Texas executes its first inmate of 2016
"Sometimes you have to live and die by the choices you make. I made mine and I'm paying for it," convicted killer Richard Masterson said before lethal injection
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Lawyers: Ethan Couch to return to Texas within weeks
Teenager who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck fled to Mexico with his mother over possible probation violation
Texas joins states calling daily fantasy sports illegal
Texas Attorney General stops short of ordering daily fantasy sports sites such as DraftKings and FanDuel to shut down, as other states have
Officials intercept marijuana disguised as carrots
Drug-filled, carrot-shaped packages were mixed in with a commercial shipment of fresh carrots, officials say
Feds: Iraqi refugee wanted to bomb Texas malls
Federal agent testifies Omar Al Hsardan was learning to make electronic transmitters that could be used to detonate explosive devices
CDC: Evidence may link mosquito-borne virus, birth defects
U.S. health officials find worrying signs that the Zika virus may harm unborn babies; a "pandemic in progress"
1996 slaying that led to Amber Alert still unsolved
Authorities are still looking for evidence in the murder of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman
Zika virus confirmed in U.S. patient
Mosquito-borne virus has been linked to birth defects in Brazil
"Affluenza" mom Tonya Couch posts bond, sheriff says
A judge ordered Monday that the bond set for Tonya Couch be lowered from $1 million to $75,000
Shooting at Houston McDonald's leaves owner dead
Authorities say the 68-year-old franchise owner was gunned down as he was heading to a bank; investigators beleive it may have been an inside job
Man facing murder charges in elderly couple death
Responding to a 911 call about a domestic disturbance, police went inside a Denton, Texas home and found an elderly couple dead
Texas woman gives birth to own granddaughter in surrogacy
"This is such a blessing that I can do this for my daughter"
Texas man posts message to cyber bullies after teen brother's suicide
"In today's age, bullies don't push you into lockers ... they cower behind user names and fake profiles," says heartbroken San Antonio man
"Affluenza" teen's mom appears in Texas court
Tonya Couch made her first Texas court appearance Friday since being caught in Mexico with her son, Ethan
Sandra Bland's mom: Trooper perjury charge "not justice"
Mother of woman found dead in a Texas jail cell after a traffic stop in July says she has no confidence in the investigation
Texans rave about "The Taco Cleanse" diet book
The new diet lets you eat tacos for breakfast, lunch, and dinner... but there's a catch
TransCanada sues over Keystone pipeline rejection
Canadian company that proposed pipeline now filing 2 challenges, seeking $15 billion in damages after U.S. government rejected the project
Grand jury indicts Texas trooper in Sandra Bland traffic stop
State trooper charged with perjury in traffic stop arrest of Sandra Bland, who later died in jail cell
Police: Twitter posts led to arrest in New Year's murder
Police say social media led them to suspect U.S. Marine Eric Johnson of shooting Texas college student Sara Mutschlechner
Wife: Husband mentioned Bible after carving pentagram on son
Brent Bartel faces up to life in prison if convicted in 2012 incident in Texas
Marine arrested in New Year's murder of college student
Cpl. Eric Jamal Johnson was arrested in Yuma, Arizona, in the shooting death of Sara Mutschlechner, University of North Texas student who was driving friends home from a party
Texas couple welcomes rare identical triplets
Doctors say this birth is one in a million
Texas Civil War ball compared to slaver's party
Museum throwing costumed dance celebrating antebellum culture insists "This is not a Tara 'Gone with the Wind' event"
Guns, taxes and cigarettes: These new laws go into effect today
Laws taking effect at the start of the new year show states diverging on some hot-button issues
"Affluenza" teen may use legal tactic to stall deportation
Legal experts weigh in on case of Texas teen detained in Mexico who's wanted in U.S.
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