Posted: 3:45 PM The Texas Senate Tuesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would provide tax breaks for the spouses of troops killed in combat.

Posted: 1:16 PM A bill that would ban the sale of sugary sodas in some public schools was approved Tuesday by the Texas Senate.

Posted: 11:49 AM Texas state troopers seized $1.6 million worth of cocaine after checking out a motorist who was acting suspiciously.

Posted: 11:47 AM A man who was shot in a fight outside a bar after a birthday party has died.

Posted: 11:46 AM A Texas man and his wife have been charged after their 4-year-old adopted son was found dead at their home.

Updated: 2:42 PM A Texas police officer was injured during a late-night chase and the fleeing driver was shot and later died.

Posted: 6:58 PM What authorities think was a tornado struck a public school complex Monday in a small West Texas town.

Posted: 6:28 PM State lawmakers are considering using the Texas Rainy Day Fund to pay $1.75 billion owned to schools.

Posted: 12:32 PM A Texas House member, angered that a state senator blocked a vote on her bill, is responding in kind.

Updated: 11:41 AM Four people died early Monday in a crash on a Texas highway involving a car, truck and motorcycle.

Posted: 10:41 AM A woman who was playing a video game at a Texas convenience store was doused with flammable liquid and set on fire early Monday.

Posted: 10:31 AM A 23-year-old man was jailed Monday, charged in connection with a traffic crash that left a Texas sheriff’s deputy dead.

Updated: 12:36 PM A Texas firefighter died early Monday while battling a six-alarm condominium fire.

Posted: 12:15 PM The power tied to Gov. Rick Perry’s veto pen is growing as the end of the Legislature’s session nears.

Posted: 11:33 AM A Texas man who was trying to help a woman dragged out of a nail salon by her husband was shot in the head, police say.

Updated: 11:19 AM A Texas man was shot repeatedly on the front porch of his home.

Updated: 11:18 AM A memorial service is scheduled Sunday for a Texas middle school cheerleader whose remains were found more than two years after she disappeared.

Updated: 11:17 AM Police were looking for a gunman Sunday after a deadly shooting at a Texas restaurant.

Posted: 5:35 PM A 1-year-old left in a locked car in the parking lot of a Texas elementary school died Friday.

Posted: 4:49 PM Gov. Rick Perry toured a tornado-ravaged Granbury neighborhood Friday.

Posted: 3:27 PM Texas House and Senate negotiators have struck a budget deal, an official said Friday.

Posted: 1:57 PM A Texas Senate committee Friday sent a bill legalizing switchblades to the full chamber.

Posted: 1:53 PM A veteran Texas lawmaker is leading a revolt of sorts against the state Senate.

Posted: 1:00 PM House and Senate negotiators in Austin are close to agreement on a new state budget that would restore $4 billion in school funding.

Posted: 12:56 PM A former Texas banker is headed to prison for embezzling from customers.