Alex Jones ordered to liquidate assets to pay for Sandy Hook damages
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
Opal Lee was just 12 years old when a racist mob burned down her family's home in Fort Worth, Texas. Eight decades later, with the help of donors and nonprofit groups, she was gifted the property, and a new home was built on it for free. Steve Hartman has more in "On the Road."
An inmate who escaped during a routine court appearance in Houston has been caught following an hours-long manhunt, the Harris County Sheriff's Office says.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk could soon be getting a $56 billion payday with company shareholders set to vote on his compensation package Thursday. The investors could also approve a move of Tesla's legal headquarters from Delaware to Texas. Alan Ohnsman, a senior editor for Forbes, joined CBS News to discuss the meeting.
Founded about a year ago, the league is made up almost entirely of immigrants from Latin America.
It's the second week of June, which means the Supreme Court is expected to make some major decision as early as this Thursday. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins to break down the most closely watched cases.
More than 20 million people were under weather advisories for extreme heat as forecasts predicted another week of soaring temperatures.
A massive heat dome is currently sulking over California, Texas, and parts of the Southwest. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy has more details from Las Vegas, which broke a daily record at 111 degrees Fahrenheit Thursday.
Video of a giraffe grabbing a toddler from the back of a pickup truck at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Texas went viral this week, and now the park is making changes to its rules to prevent incidents like this.
Wednesday marked the first day of deportations under President Biden's latest executive order on immigration. The order turns away migrants seeking asylum at the southern border who crossed illegally when there are more than 2,500 daily encounters between ports of entry. John Moritz, chief politics reporter for the Austin American-Statesman, joins CBS News to discuss how Texas leaders feel about the new policy.
TXSE Group aims to launch by 2026.
Suspected tornadoes slammed homes in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Livonia, Michigan, two states outside what's known as "Tornado Alley," which appears to be shifting east, according to a new study. Meanwhile, a heat wave is affecting thousands in Las Vegas, Nevada. CBS News' Nicole Sganga and Ben Tracy report.
A heat wave is bringing high temperatures earlier in the summer to some parts of the Southwest, creating dangerous conditions for thousands of Americans. CBS News' Ben Tracy has more.
More than 30 million people are under extreme heat alerts with temperatures expected to hit triple digits from California to Texas. On Thursday, Las Vegas could reach 112 degrees. CBS News Texas reporter Bo Evans has more.
The Travis County District Attorney's Office held a press conference Tuesday to provide an update on actions it will take after Gov. Abbott pardoned Daniel Perry.
A Texas radio host says his wife suffered a devastating miscarriage that could have killed her due to Texas' abortion restrictions. He shared the story with Omar Villafranca.
President Biden signed an executive order Tuesday that amounts to his toughest move so far to control the number of migrants coming across the U.S.-Mexico border. The actions allow migrants to be deported before their asylum claims are processed. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Camilo Montoya-Galvez have the details.
A heat wave is expected to oppress parts of Texas, California, New Mexico and Arizona through Friday. CBS News' senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy breaks down the effects of the hot weather.
Texas radio host Ryan Hamilton tells CBS News about the pain and confusion his wife faced after having a miscarriage in a state with strict abortion laws. CBS News' Omar Villafranca explains how miscarriage issues may become more common in states with strict restrictions on reproductive care.
A downed power line near Lake Conroe left a 6-year-old with burns on half of his face and his 56-year-old grandmother with burns on more than half of her body, their family says.
Lawyers for the families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School filed an emergency motion in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston to liquidate Alex Jones' media company.
Tyson suffered a medical emergency on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles last weekend due to an ulcer flare up, his representatives said.
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that the state's medical exceptions were broad enough to withstand a constitutional challenge.
A Texas couple stumbled across a man in the Houston area whose pickup truck accidentally ended up in a flooded drainage ditch and was nearly completely submerged on May 28. Using a hammer they had in their vehicle, they managed to break his windows and save his life.
Authorities are investigating after human remains were found in the jaws of an alligator while officers were searching for a missing woman.