Multiple states go to court over Obama's transgender directive
Conservative states had vowed defiance since Justice Department handed down guidance
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Rescued elephant delivers calf at Dallas Zoo
Elephant rescued from the southern African nation of Swaziland has given birth to a baby at the Dallas Zoo
Teen sentenced for killing Iraqi man photographing snow in Dallas
Iraqi man was outside his Dallas apartment complex taking pictures of snow with his wife and brother when he was fatally shot in 2015
Handling of sexual assault allegations cast shadow on Baylor
Baylor's president Kenneth Starr is accused by several students of failing to respond to reports of sexual assaults
Dad accused of spanking son for missed soccer goal
A probable cause affidavit says the West Texas child had marks "consistent with being hit with a belt"
Mexican-American textbook in Texas slammed as racist
The textbook describes Mexican-Americans as people who "wanted to destroy this society" and blames illegal immigration for a host of woes
The "Waco Horror" still reverberates, 100 years later
The gruesome public mutilation of a 17-year-old farmhand in 1916 helped give rise to the NAACP, but became a forgotten event for decades
Death toll increases in South Texas charter bus crash
Texas Department of Public Safety, National Transportation Safety Board investigating deadly crash on rain-slicked highway
"Vehicle of interest" sought in Texas church murder
The silver or light color Nissan Altima with an oval sticker on its bumper was captured on surveillance video near the church where Terri "Missy" Bevers was killed
Rope burn to neck of black girl, 12, ignites dispute
Texas girl's injury during school campout leaves mother asking if her daughter was victimized by racially motivated bullying
Cops: Teen stepdad fatally shot boy jumping on bed
The local sheriff says reports indicate the 18-year-old pointed the gun at the boy to get him to stop jumping on the bed
"Affluenza teen" moved to "less restrictive" jail
Ethan Couch, the teen who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunk-driving wreck, continues to be isolated most of the time for his own protection, authorities say
Cat intestine jump-rope video defended by Texas school district
The district said the teacher felt the lesson was "effective" for demonstrating how long and tough intestines are
Children playing under Texas bridge find body
The grim discovery was made around 7:30 p.m. Monday in Atascocita, Texas
Company charged for big oil spill on California coast
The rupture-fouled Refugio State Beach and tar balls were found more than 100 miles away on Los Angeles County beaches
Austin cop not indicted for naked teen's shooting
Police said David Joseph was shot twice and killed on Feb. 8 by Officer Geoffrey Freeman when the teen refused orders to stop and charged at Freeman
Pastor who claimed Whole Foods cake had homophobic slur drops suit
Attorneys previously said Texas pastor ordered cake with message "Love Wins," but when he received it, cake said "Love Wins F**"
Bus in Texas crash that left 8 dead was alone in area, police say
Federal authorities looking into charter bus accident in far South Texas that was a single-vehicle rollover
8 killed, dozens injured in South Texas bus crash
A charter bus headed to a casino rolled over on U.S. Highway 83 north of Laredo, fire officals say
Cruz calls transgender rules for schools "politically correct lunacy"
Former GOP presidential hopeful trashes Obama administration's controversial directive to public schools
Texas Lt. Gov. on transgender school rules: We will not be "blackmailed" by Obama
The Obama administration has directed school districts across the U.S. to allow transgender students to use bathrooms of their choice
Feds find over 1,400 pounds of pot in odd hiding place at U.S.-Mexico border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says officers discovered hidden marijuana at Texas border with Mexico
Headless body found in Texas pickup truck
Jubal Alexander's body was found May 3 near the Austin Bayou waterway, but authorities have not recovered his head
Houston takes action on schools named for Confederate leaders
Governing board of biggest school district in Texas makes changes to schools named for such people as Robert E. Lee
Texas town faces new questions about deadly 2013 blast
Federal authorities rule fire that caused explosion at fertilizer plant had been intentionally set
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Ilhan Omar's relatives subpoenaed as part of immigration probe
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