Posted: 9:43 AM A suspect in a Houston-area college campus is back in custody after he was declared a fugitive when he failed to appear at a scheduled court appearance.

Updated: 12:58 PM Gov. Rick Perry has strengthened the rights of service dogs in Texas - with a little help from a canine.

Updated: 9:11 AM A call about a possible fire at a Houston-area home has led investigators to about 1,000 marijuana plants with a street value topping $4 million.

Posted: 8:54 AM Two youths and two adults have been charged in what police call a drug-related fatal shooting outside an East Texas apartment complex

Updated: 10:44 AM Dozens of people have attended a vigil for a friendly duck known for strolling along San Antonio's River Walk until the animal was beaten and killed.

Updated: 7:50 AM A South Texas man has pleaded guilty in a gun-smuggling case that U.S. prosecutors say involves weapons bound for Mexican drug cartels

Updated: 5:08 PM This man won't forget about Dre.

Posted: 3:32 PM The three surviving children of a Mexican woman who lawyers say was wrongly deported and later killed in Mexico by her abusive ex-boyfriend are suing the U.S. government.

Posted: 3:21 PM A Southeast Texas man has been charged with killing a longtime friend after the pair apparently argued while sharing a home.

Posted: 3:15 PM The last of five Red Cross shelters still open since deadly South Texas flooding has closed as recovery continues from the high water.

Posted: 2:55 PM A key confidante to former President George W. Bush will serve as president of his foundation.

Updated: 3:47 PM Retail gasoline prices across Texas have slipped 2 cents this week to settle at $3.37 per gallon.

Posted: 11:04 AM Racism and discrimination allegations are troubling the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, where employees bemoaned "a legacy of intolerance" in a report commissioned by the agency.

Posted: 10:54 AM Bare concrete slabs are starting to pop up across West, Texas, weeks after a devastating fertilizer plant explosion.

Updated: 4:46 PM Four men who served time at a West Texas minimum security unit have been arrested on manslaughter charges in the fatal beating of another inmate.

Updated: 11:01 AM Storms in north and west parts of Texas packing winds topping 80 mph have left behind hail and power outages but no immediate reports of anyone hurt.

Posted: 10:21 AM Two men have been found slain in a Southeast Texas neighborhood and police have questioned a possible witness.

Updated: 3:33 PM Storms in north and west parts of Texas packing winds topping 80 mph have left behind hail and power outages but no immediate reports of anyone hurt.

Posted: 6:51 AM Two North Texas men have been sentenced to 15-year federal prison terms for sex trafficking of teenagers

Posted: 6:40 AM A South Texas man has been acquitted in the shooting death of a woman he met on Craigslist as a possible escort.

Updated: 5:49 AM Emergency officials say two workers have been killed in a forklift accident at a Dallas plastics company.

Updated: 3:38 PM Texas lawmakers are inviting the public to weigh-in on the state's political districts at hearings in Dallas and Austin.

Posted: 10:02 PM The new Walker County Jail will have the ability to house more inmates, but until it is completed next spring, county officials have to deal with the old facility’s crowding problems.

Updated: 8:45 PM Thousands of firefighters from around the country have filed into a Houston stadium to honor four firefighters who were killed last week in a massive motel blaze.

Updated: 9:17 AM Pink camouflage license plates that partly benefit veterans are now available to Texas drivers.