A federal appeals court has partly upheld a $1 million verdict for a Texas correctional officer fired after a disability ...

The following is a list of recent first and second-degree felony dispositions from the Ector County District Clerk’s Office. Douglas Butler. Theft. Guilty plea. 10 years deferred adjudication. 600 ...

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The 5th Circuit last year overturned its previous ruling that allowed racial groups to band together to challenge voting maps, laying the groundwork for Texas’ mid-decade redistricting.

Law enforcement is responding to a hostage situation at the South Central Correctional Center in Licking, Missouri, involving ...

Rapper Finesse2tymes was arrested in Texas on multiple drug charges, facing eight counts, with bonds totaling over $100,000.

The Missouri Highway Patrol confirms a hostage situation inside the South Central Correctional Center in Licking ended after ...

A Longview veteran received a life-changing companion this weekend thanks to a special program from Rusk County Pets Alive. The Fletcher Project, a new initiative created by Texas Department of ...

JONESBORO, La. -- The man killed in a plane crash Tuesday in Jackson Parish has been identified. Rodney Cooper died at the scene after his Cirrus SR22 single engine airplane went down a few miles ...

Law enforcement is responding to a hostage situation at the South Central Correctional Center in Licking, Missouri, involving ...

Some students and professors say recent changes and scandals chill speech at universities. Others argue that conservative opinions can now be shared more freely.