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Supreme Court lets stand Texas ruling on gay spouse benefits

AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand a Texas ruling that gay spouses may not be entitled to government-subsidized workplace benefits – a potential victory for social co...

DATE: Dec 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pence praises GOP ‘momentum,’ but some governors may be wary

AUSTIN, Texas – Vice President Mike Pence told a gathering of Republican governors Wednesday “we’ve got real momentum,” despite stinging electoral defeats last week in Virginia and New Jerse...

DATE: Nov 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Oceanographer’s ashes going to sea aboard rescued sea turtle

PORT ARANSAS, Texas – A rescued green sea turtle will be released this weekend back into the Gulf of Mexico, carrying the ashes of a self-taught Texas oceanographer who founded the rehabilit...

DATE: Sep 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Texas ‘bathroom bill’ may shape 2018 GOP primary campaigns

AUSTIN, Texas – Though “bathroom bills” targeting transgender people fizzled in deep-red states across the U.S., the issue is still white hot in Texas, where the Legislature is heading into ...

DATE: Jul 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Still no explanation for Dallas gunman’s honorable discharge

DALLAS – Almost a week after the Dallas sniper attacks, it’s still unclear how the gunman obtained an honorable discharge from the military even though Army officials sent him home from Afgh...

DATE: Jul 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Austin police arrest suspect in University of Texas killing

AUSTIN, Texas – Investigators have arrested a suspect in the killing of a first-year dance student whose body was found in a creek on the University of Texas campus, Austin police said Frida...

DATE: Apr 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Cruz’s right turn on immigration belies more moderate past

Senator advised G.W. Bush on overhaul in 2004

DATE: Feb 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Texas all in on oil

Despite oil bust, state prepares more students for oil jobs

DATE: Nov 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Case of Texas family tests home-schooling standards

Court to weigh religious liberty vs. obligations to educate kids

DATE: Nov 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Appeals court tosses 1 of 2 indictments against Rick Perry

AUSTIN, Texas – One of two felony indictments against former Texas Gov. Rick Perry was tossed out Friday, giving the Republican presidential candidate a potentially huge legal victory in the...

DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Texas: We should keep gold in state

AUSTIN, Texas – Forget Fort Knox or the Federal Reserve. Texas has decided to start keeping its gold holdings within in its own borders. But what makes sense politically in such a sovereignt...

DATE: Jul 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Perry attorneys ask Texas appeals court to toss felony case

AUSTIN, Texas – Attorneys for former Gov. Rick Perry have asked a Texas appeals court to dismiss felony charges against the possible 2016 presidential candidate on free speech grounds, argui...

DATE: Feb 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World