-backed windstorm insurance association, which expects to pay billions of dollars to policy holders for losses.
A coalition of citizen groups urged Gov. Rick Perry on Friday to use emergency powers to extend the Oct. 6 voter registration deadline for Texas counties hit hardest by Hurricane Ike.
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson's family and admirers remembered his civil rights and education legacy during a celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth and the opening of his Texas ranch office to the public.
The Texas Department of Public Safety, seeking the public's help in capturing an arsonist who burned the Governor's Mansion, released snippets of video Tuesday showing a potential suspect.
Last year it was about the candidates. This year it's the climate.
Democrats are climbing out of the political graveyard in Texas where George W. Bush buried them. But winning local and legislative races is a far cry from delivering the state for their presidential nominee.
The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety announced his retirement Friday after criticism of his agency over a June fire that severely damaged the historic Governor's Mansion.
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is planning a daylong rally in Minnesota during the Republican National Convention that could draw attention from the presumed nominee John McCain.
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