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Texas House Speaker Joe Straus is facing another challenge in his San Antonio district by Tea Party-backed organizations and conservative activists who say he is too moderate for the state. read more..

A Texas father who spent nearly 25 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit is pressing for tougher penalties targeting prosecutors who withhold evidence, saying he wants to prevent other innocent people from falling victim to overzealous authorities. read more..

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) West Virginia senior Chelsea Carrier-Eades won the heptathlon at the Texas Relays on Thursday, becoming the first woman to win the event at the meet in consecutive years. read more..

North Texas women's basketball coach Karen Aston met with Texas officials for two days this week about the vacant Longhorns job, according to two people with knowledge of the interview. Aston met with Texas women's athletic director Chris Plonsky and university President William Powers on campus Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the people who spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday on… read more..

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas man was executed on Wednesday by lethal injection for beating a 10-month-old boy to death in Dallas in 2001, state officials said. Jesse Hernandez was babysitting 10-month-old Karlos Borja and Karlos' 4-year-old sister while their mother was at work when he assaulted both children. The girl survived injuries to her face and head, but her brother died a week … read more..

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas man is set to be executed on Wednesday evening by lethal injection for beating a 10-month-old boy to death in Dallas in 2001. Jesse Hernandez, now 47, was babysitting 10-month-old Karlos Borja and Karlos' 4-year-old sister while their mother was at work when he assaulted both children. The girl survived injuries to her face and head, but her brother died a week … read more..

Texas and the Obama administration are battling over funding for women's health centers in the state. As a result, some Planned Parenthood facilities have closed, limiting access to health care for some women, particularly those on Medicaid. read more..

It was a classic battle. The Texas Rangers had Alexi Ogando on the mound facing the Giants' Madison Bumgarner. For Texas fans it was a rematch and time to get revenge for the 2010 World Series. Texas won the game 4-1 and fans in Texas rejoiced. read more..

Estimates have been rising for Texas Roadhouse after it delivered solid fourth quarter results, including a 5.6% increase in same-store sales. read more..

Texas agriculture producers lost $7.62 billion to the state's 2011 drought, which experts said makes it the costliest drought in the state's history and possibly the most expensive drought ever suffered by any state. read more..

DALLAS, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Susan Combs (”Comptroller”) launched Project Fresh Start, an amnesty program (”Program”) aimed at collecting … read more..

The Texas Diversity Council will host its 8th Annual Diversity & Leadership Conference, April 4-6, 2012 in Dallas. The conference will feature the 2nd CEO Champion of Di read more..

NYSE Euronext program to benefit Accion Texas Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 09:20 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Accion Texas, the nation's largest micro- lending nonprofit group, which operates two Houston lending offices, will receive $475,000 from a new pool of … read more..

Texas Aryan member convicted in attack HOUSTON (AP) — A member of the white supremacist Aryan Brotherhood of Texas has been convicted of racketeering and aggravated assault charges in connection with the 2008 beating of a prospective gang member. The other 11 pleaded guilty to violent crimes in aid of racketeering. read more..

MIDLAND, Texas (Reuters) - Were the “spiritual” marriages of a former leader of a breakaway Mormon sect to multiple women true marriages under Texas law? That's the question that a jury of five women and seven men will have to answer in the bigamy trial that started this week of a former president of the polygamist Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Wendell Loy Nielsen … read more..

DALLAS, March 21, 2012  /PRNewswire/ — Texas Spice at the Omni Dallas Hotel was recently certified as a 2-Star Certified Green Restaurant® by the Green Restaurant Association (GRA), a national nonprofit … read more..

Texas' new 'humane' immigration facility draws fire Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:54 p.m., Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Federal officials say it is the first-of-its kind “civil” detention center in the country built from the ground up, designed to make the immigration … read more..

AUSTIN, Texas, March 12 (UPI) — The U.S. Justice Department blocked a Texas law requiring voters to show a photo identification, saying the law disproportionately harmed Hispanic residents. read more..

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (Reuters) - The nephew of a powerful former Mexican drug cartel chief admitted on Monday to a drug trafficking conspiracy that stretched across the United States. Rafael Cardenas Vela, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and more than a half ton of marijuana at a hearing before U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen in Brownsville, Texas. Cardenas … read more..

A new book about Lawrence v. Texas — the ground-breaking U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found anti-sodomy laws unconstitutional — argues that the case was based on events that didn’t actually happen. read more..

A photo ID requirement for voters in Texas could disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of registered Hispanics, the Justice Department declared Monday in its latest move against Republican-led voting changes in many states that have drawn protests from minorities, poor people and students. read more..

A Texas voter ID law has been rejected by the US justice department, which says that it could discriminate against Hispanic voters. read more..

East Texas Financial Services, Inc. announced today that it has postponed its special meeting of stockholders to approve its merger agreement with Prosperity Bancshares, Inc., in order to provide additional time for ETFS stockholders to vote by proxy. read more..

Texas A&M notebook: Chemistry still an issue as women enter postseason Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:49 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Texas A&M coach Gary Blair revealed a little secret this week concerning the defending national champions. The third-seeded Aggies … read more..

Texas A&M's opening-round win sets up showdown with Kansas Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:01 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Dash Harris and Khris Middleton drilled key 3-pointers in the last 4 minutes and A&M hit 14 straight foul shots Wednesday night, giving the SEC … read more..

HOUSTON, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Texas Gulf Energy, Inc. (OTCQB: TXGE.OB - News) www.tgnrg.com announced today that the company's three recently announced acquisitions will have a major impact on revenues … read more..

SAN ANTONIO, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Starting this March Texas authors will be featured in a new program, Texas Born Books, which brings authors together with their readers and introduces readers … read more..

Numbers don't tell the full story of institutions or students. read more..

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The state of Texas on Tuesday told residents for the third consecutive year not to travel to Mexico during the upcoming university spring break season, saying drug cartel violence and other criminal activity are a safety threat even in resort areas. The announcement is a major blow for Mexico's economy. Tourism is Mexico's second-largest industry. About 60 percent of … read more..

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Texas on Tuesday warned residents for the third consecutive year not to travel to Mexico during the upcoming university spring break season, saying drug cartel violence and other criminal activity are a safety threat even in resort areas. The advisory comes despite pleas from top Mexican officials to target the travel warnings to specific areas where the threat of … read more..

AUSTIN, Texas, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery at St. David's North Austin Medical Center announced today that it has partnered with three Texas hospitals to create an … read more..

Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp. , a mineral exploration and development company, announced that its company information is now available via S&P Capital IQ’s Market Access Program, an information distribution service that enables subscribing publicly traded companies to have their company information disseminated to users of S&P Capital IQ’s MarketScope Advisor. read more..

Texas Southern clamps down for win over Alabama State Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 08:32 p.m., Saturday, February 25, 2012 HOUSTON (AP) - Omar Strong scored 21 points and Texas Southern held on to top Alabama State 67-59 on Saturday. Texas Southern (11-16, 10-5 … read more..