House OKs Major Changes to State Cancer Institute
Posted: 10:17 AM The Texas House has approved a dramatic overhaul of the state's troubled $3 billion cancer-fighting agency, including replacing its entire, 11-member board.
Posted: 10:17 AM The Texas House has approved a dramatic overhaul of the state's troubled $3 billion cancer-fighting agency, including replacing its entire, 11-member board.
Posted: 10:14 AM Texas lawmakers are advancing a plan to create a residency training program for school teachers.
Posted: 10:11 AM School is expected to resume Monday in a North Texas community where a tornado damaged homes and cut power.
Posted: 10:04 AM Texas has become the fifth state to sue British oil company BP over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, seeking damages for the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Posted: 10:01 AM Military officials say three Fort Bliss soldiers and one from Fort Stewart in Georgia were killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device.
Posted: 9:55 AM Police say an 83-year-old man has been taken into custody after his son and grandson were found shot to death in the North Texas home all three shared.
Posted: 9:47 AM Dallas police say a 1-year-old child left in a locked vehicle in an elementary school parking lot has died.
Posted: 9:44 AM Authorities say two tornadoes have struck near a small community in rural North Texas, destroying a house but causing no injuries.
Posted: 8:57 PM Another round of strong storms moved through North Texas producing a tornado in extreme South Central Young County.
Posted: 8:09 PM Gov. Rick Perry says the tornado-wrought devastation in a North Texas neighborhood is almost incomprehensible.
Posted: 7:56 PM A college student in suburban Atlanta is accused of faking his own kidnapping to avoid telling his parents he was failing a class.
Posted: 6:35 PM A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut, and there are preliminary reports of injuries.
Posted: 3:49 PM Texas has become the fifth state to sue British oil company BP over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, seeking damages for the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Updated: 3:23 PM A state official close to the negotiations says Texas lawmakers have reached a deal on a two-year spending plan that would restore $3.93 billion to public schools.
Updated: 9:53 AM An elderly South Texas man has survived more than 200 bee stings when he was swarmed while mowing some grass.
Updated: 11:55 AM A jackpot of $550 million ranks as the second largest in Powerball history and third biggest overall.
Updated: 9:01 AM The Buccaneer Alumni Lettermen Association will host its largest fundraising event of the year June 15 when it hosts its annual golf tournament at Brenham Country Club.