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Jake Evans, the Parker County teenager accused of killing his mother and sister last fall and then calmly calling 911 to report what he had done, was indicted on a capital murder charge in December and remains in jail.

The casting director for the upcoming feature film "Sweet Cheeks" is holding open casting calls and accepting email submissions for a boy to star in the film.

Serving as a possible template for reforming the ECPA, a 29 year old spearheaded the Texas bill adopting the strongest email privacy laws in the nation.

The Republican-led Texas Senate voted late Tuesday night for tough new restrictions on abortion clinics and providers, but abandoned efforts to ban the procedure after the 20th week of pregnancy.

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Richie Whitt and Greg "Greggo" Williams have now had two months to reflect on CBS's unceremonious cancellation of The Rage, their drive-time sports talk show on 105.3 The Fan, and they've come to starkly different conclusions.

California is a national leader in reducing the number of juvenile offenders incarcerated in state and county lockups, according to a study advocacy groups released Tuesday.

Before the NSA leaks, everybody thought the worst the government could do was obtain your email without a warrant.

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says it appears the much-criticized national electronic surveillance program foiled "dozens" of terrorist plots.

Legislation authored by Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa - and signed by Gov. Rick Perry - will ultimately combine the University of Texas System's existing assets in the Rio Grande Valley to create a newer, larger university that includes a medical school.

Gov. Rick Perry on Friday vetoed an ethics reform bill that would have required Texas Railroad Commissioners to resign if they file to run for another office.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz starts as the Texas favorite in a fantasy 2016 Republican primary for president, swamping Gov. Rick Perry and a number of other big-name candidates in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.

Firefighters are getting a better handle on the most destructive wildfire ever in Colorado, but they're still struggling against hot spots that could threaten homes that have been spared by the massive blaze.

The Republican Party's hope of running stronger presidential races by revamping immigration is about to hit a big hurdle: House Republicans.

The governors of Texas and South Dakota visited Connecticut on Monday to court gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave since the state passed tough new gun-control laws this year in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

The parents, 26-year-old Stephen Gyasi and 28-year-old Rachel Gyasi were arrested Friday on warrants for abandoning or endangering a child.

French and U.S. experts are continuing their search for the 17th-century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in northern Lake Michigan in 1679.

French and U.S. experts are continuing their search for the 17th-century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in northern Lake Michigan in 1679.

Gov. Rick Perry of Texas will speak on the topic of "Civility on the Campaign Trail" at 6 p.m. Monday at the Ferguson Library in Stamford.

A Texas House committee will hear from officials on the troubled financial standing of the non-profit, state-supervised insurance agency for coastal counties.