Texas News

Originally published July 9, 2009 at 10:23 a.m., updated July 9, 2009 at 11:33 a.m. ALBUQUERQUE a ' New Mexico, Colorado and Texas are applying for federal funds to study the viability of a high-speed rail system from El Paso through New Mexico to Denver.

Democrats are accusing senior CIA officials of repeatedly misleading Congress, but Republicans say the allegations are just political maneuvering to protect House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

A drug used to prevent the rejection of organ transplants was found to significantly increase the life span of older mice, researchers report.

Health class will no longer be a state requirement for high school students this fall, making Texas one of the few states in the country with no required health education, officials said.

Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday Sarah Palin is committed to campaigning for his re-election bid and that he welcomes the support of the soon-to-be-former Alaska governor.

As many as 350 dogs have been seized and about 30 people arrested in raids across five states that animal welfare groups are calling the largest simultaneous raid of dogfighting operations in the U.S. Authorities said Wednesday that the raids were conducted by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies across Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Texas ...

Spread upon a table are a sampling of gifts to former President George W. Bush: a purse made of vines from the Thai queen, a Texas Rangers jersey autographed by pitcher Nolan Ryan and a framed mosaic of St.

Drivers are spending less time stuck in rush-hour traffic for a second straight year, the first-ever two-year decline in congestion as high gas prices and the economic downturn force many Americans to change how they commute.

If not for the triple-digit heat, central Texas rancher Debbie Davis could almost think it was a different season entirely.

In this May 6, 2009, file photo, legendary Texas oil and gas executive T. Boone Pickens discusses his energy plan at the American Wind Energy Association conference Wednesday in Chicago.

The celebration of Michael Jackson ended on an emotional note when his rarely seen daughter, Paris, 11, stepped up to the microphone in tears to remember her father.

Nationally, Central and South Texas were alone Tuesday in experiencing the two most severe stages of drought _ extreme and exceptional.

A 22-year-old Texas prison guard is charged with murder over the shooting death of his teenage brother during an apparent argument.

Concerns are growing over the preservation of a historic country church after five men were arrested for a vandalism episode that included throwing pews through windows.

You may have never heard of Eliseo Garcia, but you've probably seen his works of art across the North Texas landscape.

The incident, on the heels of the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, prompts fear among the Fort Worth gay community that times haven't changed.

Texas spent the past six years leading the nation in its pursuit of private toll roads.

The Smith County Bar Association received the Star of Achievement Award during the 2009 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting.

A Texas woman will serve at least nine years in prison for drowning her 3-month-old granddaughter in what the defense said was a misguided effort to teach the infant to swim.

Grainy cell phone videos showing developmentally disabled students forced to fight each other will likely be shown to jurors this week as four former employees at a Texas school go on trial.