Posted: 11:40 AM Authorities say a North Texas man remains in jail on a murder charge after fatally beating his 75-year-old mother on Mother's Day.

Posted: 10:21 AM The man in the cowboy hat handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald when he was shot by Jack Ruby will receive the police commendation award.

Posted: 10:19 AM A new state commission would investigate wrongful convictions under a bill advancing in the Texas Legislature.

Posted: 9:03 AM AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Law enforcement agencies across the state are conducting ceremonies this week to honor fallen officers in their locales and nationwide.

Posted: 8:58 AM PALO PINTO, Texas (AP) - Wildfires have broken out in a North Texas community devastated by 2011 blazes that destroyed about 200 homes during the drought.

Posted: 8:56 AM AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A contentious bill requiring politically active nonprofits to make the names of major donors public is on the verge of clearing the Texas Legislature.

Posted: 8:49 AM A 10-year-old boy and a 29-year-old woman are dead and the boy's father, the woman's boyfriend, is hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting at a Houston home.

Posted: 8:35 AM Susan Templer wasn't supposed to make it to 2012 or 2013.

Updated: 5:12 PM County star Willie Nelson has donated more than $120,000 for relief efforts following a deadly fertilizer plant explosion near his Central Texas hometown.

Posted: 7:24 AM Wildfires have broken out in a North Texas community devastated by 2011 blazes that destroyed about 200 homes during the drought.

Posted: 6:42 AM A Texas man has been sentenced in New Jersey to 71 months in prison for a stock fraud scheme involving computer hackers.

Posted: 8:07 PM The Texas House has approved requiring the disclosure of donors to some tax-exempt, politically active organizations.

Updated: 7:59 PM Hospitals nationwide could lose half a billion dollars in federal funding meant to offset the cost of covering the uninsured next year. The loss that will be especially felt in states where lawmakers have decided against expanding Medicaid coverage.

Posted: 7:57 PM The House has approved the Michael Morton Act, mandating that prosecutors share more case files with defense attorneys in an effort to prevent wrongful convictions.

Posted: 7:47 PM Hospitals nationwide could lose half a billion dollars in federal funding meant to offset the cost of covering the uninsured next year. The loss that will be especially felt in states where lawmakers have decided against expanding Medicaid coverage.

Posted: 7:36 PM Police say a 5-year-old Texas boy has died after he was shot in the head by his older brother.

Posted: 5:18 PM On Friday May 10, 2013, officials from Woodforest Bank contacted the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office to report a theft from one of the branch banks.

Updated: 11:33 AM The Texas House has given initial approval to a bill that places new limits on the powers of university regents.

Posted: 3:03 PM An assistance center in a Central Texas community still recovering nearly a month after a deadly fertilizer plant explosion will resume regular hours.

Updated: 2:54 PM An East Texas teenager's prom has led to an unexpected evening with the sailor she plans to marry this fall.

Posted: 1:43 PM The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was sold to the American people on the ambitious premise that it would improve the health of millions of Americans and save tens of thousands of lives through preventative care.

Updated: 12:59 PM LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Residents in parts of parched West Texas can now count on the flush of their toilet to help supply their drinking water.

Updated: 12:55 PM JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) - A military judge has found Army Sgt. John Russell guilty of premeditated murder in the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.

Posted: 11:47 AM A federal appeals court has refused to stop the scheduled execution this week of a man convicted of killing a Houston police officer 14 years ago this week.

Posted: 11:41 AM A 10-year-old boy has died after being run over while trying to catch the school bus in North Texas.