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Texas has announced a $30 million homebuyer initiative targeting veterans. The funding was announced Tuesday by Gov.

In this Feb. 4, 2010 file photo, investigators talk in front of the burned Russell Memorial United Methodist Church in Wills Point, Texas.

Gov. Rick Perry , with state Rep. Jim Jackson, said the federal government has failed at sealing the Texas-Mexico border.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said recently, "Our K-12 agenda can be summed up in one word: reform." If only it were true.

Michael Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star at a brief hearing that had all the trappings of another sensational celebrity courtroom drama.

Despite now being charged in the death of Michael Jackson, Dr. Conrad Murray is still free to practice medicine here in Texas.

Members of the community are making preparations for a visit from Anita Perry on Thursday, as the state's first lady helps the Denton Main Street Association celebrate 20 years in the state and national program.

Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday that destroyed the sanctuary of Russell Memorial United Methodist Church in Wills Point.

The hour-long debate before a small TV studio audience in Fort Worth will give rookie Democratic candidate and hair care mogul Farouk Shami a chance to share equal billing with his more politically seasoned challenger Bill White, the former three-term Houston mayor.

DISH, Texas -- Like thousands of other Texans living atop one of the country's most productive natural gas fields, folks in this tiny town were giddy when drillers started offering up the fat checks.

IF YOU'RE a homeowner in Texas, hopefully you've already paid your property taxes.

About 15,000 people formed a line that snaked around the Berry Center in Cypress, just northwest of Houston.

It occurred to Anne Mitchell as she was writing the letter that she might lose her job, which is why she chose not to sign it.

Authorities say a state prison trusty who escaped from a crew picking up litter in Vinton has been caught in Houston.

A federal judge in Austin questions U.S. prosecutors for seeking criminal convictions against some illegal immigrants, noting in an order concern over the cost.

"Then I look in the mirror and say: 'Good morning, Mr. Governor,'" the man who aspires to be Texas governor says.

A 39-year-old Texas man was in custody Friday, charged with capital murder in the shooting deaths of his estranged wife and her teenage daughter.

Federal agents have raided more than a dozen bus companies in Houston they say dispersed illegal immigrants across the U.S. in wide-reaching smuggling networks.

FORT WORTH, Texas a ' Randy Hill lives amid the fossil fuels of America, a place where natural gas and crude oil made millionaires and the landscape is dotted with pump jacks.

Originally published February 5, 2010 at 1:23 p.m., updated February 5, 2010 at 3:54 p.m. LUBBOCK, Texas a ' Central Texas rancher Debbie Davis can hardly believe the turnaround in rainfall.