Updated: 10:17 AM LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Texas Tech has hired Texas A&M offensive coordinator and former Red Raiders quarterback Kliff Kingsbury to become the Red Raiders' head coach.

Posted: 3:48 PM The Copperas Cove ISD announced Wednesday it is cancelling classes at all of its schools through the end of the week after a series of nine bomb threats, in connection with which police have now arrested eight juveniles

Posted: 5:25 PM A traffic stop in Fayette County lead to one of the largest marijuana seizures in the county's history.

Updated: 3:18 PM Gov. Rick Perry outlined initiatives to strengthen the state’s ban on abortions and strengthen standards of care for women seeking abortions.

Updated: 3:07 PM Recruits allegedly had toilet water in canteens.

Posted: 2:31 PM A state appeals court is hearing arguments on whether jurors about to deliberate a verdict in a capital murder case can find the defendant was a party to the death of a corrections officer and not just a conspirator.

Posted: 1:58 PM An expert is denying that Texas made its latest standardized test too difficult, saying such exams have always gotten harder but students still tend to improve their scores over time.

Posted: 1:52 PM The agency that oversees most of the Texas power grid says future power projections have improved but the state could still struggle with peak demand - possibly even next summer.

Posted: 9:41 AM Tea party-backed state Rep. David Simpson says he's running for Texas House speaker while another conservative favorite, state Rep. Bryan Hughes, is abandoning his bid for the post.

Updated: 7:39 PM A former Texas State University student says she's been wrongly jailed for weeks after authorities said they believe she was involved in bomb threats to the San Marcos school.

Updated: 7:35 PM After flirting with or setting record high temperatures so far in December, winter is arriving in Texas with a vengeance.

Updated: 7:42 PM Former President George H.W. Bush remains in stable condition more than two weeks after entering a Houston hospital for treatment of a bronchitis-related cough.

Updated: 11:45 AM Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel has won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first freshman to win college football's most prized individual award.

Updated: 5:33 PM Cowboy charged after player dies in auto accident.

Posted: 3:21 PM Minor earthquake occurs in East Texas.

Updated: 11:09 PM Police were investigating Friday after a newborn infant was found dead inside a restroom of the Killeen Walmart Supercenter

Posted: 5:52 PM Texas deputy fatally shoots suspected shoplifter.

Posted: 2:52 PM People across Texas — from Dallas to Houston — reported seeing a huge shooting star-like object in the sky around 6:45 a.m. Friday.

Updated: 9:27 AM The smell of fried chicken and fresh baked pie fill the room at Loggins restaurant.

Updated: 6:18 PM A school district spokesman says a high school student who shot himself while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car at his Houston-area campus had told a friend he might hurt himself.

Posted: 10:43 PM The Army's highest legal branch appointed a new judge to preside over the case of the Fort Hood shooting suspect, indicating the court-martial is on track to move forward after lengthy delays.

Updated: 4:36 PM An expert economist has testified in the public school finance trial that Texas teacher quality in the state is dropping, largely because of low pay in a competitive market.

Updated: 11:42 AM Former President George H.W. Bush is improving but remains in a Houston hospital for treatment of a stubborn bronchitis-related cough.

Posted: 3:53 AM The Texas State Railroad plans to test a new three-mile section of track linking the East Texas rail attraction to the Union Pacific railroad.

Updated: 8:54 AM A military appeals court has ousted the judge in the Fort Hood shooting case and thrown out his order to forcibly shave suspect.