Updated: 11:02 PM Texas has made it through the spring wildfire season without any significant outbreaks. And authorities don't expect the summer season to bring a slew of massive blazes, either.

Posted: 5:56 PM The White House says President Barack Obama's trip to Austin, Texas, on Thursday will kick off a series of day trips aimed at highlighting his proposals on jobs and the economy.

Updated: 1:35 PM The leadership of the National Rifle Association is telling its members that the fight against gun control legislation is far from over, with battles yet to come in Congress and next year's midterm elections.

Posted: 5:43 PM The public face of the National Rifle Association is imploring members to never surrender their weapons in the wake of recent gun control efforts in Congress that he said will "destroy us and every ounce of our freedom."

Posted: 9:43 PM Houston is the center of the gun world for the next three days with the National Rifle Association’s annual convention underway at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown.

Posted: 3:21 PM A Texas fertilizer plant that blew up, killing 14 people, had been a target of burglars, many trying to steal a chemical that can be used both as fertilizer and to manufacture methamphetamine.

Posted: 3:18 PM Texas Gov. Rick Perry says passing new gun control laws won't stop criminals and would only make law-abiding citizens easy targets by depriving them of weapons to defend themselves.

Posted: 3:15 PM A four month cattle theft investigation concluded Wednesday after a Freestone County man surrendered himself to authorities.

Posted: 2:54 PM A California man has been sentenced in North Texas to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $17 million in restitution for operating a Ponzi scheme.

Updated: 2:45 PM The site of the fall State Fair of Texas in Dallas will be getting more use with Summer Adventures in Fair Park.

Posted: 1:24 PM Experts say parts of a dam believed to be from the 1700s and an irrigation system have been dug up at a South Texas park.

Posted: 1:19 PM A planning group has earmarked nearly $32 million to help replace a landmark bridge in South Texas that's part of a hurricane evacuation route.

Posted: 1:10 PM Both sides have rested in the Texas trial of five men charged with using a horse racing and breeding operation to launder drug money for a Mexican cartel.

Updated: 1:05 PM Houston police say it appears a man was bent on suicide, or what's known as suicide by cop, when he opened fire inside a busy Houston airport terminal.

Posted: 12:39 PM Noah Earl Allen Jr., 45, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, is now in custody after being arrested on Wednesday in San Antonio. Allen has a violent criminal history and was wanted for failure to register as a sex offender.

Updated: 10:49 AM A four-month investigation by federal and local law enforcement agencies in the Tyler area have resulted in charges against 21 people accused of credit fraud.

Updated: 8:15 AM Research is underway in order to create a more accurate and faster warning system for severe weather in the United States. The ultimate goal is to protect life and property, while giving residents, in the path of hazardous weather, time to react.

Posted: 6:41 AM A former polygamist leader sentenced last year to a decade in prison is to be released on parole next week.

Updated: 6:05 AM Stanley Marsh 3, an eccentric millionaire artist who faces criminal charges alleging he sexually abused six teens, has been sued by a man accusing him of molestation in 2008.

Updated: 10:53 PM A thunderstorm outbreak isn't something that typically goes unnoticed in a forecast. The big questions to meteorologists is normally "do these storms have the potential to become severe?" That is the question the Storm Prediction Center hopes to answer, hours before storms fire up.

Posted: 2:58 PM The Texas Department of Public Safety regional director for the Austin-area was arrested for driving while intoxicated early Thursday morning.

Posted: 1:54 PM The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding drivers on Texas roadways to use extra caution around motorcycles as part of Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month, which is observed during the month of May.

Updated: 3:20 PM HOUSTON—A 25-year-old Brazosport ISD teacher found herself out of a job and in jail after she allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with one of her students.

Posted: 11:30 AM BELTON, Texas (AP) - A former soldier at Fort Hood has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his ex-girlfriend with a machete in an attack that occurred with the woman's 6-year-old son nearby.

Posted: 11:28 AM A suspect in a North Texas double slaying has been caught in Oklahoma and charged with killing his ex-girlfriend and her 8-year-old son.