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Catholics fight contraception mandate

Catholic churches and affiliated organizations in Texas say they won't stand for a new federal law that would require many employers to provide contraception

Shuttle astronaut dies of cancer at 55

NASA astronaut Janice Voss, who first worked for the space agency as a teenager and flew five shuttle missions in seven years, has died. She was 55.

Attorneys say ex-CFO behind fraud

Attorneys for jailed Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford suggested to jurors Tuesday that letters, emails and other documents show it was not the financier but his

Texas sailor killed in Seattle

Police say 25-year-old Petty Officer 3rd Class Gregory Wayne Anderson Jr. was shot and two other men suffered minor injuries in a fight as a crowd emptied

Deal talks stall, primary date in doubt

Texas is all but certain to have an even later say in choosing the Republican presidential nominee after what at first looked like a breakthrough deal in a

LBJ's '64 Lincoln on the auction block

A white 1964 Lincoln Continental convertible used by President Lyndon B. Johnson has been put up for auction.

Mountain lion attacks boy in Big Bend

Officials at Big Bend National Park in West Texas are looking for a mountain lion that attacked and injured a 6-year-old boy from Leander, Texas as he walked

Gov. Perry back in Texas spotlight

The Texas governor says, "we've got plenty of work to do right here in the state of Texas." He spoke Monday at a Williamson County Republican Party dinner

More testimony in Stanford fraud trial

Attempts to cover up a massive Ponzi scheme alleged to have taken billions from depositors at Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford's Caribbean bank grew

Grave marker unveiled for innocent man

U.S. Army veteran and Texas Tech University student Tim Cole was wrongly convicted of the 1985 rape of a fellow student. He always maintained his innocence,

With Perry away, $32K spent on fill-ins

The governor's office said Monday that Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst collected $29,589 and Sen. Mike Jackson got $2,876.

Judge says he can't block sonogram law

U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks earlier ruled parts of the law unconstitutional, but his latest ruling said he's bound to follow the direction of the New

AG offers deal on Latino districts

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Monday offered a deal that would increase Hispanic representation in the Texas congressional delegation. But because all

Abbott OK with redistricting proposal

A congressman's lawyer says the Texas attorney general has agreed to a temporary voting map that could keep the April 3 date for primary elections in Texas.

Randy Travis arrested after partying

According to a report in the Dallas Morning News, singer Randy Travis was arrested early Monday on a charge of public intoxication.

Woman's body found on UTPA campus

A statement from the university says the body was found shortly before 8 a.m. Monday and identification of the woman is pending.

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Police open youth sports investigation

The new president of the Northwest Austin Pop Warner Association told KXAN that…

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Photos: The face of war

After three deployments embedded with U.S. soldiers and Marines in Afghanistan, Austin photojournalist Erin…

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