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The two Texas Republicans are drumming up attention to the decade-old case as Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang this week.

A man who was wanted for four aggravated robberies has been arrested after leading deputies on a chase and breaking into two homes, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

Police in Midland, Texas, are asking people everywhere to share information regarding a nonverbal young man whom police found wandering alone in an alley on Jan. 29.

Mayor Kirk Watson said he shared the frustrations of Austin residents left without power for days and said the city will improve how it communicates during storms.

Lawmakers are looking at ways to keep teachers, make schools safer, give parents money for private schooling and censor conversations about sex and gender.

The state of Texas executed its second death row inmate this year on Wednesday. Wesley Ruiz, 43, received lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the March 2007 killing of Dallas Police Senior Corporal Mark Nix.

Dawson was selected from 1,205 initial nomination submissions.

On Thursday's show: Harris County Commissioners have approved close to $10 million in additional funding for law enforcement, namely the sherriff’s and district attorney’s offices -- though not without some drama.

Greg Abbott’s scheme to transport asylum seekers from Texas to Democrat-run cities is a cynical PR stunt. If tweaked, it could be a good idea.

The Sooners and Longhorns both did well in recruiting this offseason, setting themselves up for one final run in the Big 12 before the SEC beckons.

In December, legislators killed a controversial tax abatement program known as Chapter 313, but its effects will last decades.

Lawmakers are looking at ways to keep teachers in the profession, make schools safer, give parents money for private schooling and censor conversations about sex and gender.

An investigation is underway after a man was critically injured in a deputy-involved shooting in Magnolia Thursday, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said.

Authorities say multiple people were shot Wednesday night in Texas City.

A 6th grade teacher in Texas was placed on administrative leave after he took to social media to criticize his district for allegedly not taking a student's threat seriously.

Wesley Ruiz received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the killing of Dallas Police Senior Cpl. Mark Nix.

A former Texas police officer was sentenced to 20 years for sexually abusing children decades ago.

A deadly winter storm that swept through the southern United States this week left at least 350,000 people without power in Texas on Wednesday.

An Amber Alert has been issued for two young siblings who were possibly abducted by a woman and man in Silsbee, Texas, according to the alert.

The college football recruiting cycle for 2023 came to a close with Wednesday's National Signing Day. Here's who aced the test.

A resident’s home was visibly damaged after deputies say someone crashed their vehicle into the front of it on Wednesday.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to investigate allegations that the state is failing to enforce the Clean Water Act. Environmentalists say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s system of issuing permits has made it too easy for industries to contaminate rivers, lakes and estuaries.

Though Texas has endured freezing rain, extreme meteorologist Reed Timmer reports that the worst of the storm may still be yet to come.

The El Paso–born wrestler Cassandro, Edinburg High School mariachis, and a Matamoros teacher all shone at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

Steve Liollilo, a resident of Houston Heights, Texas, is searching for his French bulldog Bennie, who was taken by a stranger who posed as the rightful owner. A reward is being offered.

Officials with the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office tell KPRC 2 Investigates Dimitrios Pagourtzis remains incompetent to stand trial.

With a historic state budget surplus of $32 billion, lawmakers have earmarked $15 billion to ease property tax bills.

Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn are helping host the event at the Omni Barton Creek Resort and Spa.

With the 2023 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo approaching, here’s what you need to know about the trail rides set to begin on Sunday, Feb. 19, by the important numbers.

More than 2,150 flights have been cancelled, with Dallas and Austin airports being the most impacted.

Hundreds of thousands of Texans are without power due to ice accumulation on power lines and tree limbs. These power outages are not caused by issues with the state power grid.

A former assistant chief for the Cut and Shoot Police Department who was arrested and charged for sexually assaulting a child multiple times in 2021 has been sentenced to 20 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.

The Clear Creek Independent School District lead network engineer is accused of stealing 58 iPhones from the district and shipping them to Russia and Uzbekistan.

The news of DeSantis’ visit comes as speculation continues to mount that he could make a 2024 presidential bid against former President Donald Trump.

Ruiz was convicted in the 2007 shooting death of Dallas police Senior Cpl. Mark Nix after a high-speed chase.

Foul play is suspected after a woman’s body was found in a home in La Marque Tuesday, officers with the La Marque Police Department said.

Cruz announced in November that he is seeking a third term in the Senate in 2024.

Ruiz was convicted in the 2007 shooting death of Dallas police Senior Cpl. Mark Nix after a high-speed chase.

