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Prescribing medical abortions across state lines is now risky for doctors. "We're talking about something that's a protected right in one state and a felony in a sister state," says one legal scholar.

The 334 laps at Texas Motor Speedway provided quite a tumultuous start to the NASCAR playoff round of 12.

The police chiefs of three of Texas' largest cities said that rising crime rates have been exacerbated by increased officer attrition in recent years.

Registered apprenticeships like those offered at SouthTexasCollege provide industry-driven, customized training that empowers Texas employers to fill any skills gaps in their markets while developing their own future workforce. Registered apprenticeships are typically partnerships between employers, local education agencies, local workforce development boards and apprenticeship committees. Employers investing in apprenticeship programs experience improved recruitment and reduced turnover, and they gain a pipeline of skilled employees and future managers. While jobs are booming in Texas today, it is employers who hold the key to filling any skills gaps in their workforce for tomorrow. The state of Texas, in partnership with TWC, offers a comprehensive toolbox of customized skills development programs, including the Registered Apprenticeships program, Skills Development Fund, Skills for Small Business and more.

Tyler Reddick opened the round of 12 in NASCAR’s playoff with a victory at Texas.

Lindsey LeBlanc is busy as ever helping rape victims in a college town outside Houston.

The young Cleveland Guardians finished what they started.

The Cleveland Guardians clinched their first AL Central title since 2018 when the second-place Chicago White Sox lost to the Detroit Tigers 4-1.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke at an event in Texas over the weekend, despite the state being on California's list of states banned from official government travel.

"We are struggling to keep up with demand," a Texas Clinic employee told the Associated Press, adding that she has a waitlist for victims.

Texans wide receiver Tyler Johnson continues to be inactive for games and won’t play Sunday against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for the Democrat's political strategy to be revamped stating that Republicans are more dominant in their approach.

Rape crisis centers in Texas say their caseloads remain high a year after a new abortion law that made no exceptions for rape victims went into effect.

When Texas' new abortion law made no exceptions in cases of rape, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott defended it with an assurance: Texas would get to work eliminating rapes. One year later, Lindsey LeBlanc is busy as ever helping rape victims in a college town outside Houston. “The numbers have stayed consistently high,” said LeBlanc, executive director of the Sexual Assault Resource Center in Bryan, near Texas A&M University.

Nelson Ceaser returned a fumble for an 11-yard score with 3:34 left in the fourth quarter and Thabo Mwaniki intercepted a tipped pass on the next possession as Houston beat Rice 34-27 on Saturday to retain the Bayou Bucket for a record seventh consecutive time.

The Alvin Volunteer Fire Department is mourning the sudden loss of Capt. Charles Krampota, who was found dead at his Texas home hours after responding to a structure fire.

A Texas lawmaker who represents a district that spans 800 miles along the border said Border Patrol urgently needs more funding, technology, and infrastructure.

Devon Achane rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown, Demani Richardson sprinted the final 82 yards on a wild fumble return for another score and No. 23 Texas A&M beat 10th-ranked Arkansas 23-21.

Recognition of Banned Books Week, which ended Sept. 24, brings notice that Texas leads the nation in banning books, especially in schools. As reported in the Austin American-Statesman, PEN America, a century-old organization that supports literary freedom and human rights, counted 2,532 instances of book banning nationwide, singling out 1,648 individual book titles by 1,261 authors. Those bans affected 138 school districts in 32 states, reducing the literary choices of nearly 4 million students. Greg Abbott recently asked Texas school districts to review the books in their libraries to see if any had pornographic content. Proponents of book bans and other efforts to keep certain demographic groups apart have voiced concerns that they fear such people will indoctrinate others into cultures or lifestyles of which those proponents disapprove.

The Webb County Medical Examiner's Office in Laredo, Texas is forced to institute extraordinary measures on account of the increase in migrants' deaths.

Texas Tech welcomed the No. 21 Texas Longhorns and took them down in a wild overtime finish on Saturday in Lubbock, winning by a field goal.

Texas Democrat candidate for governor Beto O’Rourke blamed Biden and other Democrats for disregarding the Latino vote and pushing the demographic to the right.

A woman has been taken to the hospital after she was wounded following a gunfight with an uninvited man inside her apartment Saturday evening, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

District attorneys for Harris, Kaufman, Fort Bend counties voiced concerns over state’s new abortion law at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival.

The city’s health department found dioxins in soil samples along the fence line of a Union Pacific rail yard. Mayor Sylvester Turner said during the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival that plans to clean up the contamination should now include relocating residents.

