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Texas Sex Offenders in Sight of Rare Policy Win

Posted: 6:00 PM A proposal in Texas that would strip employment information from the state's sex offender registry is being cheered by those on the list as a minor but extraordinary easing of the law.

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Texas Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly

Updated: 5:52 PM State officials say the Texas unemployment rate rose slightly in February to 6.4 percent but add that leading industries continue to show growth.

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Texas Unemployment Rate Ticks Upward

Posted: 11:36 AM State officials say the Texas unemployment rate rose slightly in February to 6.4 percent but add that leading industries continue to show growth.

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Texas Man Faces Sentencing in Biodiesel Scam

Posted: 8:21 AM A West Texas businessman who pleaded guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges stemming from a $42 million biodiesel scam is scheduled to be sentenced Friday.

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Arizona Gun Proponents Launch Free Gun Program

Updated: 8:58 AM A campaign promising free shotguns for people to protect themselves in Tucson's most troubled neighborhoods has divided some residents in a community still reeling from the deadly shooting rampage that killed six people in 2011.

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Texas Woman's Execution Now Set for June

Updated: 6:00 AM A state district judge has reset to June 26 this week's scheduled execution of a Dallas-area woman for the robbery-slaying of a 71-year-old retired college professor more than 15 years ago.

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Driver Won't Face Charges Thanksgiving Pileup

Posted: 7:25 AM A grand jury in Southeast Texas has decided not to bring criminal charges against the driver of a tractor trailer involved in a massive accident that killed two and injured more than 80 last Thanksgiving.

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Forecast: Active Hurricane Season Forecast

Updated: 7:16 AM Forecaster William Gray says he expects a very active hurricane season, but he's not yet giving likely numbers of named storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes.

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Dallas Museum of Art Gets $17 Million Endowment

Posted: 10:03 AM The Dallas Museum of Art has been given a $17 million gift to expand its collection of European art before 1700, with a focus on the renaissance and baroque periods.

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TXDOT Wants to Fund Air Traffic Control Towers Set to Close

Updated: 6:29 PM AUSTIN – In an effort to ensure safety at 13 municipal airports in Texas, the Texas Department of Transportation today said it intends to fund continued service of air traffic controllers when federal funding goes away as a result of sequestration, or budget cuts.

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Teen to be Tried as Adult in Texas Van Crash

Posted: 8:04 AM A South Texas judge ruled Wednesday that a 16-year-old boy accused of killing nine illegal immigrants in a crash while fleeing Border Patrol should be prosecuted as an adult.

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Dallas DA Wants Contempt Order Thrown Out

Posted: 7:31 AM The Dallas County district attorney wants a district judge to throw out a contempt citation connected to his refusal to answer questions about why his office prosecuted an oil fortune heir.

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Texas Ranks No. 1 in Inappropriate Student-Teacher Relationships

Updated: 9:04 AM SPRING -- Another case of a student and teacher having an inappropriate relationship has been reported in the Houston area. Kathanna Culp, 28, is accused of having sex with a student in the Spring Branch ISD and of hosting pot parties for teens.

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Texas DPS Lists Mexican Cartel Activity as Major Threat

Posted: 11:13 PM The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has released the 2013 Texas Public Safety Threat Overview, a state intelligence estimate that offers a review of current public safety threats to Texas. DPS Director Steven McCraw highlighted the report’s key findings this week at the 2013 Texas Emergency Management Conference in San Antonio.

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BP's Cement Contractor Denies Destroying Evidence

Updated: 8:48 AM BP's cement contractor on the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 says its recent discovery of missing cement samples was the result of a "simple misunderstanding," not an attempt to withhold crucial evidence.

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