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The fiancA© of an oil-field worker who was fatally electrocuted while working at a drilling site in West Texas has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the two companies that employed the worker.

The 33-year old, who is pregnant with her second child, replaces Kristy Curry . Curry left the Lady Raiders for Alabama on May 12, she was 130-98 in seven seasons with Texas Tech .

Eight of 15 cities with the fastest growth in the United States are in Texas, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

An oil & gas drilling rig is drilling a well for Pioneer Natural Resources in the Eagle Ford Shale formation near Yorktown.

David Jones, Chief Executive Officer/Scout Executive for the Boy Scouts of America Yucca Council speaks about the new policy regarding Gays in the Scouts at a press Conference Thursday at their headquarters at 7601 Lockheed Drive.

A brief departure from Florida to relay news about Little Abner, a 3 week old orange tabby kitten in West Texas.

At 7:30 pm Eastern time on May 16, Erin Burnett turned toward the camera in CNN's New York studio and teed up the next story: "The people of West, Texas, have been waiting for a month to find out what caused the horrific fertilizer-plant explosion that killed 15 people and leveled much of their town.

Former President George W. Bush is hosting a 100-kilometer mountain bike ride at his Central Texas ranch for military members wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

It's an anniversary Fasken Oil and Ranch is excited to celebrate this year, and the story of how they got to this point is one they're proud to share.

A jagged bolt of lightning slashed through the darkened afternoon sky, commanding the undivided attention of the trio huddled beside a grave.

Joyce Warren, 76, of George West, died Thursday, May 16, 2013. Mrs. Warren was born Sept.

The state/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in West, Texas will be closed Sunday, May 26 and Monday, May 27.

The fertilizer-plant explosion that killed 14 and injured about 200 others in Texas last month highlights the failings of a U.S. federal law intended to save lives during chemical accidents, a Reuters investigation has found.

As good news goes, this would have to do: First thing Tuesday, the medical examiner in Moore, Okla., announced that the death toll had gone down overnight.

Crystal LeDane reacts after hearing the news her neighbor of three years, former West EMS volunteer Bryce Ashley Reed, was ordered held without bond on the charge of possession of a destructive device in West, Texas.

The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in Texas told investigators that the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn't notice anything was wrong... The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in West Texas told investigators the oncoming train ... (more)

The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen.

Today's column expands upon a question from an A-J reader about a choice of trees for our area.

The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in West Texas told investigators that the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn't notice anything was wrong until he saw people jumping from the float, according to documents released Wednesday.

A judge in West Texas has ordered that a mental health evaluation be done for a former paramedic who's accused of possessing bomb-making material.