Texas Gov. Abbott wants 10-year mandatory minimum for predatory educators

Texas Gov. Abbott wants a 10-year mandatory minimum prison sentence for educators who abuse students as he asks lawmakers to ...

A Fight Over Abortion and Surrogacy Ends With a Baby Born in Texas

The baby, who was born Wednesday with a severe heart defect, drew the attention of anti-abortion activists and the Texas attorney general after the intended parents wanted the surrogate mother to have ...

Surrogate mother who fled to Texas gives birth to baby with severe heart defect

McKenna West initially agreed to an abortion after diagnosis, but then fled to state where abortion is illegal and broke contact with biological parents, attorney alleges ...

Texas high school football player dies days after medical emergency during practice, district confirms

Lake Travis High School football player Odin Hensley died several days after suffering from a medical emergency at practice, the school district confirmed Thursday.

'We lost a young king': Family, teammates mourn passing of Texas HS football player

Teammates and family mourned the passing of Lake Travis High School senior Odin Hensley late Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Hensley, a player on the Austin-area high school's varsity football ...

Texas lawmakers call on six Bexar County cities to end 287(g) agreements with ICE

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro and other elected leaders are calling on six Bexar County cities to end their 287(g) agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, arguing the partnerships could ...

H-1B visa filings are surging in Texas

H-1B visa demand fell across most of the U.S., but Republican-held Texas suburbs drove the eight fastest-growing districts.