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College students, veterans' widows and land owners who conserve water could be among the beneficiaries if voters approve 10 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. Early voting has already started, with the final election day on Nov. 8.
On jobs and taxes, the top Republican presidential rivals are locked in a fierce game of one-upmanship. They're all trying to outdo each other in offering the boldest economic plan for the campaign to unseat President Barack Obama next November.
Just three days after Fort Worth extended its on five-year ban on burying gas drilling waste in the city, CBS11 has discovered the city could lift the ban by December.
A Texas state commission prevented from further investigating a case where death penalty opponents say an innocent man may have been executed is set to offer recommendations on future arson inquiries.
The Dallas City Council has voted to go ahead with its part of an ambitious housing plan for the chronically homeless.
The second unmanned aircraft to patrol the Texas-Mexico border has arrived at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.
Dozens of environmental laws were waived for the building of the border fence, and activists say this is just another conservative attempt to find an excuse to do away with environmental protections.
A 2,500 square foot piece of property is at the center of a Dallas City Hall fight. The parcel is now part of the landscaping around the new Omni Dallas Convention Center Hotel and therein lies the issue.
The U.S. Department of Justice says Texas' new voting maps for Congress and for the Texas House were drawn with discriminatory intent.
Medicare's basic monthly premium will rise significantly less than expected next year, the government announced Thursday. The new Part B premium for outpatient care will be $99.90 a month for 2012, or about $7 less than projected.
During his 2012 presidential campaign, Texas Governor Rick Perry may only come face-to-face with his Republican rivals one more time.
After only 15 months as Dallas County's Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director, Lisa Chambers was fired Tuesday.
A recent recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control is creating new debate over the HPV vaccine.
While Gov. Rick Perry is confirmed to participate in the next GOP primary debate in Michigan on Nov. 9, his presence at future events is not guaranteed, POLITICO reported Wednesday.
Gov. Rick Perry says he opposes his state allowing specialty license plates featuring the Confederate flag, despite his past defense of the historical value of Confederate symbols.
