Lawsuit, arrests in high school sex assault hazing scandal
The lawsuit alleges school officials ignored or sanctioned a "pervasive 'rape culture'" in La Vernia High School's football program
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Woman on Ancestry.com discovers man using dead baby's ID
A woman saw that Nathan Laskoski got married and moved around the country -- but the problem is Laskoski died in 1972 when he was 2 months old
Total number of lost or stolen firearms increases in 2016, federal report finds
Reported burglaries and robberies of firearms have also been on the rise since 2012, says the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Cops: Suspect killed self with same gun used to kill deputy
Police say a man who fatally shot a Houston-area deputy constable outside a county courthouse last week killed himself the next day
Texas lawmakers weigh proposed masturbation bill
The "Men's Right to Know Act" is would impose a $100 fine on masturbation in an attempt to highlight restrictive abortion laws
Officer dies after shooting at Texas courthouse
Assistant Chief Deputy Constable Clinton Greenwood was shot at the Harris County courthouse in Baytown Monday morning
Mom, daughter killed when tornado topples mobile home
Francine Gotch, 38, and her 3-year-old daughter Neville Alexander were inside, according to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office
Saying no to retirement, Willie Nelson laughs at mortality with latest album
Nearing 84, the singer-songwriter has released a new album, "God's Problem Child"
Texas jails hope to cash in with immigration crackdown
Several counties struggling with debt are hoping an influx of detainees will re-fill jails left empty by a decline in the prison population
Callers reported a swerving pickup before deadly Texas bus crash
Cause of wreck not known yet; 13 died on church bus returning from retreat after bus collided with a pickup truck
Rep. Beto O'Rourke to challenge Ted Cruz for Texas Senate seat
O'Rourke will make the big announcement in El Paso on Friday, according to a report from The Houston Chronicle
Multiple fatalities reported in Texas church bus crash
Bus carrying 14 senior citizens back from a church retreat got into head-on collision with a pickup truck
3 storm chasers killed in Texas driving towards tornado, police say
While severe weather did not directly cause the crash, one vehicle ran a stop sign and collided with another while driving toward the tornado
Heavily-tattooed Texas man sentenced for assaulting pregnant girlfriend
Jacob Pauda of Texas was found guilty of domestic violence for chasing his girlfriend with a knife and slamming her into objects
Supreme Court sides with Texas death row inmate
By a 5-3 vote, justices sided with inmate Bobby James Moore, who claims he should not be executed because he is intellectually disabled
What's next for David Temple? Conviction for wife's murder overturned
Texas man served nine years in the fatal shooting of Belinda Temple
David Temple case: Will charges be dropped or will Texas man face a new trial for his wife’s murder?
A popular football coach convicted of murdering his wife gets a chance at freedom -- can evidence withheld from his trial prove him innocent?
Woman says she found "teeth" in tacos, but there's an explanation
Restaurant apologizes after Texas woman finds mystery meat inside her barbacoa taco
Cops: White teen falsely accused 3 black men of rape
Breana Talbott told police she was kidnapped and raped by three black men wearing masks, but cops had suspicions about her story "almost immediately"
Texas police chief arrested following chase, standoff
Deputies initially responded to Normangee Police Chief Charles Herford's home, where a dispatcher reported hearing gunshots during a call with Herford’s wife
Genetically modified mosquito use considered in Houston
Mosquitoes that can carry Zika virus, dengue fever and chikungunya are common in the Houston region
Couple charged in alleged cyberbullying that led to teen's suicide
The pair are accused of actions that investigators say led Brandy Vela to shoot herself in the chest and die in front of her horrified family
Yoga pants, sea pollution: The link you didn't know
How components in yoga pants, cozy fleece jackets, and sweat-wicking athletic wear might be endangering marine life
Nature up close: Texas wildflowers
The Lone Star State is one of most biologically diverse in America
Letter carrier accused of dumping mail in woods
“It was dumped right through here, all the way down to the bottom,” said Don Sutton, who found the mail
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Trump asking advisers if Hegseth should go, sources say
2 women advanced further in Navy SEAL tryouts than any in history
2 Native American women make history in midterms
All the House districts that flipped in the midterm elections
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