Amnesty: US Ranks 5th On Global Execution Scale
Amnesty International says the United States is the only Western democracy that executed prisoners last year, even as more U.S. states are moving to abolish the death penalty.
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Amnesty International says the United States is the only Western democracy that executed prisoners last year, even as more U.S. states are moving to abolish the death penalty.
According to U.S. Census Bureau figures, twenty-five percent of Texans are uninsured -- and the vast majority are U.S. citizens of working age.
Tucked away just to the east of the on-post neighborhood it'll soon help power, four gravelly acres have been claimed by about 3,000 solar panels.
Minutes after President Barack Obama signed his sweeping and hard-fought healthcare reform into law in 2010, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and AGs from 12 other states filed a complaint in federal court challenging the constitutionality of a key fixture: The individual mandate.
Internal exposure to lead can cause several health problems in children, including low IQ, learning disabilities, reduced height, and hearing damage.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry took to the stage at an exclusive journalists' gala Saturday night to roast himself — and poke fun at his gubernatorial predecessor George W. Bush, and presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum.
Rick Santorum is the winner of the Louisiana Republican presidential primary, defeating GOP front-runner Mitt Romney in yet another conservative Southern state.
Farmers Branch has spent five years and nearly $5 million trying to ban illegal immigrants from renting apartments within city limits, but court challenges have kept the law from taking effect. Still, city officials say they're likely to press on.
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum says he didn't always understand conservatives' frustration with Washington but says he comprehends it now.
Democratic State Senator, Royce West of Dallas, says the Florida shooting of Trayvon Martin has him rethinking the Castle Law in Texas.
The rhetoric over health care reform will likely hit a new high in the coming days: the Supreme Court is set to weigh in next week. But in Dallas, Fort Worth, and in cities around the nation Friday, religious conservatives gathered by the hundreds for noon time rallies to make their voices heard.
The Dallas Farmers Market is looking for new management who are interested in redeveloping the property.
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison has clarified her comments on the Texas Women's Health Program.
Environmentalists say trucking the waste on state highways is dangerous and fear the burial site could lead to underground water contamination.
At least five high-ranking executives with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity have resigned in the aftermath of the organization's decision to eliminate its funding for Planned Parenthood.