Trey Wolff kicked a 20-yard field goal in overtime to give Texas Tech a wild 37-34 victory over No. 22 Texas.

A Houston teenager was arrested Friday night after allegedly posting a threat about the Fort Bend County fair on social media

Authorities with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office say a man was shot and killed in northeast Harris County, and the suspected gunman has been arrested.

The veteran Republican strategist made the comment Saturday at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.

SWAT team members gathered outside of a residence in Harris County Friday, where a suspect barricaded himself after being suspected of fatally shooting at least one person.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for an overhaul of Democrats' political strategy.

A spokesman for the City of Sugar Land says it’s hard to tell what would’ve become of the dozens of animals put to sleep had proper protocol been carried out, and says they now have to work to regain the public’s trust.

A suspect was jailed and given an $80,000 bond after shooting a man Thursday, according to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office.

Galveston police are searching for the person who allegedly shot a bicyclist early Friday.

Hillary Clinton called Donald Trump's handling of documents "deeply disturbing" on Friday while denying that she ever had classified info on a private server.

A Texas city has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a Black mother after she and her daughter were wrestled to the ground and arrested by a white police officer following a dispute with a neighbor.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, released his health records in order to spotlight Democratic rival John Fetterman’s recovery from a stroke. A doctor released a four-page letter saying Oz is in “excellent health.”

A NASA researcher and Texas A&M University professor pleaded guilty to charges related to hiding his ties to a university created by the Chinese government while accepting federal grant money.

At the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival, the Texas House speaker also signaled willingness to consider exceptions to the state’s abortion ban.

The sweetest house in the world is in Houston at Sweets by Belen. This place is a go to for the Houston Life team whether we are celebrating birthdays or satisfying a sweet tooth craving. But the story behind Belen Bailey's journey from Peru to teaching to baking is just as sweet as the alfajors she bakes in honor of her mother and grandmother.

Seventy percent of Texas prisons do not have AC, except for a small number of inmates, an issue that the Legislature has repeatedly punted on.

Texans veteran tight end Jordan Akins didn’t burn a bridge, never complaining last season when he was frequently inactive for games.

Total contributions to the so-called "Border Transportation Funding" fall well short of the more than $12 million price tag to transport migrants to other states.

New York City’s mayor says he plans to erect hangar-sized tents as temporary shelter for thousands of international migrants who have been bused into the Big Apple as part of a campaign by Republican governors to disrupt federal border policies.

A suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a Galveston man in July, officers with the Galveston Police Department said Friday.

The transport of migrants by Republican officials has raised questions about border policies, who the migrants are and whether the states' actions are legal.

The Coast Guard is searching for a 65-year-old man who went missing Thursday while boating near Galveston, officials said.

Chris Buescher's win at Bristol last week marked the first time in this version of NASCAR's playoffs that drivers who are not racing for the championship swept the three races of the first round.

While there are several priorities that are deserving of state investment, we encourage lawmakers to put students at the top of the list.

Episode: 2329 Robert Thurston looks at Robert Fulton and sees beyond the folly.  Today, Thurston looks at Fulton.

At the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival, Buttigieg said the efforts of Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in sending migrants to Democrat-led cities are “hurting people in order to get attention.”

A former police officer has been acquitted of murder in the slaying of a Black man in their small Texas town.

A woman from the Katy area expressed concern for her safety and others after she said a car followed her home from The Galleria to steal two purses she had purchased.

Texans starting tight end Pharaoh Brown is set to play Sunday in a road game against the Chicago Bears after undergoing a magnetic resonance imaging exam for a shoulder injury, according to a league source.

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Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, elaborated on the strategy that former President Trump liked to deal with the crisis at the southern border on "Your World."

A former police officer in a small Texas town was found not guilty of murder Thursday in the slaying of a Black man who offered a handshake as the officer arrived to respond to a call about a fight at a convenience store. Lucas was an officer in Wolfe City where Price, who had played football for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, was a city employee, personal trainer and bodybuilder with dreams of starting his own fitness center. Lucas was charged with murdering Price the night of Oct. 3, 2020, and fired from the police force five days later.

The nonbinding legal opinion states local elected and appointed officials can receive up to $25,000 for work done during the COVID-19 pandemic on top of their regular salaries. Unlike other pay raises, these “premium pay” bonuses don’t need to be declared to the public ahead of time.

After a years-long legal fight, TCEQ will issue a permit to the Port of Corpus Christi for a seawater desalination plant. Here's what's next.

This week, the president of the Texas Medical Center unveiled plans for major growth.