Nine states are requesting a federal judge who previously called DACA an unlawful program to permanently end it, following years of legal challenges to the Obama-era policy.

Texas has executed an inmate convicted of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer nearly 16 years ago following a high-speed chase.

Texas has executed an inmate convicted of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer nearly 16 years ago following a high-speed chase.

Episode: 2597 Today, let’s see what mathematics tells us about history.  Mathematical models of historical events.

For the first time, Abbott makes it clear which policy he supports. Bills that would allow parents to get state money to send their kids to schools outside of the state’s public education system have been floated previously, but top lawmakers believe the policies will pass this session.

A group of Texas state representatives signed a letter urging local school bord members to leave the Texas Association of School Boards due to their new guidance on transgender policies.

New York Mayor Eric Adams has called the city's migrant crisis "very frustrating" after migrants faced off with New York City Police over the weekend.

The state, however, owns plenty of property — some 13 million acres, according to the General Land Office. Some of that land is along the GulfCoast, which the state claims under the Texas Open Beaches Act. It stands to reason that public land should remain available to the public; otherwise, should the state even hold it, and taxpayers even maintain it? The Texas Constitution mandates that the proceeds of such leases benefit the Permanent School Fund to support public education in the state. Any effort to reduce the burden on Texas taxpayers warrants review, and that includes raising revenue through the use of public holdings or selling them if they’re not needed.

From the roads to the service station, TxDOT trucks spent Tuesday filling up and making their way out southeast from Brenham.

Texas A&M University announced that it is canceling all classes Wednesday due to the winter weather.

A high school student was killed and four others were injured when a person opened fire over the weekend at a hookah lounge in Austin, Texas.

Houston will be the first of the new Big 12 teams to play a football conference game in Week 3 when the Cougars host former Southwest Conference rival and national champion runner-up TCU.

As the ice storm advanced eastward, watches and warnings stretched from the western heel of Texas all the way to West Virginia.

A 60-year-old Texas math teacher was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for uploading and sharing ten files containing child porn.

Texas Country Reporter interviews Nari Hodges, founder of Ooyoo Pan. The micro bakery creates sweets that blend Korean and Mexican heritage.

After a leopard escape, the suspicious death of a vulture, and the theft of two monkeys, the culprit (or culprits) is still at large.

Two key bills with bipartisan support would help keep new moms alive and healthy. But similar efforts have fallen short in past sessions.

A married Texas man is suspected of killing his Colombian girlfriend by strangling her and stuffing her into a suitcase that he then tossed into a dumpster.

A large winter weather front has caused widespread travel delays and power outages in the Great Plains and the South, as well as a reported death in Texas.

The Dallas Zoo has been the site of several strange episodes involving missing and dead animals this month.

Texas Country Reporter visits the Slaton barbecue joint, where the Arellanos serve sides and smoked meats from the family’s old service station.

One La Porte resident is $1 million richer after claiming a top prize winning ticket in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game $1,000,000 Crossword.

Gov. Abbott announces Mike Banks to new position titled 'border czar,' to help in his Operation Lone Star goals to secure the Texas border.

Texans pay some of the highest property taxes in the country, and listeners have a lot of thoughts about how that could be addressed. One unconventional idea we’ve heard: offsetting homeowners’ tax bills with revenue from legal weed. So, could that actually work?

Stretching from Texas to Tennessee, the storm will continue through at least Thursday morning, affecting travel and possibly knocking out power in some areas. Thousands of flights have been disrupted.

A man is accused of human smuggling and evading troopers in Texas after a chase involving troopers. Four illegal immigrants from El Salvador were located in the car.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to receive a briefing and hold news conference in Austin as winter weather conditions impact parts of Texas

Airlines have canceled hundreds of flights in Texas due to bad winter weather.

Texas Country Reporter interviews Nari Hodges, founder of Ooyoo Pan. The micro bakery creates sweets that blend Korean and Mexican heritage.

Wintry weather from Texas to the Tennessee and Lower Ohio Valleys canceled flights, schools as forecasters warned of dangerous travel conditions on some roadways.

Winter weather has brought ice to a wide swath of the United States, causing the cancellation of more than 1,700 flights nationwide, snarling highway traffic in Arkansas and seriously injuring two law officers in Texas.

Winter weather has brought ice to a wide swath of the United States, canceling more than 1,700 flights nationwide and snarling highways.

