"We need to go on the offense. We don't need to be cowering in our holes," Congressman Keith Self told Newsweek.

Abbott is in Washington this week to lobby Congress for $11 billion to compensate Texas for money spent on his Operation Lone ...

Since Texas passed a law in 2023 requiring public school districts to have an armed officer at each campus, districts have ...

The Kempner Police Department announced the arrest of two men charged with crimes related to child pornography and the sexual assault of a child.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem recently sent a letter asking for IRS agents to be deputized for immigration enforcement as well. They would dig in to human trafficking networks, ...

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Texas ends safety inspections for non-commercial vehicles, but emissions tests remain in certain counties. Commercial vehicles still require inspections.

Rep. Jay Dean, R-Longview, was appointed as chairman of the House Committee on Insurance. And Rep. Cole Hefner, R-Mount ...

The leader of a drug trafficking organization that distributed narcotics in Amarillo was sentenced to life in prison Thursday ...

Local law enforcement are eyeing a potential solutions to reduce the number of pedestrian fatalities in roadways.