UT Tower Victims Reflect on the Shooting in Las Vegas
Half a century after the 1966 UT tower massacre, mass shootings have only become more common.
Half a century after the 1966 UT tower massacre, mass shootings have only become more common.
Some Texans were injured or witnessed the violence, and the suspected shooter once lived in Texas.
Javier Peña, as a character, was popularized through the Netflix series 'Narcos.' But the story of the real Peña—who lives in San Antonio—and his quest to end the reign of Pablo Escobar is bigger than a screen.
Two books from Texas authors chronicle the investigation of a Zeta commander who laundered millions of dollars in drug profits through the intense world of American quarter-horse racing.
West Texas is on the rise, while Austin is the safest city in the state.
The Tarahumara, of Mexico’s Sierra Madre mountains, are the world’s greatest ultramarathoners. But in recent years, their legendary endurance has been put to a sinister use—in service of the narcos.
Marfa Public Radio reports on the down side of the boom.
So much for second chances.
The 2011 letter, in which Jones admits that she "was heinous" and sorry for the damage because of her crime, came as a surprise to prosecutors.
A Manor man who left his puppy in the car in a Walmart parking lot is facing Class A misdemeanor charges.
Decades after prosecutors convicted Genene Jones of killing a single infant, a Texas grand jury has indicted the former nurse on a second charge of murder. Prosecutors hope to prevent Jones’s release from prison, which is scheduled for next year.
Harris County was forced to release inmates after its pretrial detention system was declared unconstitutional.
The candied drugs came in shapes of butterflies, flowers, bats and Star Wars characters.
Four Texas lawmakers were present at the practice, and one of their congressional staffers was shot.
The NSA contractor accused of leaking a classified document has South Texas roots.
Kerry Max Cook, who spent almost twenty years on death row for a murder he maintains he didn't commit, sues the people who sent him there.
Texas is scheduled to release Genene Jones, a former nurse and suspected serial killer of children, early next year. Today, prosecutors in San Antonio moved to prevent her release, bringing a new murder charge against Jones in connection with the death of a child 35 years ago.
On Tuesday, a boy was stabbed at Brewer High School in Fort Worth, and Wednesday two people were killed at North Lake College in Irving in an apparent murder-suicide.
Three people were injured and one person has died following a stabbing on the University of Texas at Austin's campus on Monday.
Vandalism appears around frat houses at the University of Texas at Austin.
Some of the craziest headlines you might have missed over the past month.
Since her death a year ago, UT has worked with Weiser’s family to emphasize campus safety.
Well that’s one way to try to invade a home.
The Supreme Court says Texas must change the way it determines who can be executed.
Why this issue’s very long story is a very important story.
Two years after a deadly Waco shoot-out, the local district attorney is trying to take down the Bandidos and Cossacks biker clubs. It won’t be easy.
Kerry Max Cook did everything to clear his name of a horrifying murder. So when he was finally exonerated, why did he ask for his conviction back?
It may be the beginning of uncovering a jersey-theft ring.
The U.S. v. John Wiley Price trial began on Thursday, but the real fireworks are expected to come over the coming four months.
With that figure, it'd make it one of the most expensive pieces of sports memorabilia of all time.
Our favorite political reads of the week.
Do sheriffs have to comply with sanctuary city regulations?
Fact checking the governor’s state of the state address.
Our favorite political reads of the week.
The case of the missing salamanders.
$90,000 of bees were stolen from a Danbury resident as bee rustling is on the rise.
Acevedo has set his sights on two priorities for the Houston Police Department: body cameras and investigating officer involved shootings.
Edwin Debrow committed murder at age 12. Now 37, he remains behind bars. When should a child criminal be given a second chance?
A case of emergency response gone wrong.
No guns, no politically-charged attire, and absolutely no voting booth selfies under any circumstances.
My family never gave interviews about what happened on October 16, 1991. But 25 years later, we're honoring Pat Carney.
How one worker at an Austin beverage distributor allegedly stole 719 cases of Dos Equis.
Whooping crane advocates hope that the sentence will deter future incidents.
A reminder that Charles Whitman’s shooting spree resonated far outside of Texas.
There were news reports online that he had once been arrested for allegedly threatening that he was "capable of doing things along the line of what" happened in Newtown, Connecticut.
Nine people were injured, and the gunman was killed.
Using fake money has its consequences.
A freshman shot another student on campus before turning the gun on herself in the school bathroom.
We haven’t even begun to reach peak nineties nostalgia, but this is quite an announcement.
The celebrity chef is the subject of a 4,000-word profile by the Austin American-Statesman. He says all the right things, but is it quite the right time?