Texas Country Reporter visits the Slaton barbecue joint, where the Arellanos serve sides and smoked meats from the family’s old service station.

Republicans are wrestling over how much of the state’s nearly $33 billion budget surplus to spend on property taxes. Democrats have their own ideas about what to do with the cash.

On top of the cancellations, another 4,700 flights were delayed nationwide on Monday as Texas and nearby states dealt with freezing temperatures and wintry precipitation.

Texas Association of Basketball Coaches high school rankings for the week of Jan. 30.

Amid the Biden administration's ongoing border crisis, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a former Border Patrol agent as the state's first-ever border czar.

Sir’Jabari Rice scored 21 points and Timmy Allen added 19 to send No. 10 Texas to a 76-71 win over No. 11 Baylor.

A Memorial Villages man is accused of backing over his roommate and killing him before leading police on a chase that ended in a T-bone collision, all while possibly high on psychedelic mushrooms.

Authorities say a high school student was killed and four others were injured when a person opened fire over the weekend at a hookah lounge in Austin, Texas.

A spokesperson for the City of Galveston says they are expecting a lawsuit to be filed against the city and or the police department after officers executed a botched search warrant.

The governor said Mike Banks, a recently retired Border Patrol agent, will work with the Texas National Guard and state troopers to find ways to deter people from crossing the border illegally.

Oil giant BP released a report Monday predicting that the world sharply reduce its reliance on the company's signature product, oil and gas, over the next 25 years as countries hastened their transition to renewable sources of energy so as to combat climate change.

Halfway between Mineola and Tyler, Lindale Candy Company has been creating hand-pulled peppermint since 1946.

After 21 days, the last of many Texas prisoners to consistently refuse food ended his hunger strike. In letters to The Texas Tribune, two prisoners spoke out on the dire solitary confinement conditions that led them to starve themselves.

Geothermal, which is when heat is drawn from below the ground, requires drilling miles down into the earth. Recent advances have made geothermal energy more viable.

Southwest and American Airlines canceled dozens of flights in northern Texas by early Monday afternoon as reports of inclement weather in the coming week began surfacing.

A small dog with such big innocent eyes has been through a lot in the short amount of time in his dogs year.

Gov. Greg Abbott will provide an update on the state’s efforts to secure the border during Monday’s news conference in San Benito, according to a release.

In its annual energy outlook report, BP said security, affordability, and sustainability make up the "energy trilemma" which will drive global energy demand.

Every week, we share dispatches from Texas Country Reporter , the long-running TV show that invites you to hop in and travel along to explore the back roads of Texas. Many people may know Lindale as Miranda Lambert’s hometown, but locals Kaitlin and Jeremiah Cagle are catching attention with their charming old-school candy shop, located just a block off Main Street. While the couple has introduced a new line of sweets, they are best known for hand-pulled peppermint made with tools and techniques passed down from the store’s original owners. The process is performed in a kitchen with large windows facing the sidewalk, and attracts crowds of onlookers. See more in the latest dispatch from Texas Country Reporter.

KPRC 2 is hearing that the Katy WolfPack Special Olympics team won their competition in Dallas and we'd like to extend our congratulations to the team.

A driver is dead after a head-on collision in Spring Sunday, deputies with Harris County Sheriff’s Office said.

The COVID-19 pandemic, inflation and burnout have pummeled teachers in the last few years. Lawmakers from both parties agree they should get a pay bump — but it won’t happen without some negotiation.

An investigation is underway after an aircraft flown by an 18-year-old crashed near a flooded area in Cleveland Sunday, Liberty County Sheriff’s Office said.

A much-anticipated reunion between two brothers from Afghanistan who worked with the United States military in the war against the Taliban, happened Friday.

Officials in Harris County have closed several roads in the Greater Houston area after reports of high water.

The city of Galveston’s police chief has been placed on administrative leave and is now under investigation after officers reportedly raided a family's home in search of a murder suspect who has since been proven innocent.

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett, who led the Bulldogs to their second straight national championship, has been arrested in Dallas after police said he was intoxicated and banging on doors.

Host Khambrel Marshall takes a look at what’s in store for the Texas Legislative Session. He sits down with Mark Jones, Ph.D, political science fellow for the Baker Institute of Public Policy, and Bill King, chair for the Texas Forward Party.

Abbott lauded the efforts of the anti-abortion movement after a landmark year for opponents of the procedure.