Updated: 10:24 AM - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will significantly increase trooper patrols this Memorial Day weekend to help keep Texas roadways safe.

Posted: 9:21 AM - Star of the Republic Museum administered by Blinn College will show its appreciation for members of the U.S. armed forces this summer by offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Updated: 9:26 AM - More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week.

Posted: 6:37 AM - Disaster help may be available for losses not covered by insurance in a Central Texas town recovering from a fertilizer plant explosion.

Posted: 6:28 AM - The Texas House is considering a proposal that would create special districts operated by turnaround experts to improve struggling schools.

Posted: 6:11 AM - Texas lawmakers will be voting on whether to require some welfare recipients to take drug tests.

Posted: 5:50 AM - The House has approved requiring any decision by a future Texas governor to expand Medicaid first be approved by the Legislature.

Posted: 4:43 AM - An online registry of convicted sex offenders in Texas would no longer include employer information under a bill inching closer to Gov. Rick Perry's desk.

Posted: 4:37 AM - A bill that would have dramatically changed the rules for a radioactive waste dump died in the Legislature because of a parliamentary error.

Posted: 4:23 AM - A proposal to crack down on the slaughter of sharks for their fins has stalled in the last stages of the Texas Legislature.