21 mins ago - The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on allowing openly gay boys to don the Boy Scouts uniform.
Posted: 7:18 AM - Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst says he is taking House leaders at their word, and that delicate pieces of a complicated Texas budget deal will be passed.
Updated: 8:48 AM - Concealed handgun license holders in Texas would be allowed to carry a revolver or semi-automatic pistol, regardless of what they trained with on the shooting range under a bill advancing in the Texas Legislature.
Posted: 6:57 AM - A much-watched bill designed to give the public more information on schools, taxes, government spending and debt held by state entities has gone down on a House technicality.
20 mins ago - A bill that would allow the state to drug screen unemployment applicants has passed the Texas House.
Posted: 6:36 AM - The head of a federal safety board says federal agents and the state fire marshal are blocking the board from investigating a deadly Central Texas fertilizer plant blast.
Posted: 5:30 AM - A Republican lawmaker has resurrected a radioactive waste bill that would allow a West Texas site to store more hazardous materials.
Updated: 05/21/2013 - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will significantly increase trooper patrols this Memorial Day weekend to help keep Texas roadways safe.
Posted: 05/21/2013 - Star of the Republic Museum administered by Blinn College will show its appreciation for members of the U.S. armed forces this summer by offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
Updated: 05/21/2013 - More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week.
