Updated: 10:54 AM George W. Bush was the winner as dozens of New Hampshire residents cast the first votes in the 2004 Presidential race.

Updated: 4:24 PM U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist was released Friday from the hospital where he underwent treatment for thyroid cancer.

Updated: 12:00 PM The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $40 million Wednesday.

Updated: 5:38 PM President Bush has tapped Texas contributors to pay for a hefty chunk of his campaign this year.

Updated: 10:02 AM Both men used well-rehearsed lines during their face-to-face encounter, but this was the first time each man had to listen to the criticism at close quarters.

Updated: 6:10 PM Transportation officials are re-evaluating the policy for placing highway median barriers after ten people died in a fiery North Texas wreck.

Updated: 12:38 PM Killeen police were investigating the death of a 13-year-old middle school student Wednesday.

Updated: 6:06 PM Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn transferred $594.5 million Friday into the Texas Rainy Day Fund.

Updated: 7:45 PM The Human Cost of the war in Iraq is measured by the slowly rising count of American deaths. But, thousands of other soldiers have been wounded in the fighting. Some so seriously that their families are left in limbo with no answers and no closure. Reka Band is one of them.

Updated: 6:16 PM Continental passengers may now check in and obtain boarding passes automatically at self-check in kiosks at Waco Regional Airport.

Updated: 12:55 PM The Pakistani man arrested with videos of landmarks and skyscrapers in major US cities including Austin, Dallas and Houston is no terrorist, his brother said.

Updated: 5:00 PM Singer Gloria Estefan’s concert Monday night in Dallas was cancelled because of computer problems.

Updated: 4:39 PM An El Paso truck driver who was arrested after almost 80 illegal immigrants were found packed inside a trailer in Fort Worth will remain in custody until his next court appearance, a Fort Worth District Judge ruled Monday.

Updated: 9:14 AM Ronald Reagan, the cheerful crusader died Saturday after a long twilight struggle with Alzheimer's disease.

Updated: 8:38 PM In a prime-time speech Monday night President Bush outlined a plan to install democracy in Iraq.

Updated: 9:07 PM Conceding a couple of "tough weeks in Iraq," President Bush signaled Tuesday night he is ready to increase American troop strength in the country, adding he intends to "finish the work of the fallen" and usher in a new era of democracy.