Texas Lawmaker Says FEMA Fire Denial Hurts State
A U.S. House member from Texas says he was "deeply troubled" by FEMA's refusal to declare virtually all of Texas a major disaster area.
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A U.S. House member from Texas says he was "deeply troubled" by FEMA's refusal to declare virtually all of Texas a major disaster area.
The Texas budget is likely headed for a House-Senate conference committee after Republicans pushed the bill by using a loophole.
Lawmakers would have to disclose more information about their campaign transactions under a bill that won approval in the Texas House.
Immigration experts say authorities are increasingly reviewing their files to find people in the U.S. illegally. One of those recently tracked down and deported is a pregnant Dallas mother, Betty Lopez.
During election time, temporary signs seem to sprout organically along the roads, dwarfing the standard postings looking for home sellers or 20something singles.
The Texas Senate has tentatively approved $176.5 billion state budget for the next two years.
Will Ferrell has returned to his President George W. Bush impression, this time to respond to the death of Osama Bin Laden.
Retired Army Lt. Ricardo Sanchez, who was commander of coalition forces in Iraq when the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal became public, says Democratic Party operatives have recruited him for a possible U.S. Senate run.
A former Defense Department official said that he sees no benefit to the U.S. making public photographs of Osama Bin Laden's corpse.
The bill authored by an Arlington representative adds cyber-bullying to the definition of harassment that schools can punish.
In a bill passed Tuesday, owners of a dog that kills a child under 18 or an adult over 65 can be charged with a first degree felony.
George W. Bush has declined an invitation from President Barack Obama to attend an observance at New York's ground zero.
Gov. Rick Perry says the White House has rejected his request for a federal disaster declaration for areas of Texas affected by wildfires.
DNA testing has released hundreds of wrongfully convicted prisoners. It could also exonerate another group - men who've been paying child support for children they do not believe are theirs.
North Texas is proof all schools are not created equal. All over the area, budget cuts are impacting school districts in various ways. But in Mesquite, educators there say they are being hit with a double whammy.
