Texas Drug Ring Leader Gets 35 Years, Must Pay $37M
Prosecutors say the leader of a West Texas-based drug trafficking ring must serve 35 years in federal prison and pay nearly $37 million to the government.
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Prosecutors say the leader of a West Texas-based drug trafficking ring must serve 35 years in federal prison and pay nearly $37 million to the government.
One of the best kept secrets in Denton is the firefighter museum at the Central Fire Station on Hickory Street.
Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax has died of cancer. Gov. Greg Abbott said that he was mourning "the loss of a friend, a colleague and a distinguished public servant."
The documentary "Born in China"was shot over three years. Jane Goodall said that the imagery is breathtaking, and shows the personalities of the multiple species that were captured on film.
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck filed divorce petitions Thursday, the first step in formally ending their marriage more than a year after they publicly declared that their relationship was over.
A tough Texas bill cracking down on local police who refuse to help enforce federal immigration law has cleared a key legislative hurdle toward becoming law.
A 10-year-old boy in North Texas comes home from school with an injury on his face and says a teacher's aide did it. Now the boy's father is demanding the Birdville Independent School District fire the employee.
Afghanistan officials say the attack on a tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military has left 36 Islamic State group fighters dead.
With the "repeal and replace" effort at an impasse on Capitol Hill, the administration on Thursday released fixes to stabilize the Affordable Care Act's shaky insurance markets for next year.
Instead of the traditional April 15 deadline, which comes Saturday, this year's tax returns aren't due until Tuesday April 18th.
More than 70 firefighters responded to a fire that broke out on the roof of the Bellagio Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip late Thursday.
When administered as their manufacturers intend, the three drugs Arkansas could use in lethal injections next week if courts allow the executions to proceed are key products of the pharmaceutical industry.
Two people are wounded, with one being in critical condition, after a South Dallas gunfight early Friday morning.
A crash on Thursday involving an overturned gasoline tanker truck and six other vehicles shut down the westbound lanes of the LBJ Freeway in Dallas, and it was still closed early Friday morning.
A national security expert says if trend of engaging enemies continues, we could see deployments out of Texas.
