Texas lawmakers are pushing for a faster way to test DNA collected by suspected felons, but those opposed say quicker isn't always better.

House Bill 33, by former Uvalde mayor and freshman state Rep. Don McLaughlin, would direct school districts and law enforcement to meet annually to plan their response to active shooter situations and ...

After years of claiming that companies selling lottery tickets online could not be regulated, the Texas Lottery Commission ...

Noem was seen walking along the Rio Grande levee at Gate 28 of the border wall. That’s the spot where Border Patrol’s ...

Further north, Arlington has become a national pioneer in autonomous transit with RAPID, or Rideshare, Automation and Payment ...

Texas DPS provides specialized IPC training to recruits for child protection during Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Lawmakers presented bills that would require conducting rapid DNA tests along the U.S.-Mexico border and create a commission ...

According to votetexas.gov, persons are not allowed to use wireless communications devices within 100 feet of voting stations.

It’s already illegal under federal law for foreign nationals to donate or spend money in U.S. elections, but Rep. Dennis Paul ...

The Central Texas community is mourning Emily Meyer, a speech-language pathologist who died in a tragic accident on Highway 36.

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Reyes, 21, and Braxton Amador, 19, died early Saturday morning when the car they were in was left disabled from a wreck and ...