A driver is facing charges after he allegedly struck and killed a bicyclist with his vehicle in Galveston Wednesday evening, Galveston police said.

The Texas A&M University Police Department sent an alert to the public after receiving reports that a student’s drink was laced during a fraternity tailgating party on Sept. 17, according to a release.

Authorities seized 44 kilograms of meth and one kilogram of heroin during a Laredo drug trafficking investigation.

Beyond their breakfasts and burgers, Whataburger has a Whatastore that moves past the munchies on their menu and offers its shoppers a chance to bring Whataburger a little closer to home – or in some instances, to their closets.

The governors of Texas, Florida and Arizona have escalated a showdown with the administration of President Joe Biden over its immigration policies along the southern US border by sending thousands of undocumented people north and dropping them off without advance notice in so-called sanctuary states. Critics say the Republican governors have gone too far to score political points, particularly after Florida’s Ron DeSantis took credit for flying about 50 Venezuelans to the island of Martha’s Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts. That episode has spurred a criminal investigation and a class-action lawsuit that will determine whether laws were broken and migrants’ rights were violated.

Some on the right say recent polling shows the answer is yes. But it's not so neat and tidy.

Click2Pins.com is where we find the photos that are making your life what it is in Southeast Texas.

The Harris County Library System currently has more than 600 of the state's 801 banned titles in circulation.

The Harris County Library System currently has more than 600 of the state's 801 banned titles in circulation.

Democrat Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that New York City would open "Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers" to receive influx of migrants from Texas, border states.

Employers, managers, and supervisors are not allowed to keep tips from a business's employees, according to the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Abbott directed the Department of Public Safety to boost efforts to collect intelligence on cartels and investigate gangs in Texas that support drug and human smuggling.

Abbott directed the Department of Public Safety to boost efforts to collect intelligence on cartels and investigate gangs in Texas that support drug and human smuggling.

Students had been pushing for the State Board of Education to adopt a new, more inclusive social studies curriculum this year. Instead, the board delayed their scheduled update until at least 2025.

The Florida Governor’s political stunt rests on the cynical assumption that no one actually wants to offer refuge to people fleeing adversity.

A Texas shelter working with the men appears to have given them airfare to Sacramento because their immigration paperwork indicated a check-in with ICE offices in that city.

Abbott directed the Department of Public Safety to boost efforts to collect intelligence on cartels and investigate gangs in Texas that support drug and human smuggling.

The tooth is estimated to be 25,000 to 50,000 years old, the hiker said.

The governor directs DPS to target the cartels and to seize their assets.

Her new single "Cinderella Slipper" is out now

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed an executive order classifying Mexican drug cartels as terrorists for importing fentanyl into the United States.

The White House on Wednesday took to Twitter to slam Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for highlighting his work advocating for a highway project he ultimately voted against in March. Cruz and Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced a bipartisan amendment to an omnibus bill passed earlier this year that designated part of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor…

Police are investigating after a man was found dead inside of a Friendswood home on Monday.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies to increase their efforts to tackle the state's growing fentanyl crisis, pinning much of the blame on President Biden.

For victims like Yvonne Harlan, the crimes are more than personal.

A Marin Airporter bus with its rainbow logo was seen dropping off immigrants in New York, but the company says that it sold that bus to a Texas company in May.

The truck collided with another car on an overpass near Allen, Texas, before flying onto the street below.

The Transparency for Transfer Students Act would require all U.S. colleges and universities to post on their websites more details about their transfer policies to help more students complete degrees.

Temperatures will be close to record highs in parts of the state when fall begins on Thursday.

The father testified during Jones' second damages trial that his family faced relentless harassment based on the shock jock's conspiracy theory.

One of the largest wide receivers in the league at a towering 6-foot-4, 215 pounds, Nico Collins was practically an afterthought during the first game of the season.

Hennecke Fish Hatchery developed the Hybrid Blue Catfish that is beloved by game fisherman and studied by Auburn University researchers.

Alarmed students called their parents, who descended en masse on the school where some 90 officers were on hand.

A wide range of Latino communities in the United States are affected by climate-driven storms, floods, droughts and heat waves, and are leading the charge to address global warming.

Venezuelans have surpassed Guatemalans and Hondurans to become the second-largest nationality stopped at the U.S. border in August after Mexicans.

Three people have been arrested in the death of a teen girl whose body was found in Liberty County.

Three fugitives listed on Texas’s 10 Most Wanted offenders were captured in September, according to law enforcement officials.

The lawsuit alleges an elaborate scheme of people luring migrants with hotel rooms, McDonald’s gift cards, hundreds of dollars in cash and false information about their final destinations.