Message in a bottle located in Houston-area after 27 years
A 27-year-old message in a bottle was unearthed Saturday by a group of people picking up trash at Highland Bayou Park.
Texas state police launch internal review of Uvalde response
The review comes as a damning new 80-page report released over the weekend by the Texas House revealed wide failures by all levels of law enforcement.
VIDEO: Uvalde, Texas school shooting body cam footage released
VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: Raw body camera has been released as officials continue to investigate the shooting that left 21 people dead.
Damning report, new footage show chaos of Uvalde response
A damning report and hours of body camera footage further laid bare the chaotic response to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, where hundreds of law enforcement officers massed but then waited to confront the gunman.
Google Doodle honors, shares submitted artwork from Uvalde shooting victim
To honor the victims of the shooting, Google has set up an In Memoriam page as part of their Doodle for Google section, with a photo of 10-year-old Alithia Haven Ramirez and her submission.
Guatemala returns 1st of its 21 victims from Texas trailer
The body of 13-year-old Pascual Melvin Guachiac Sipac arrived around midday Friday in Guatemala’s capital.
Texas couple arrested after dead baby found in their filthy apartment, police say
The Odessa Police Department revealed the gruesome details in an arrest affidavit, saying the infant had heavy bruising and swelling to the left side of his face and head.
NTSB: Dad, not 13-year-old, was driving truck that hit USW golf team’s van; had meth in system
A Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a van carrying New Mexico college golfers, killing nine people, and he had methamphetamine in his system, investigators said.
Popular Houston DJ falls to her death from 13th floor balcony of downtown high rise
DJ DBaby was well known in the Houston community and across the country for her work with big-name celebrities.
Houston man buys face mask, then wore it while robbing same store clerk
The Houston Police Department is asking for any information on a man involved in the aggravated robbery of a convenience store on the Fourth of July.
Uvalde officer who drew outrage for checking phone was waiting to hear from dying wife, lawmaker says
A Uvalde police officer criticized over video of him checking his phone during the massacre at Robb Elementary School is the husband of a teacher who was killed in the classroom and had contacted him after being shot, according to a Texas lawmaker.
Texas AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit to block use of EMTALA to allow abortions
The suit seeks to block the US Department of Health and Human Services from using the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) to require hospitals to perform abortions.
Mile-long school bus convoy honoring child victims of gun violence visits Sen. Ted Cruz
The NRA Children's Museum is a school bus convoy filled with personal memories of the children killed in shootings. It's outside Sen. Ted Cruz's offices Thursday morning, asking for gun reform.
Police searching for missing Texas mom Christina Powell, last seen rushing from home: 'My wonderful Chrissy'
Police are searching for missing Texas mom Christina Lee Powell, who was last seen on July 5 rushing from her home while running late to work.
Video from inside Uvalde school shows officers milling around hallway during massacre
Surveillance footage captured the gunman in the Uvalde school shooting enter the building with a AR-15 style rifle and later shows officers in body armor milling in the hallway outside the fourth-grade classrooms where 19 children and two teachers were killed.
Appeals court delays execution of Texas inmate who wants to donate kidney to Washington woman
Ramiro Gonzales had also asked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to delay his execution, for 30 days, so he could donate a kidney since he has a rare blood type and wants to atone for his crimes.
Floating abortion clinic proposed in Gulf of Mexico to bypass bans in southern states
A California doctor is proposing a "floating abortion clinic" aboard a ship in the Gulf of Mexico's federal waters as a way to maintain access for people in southern states where abortion bans have been enacted.
Father arriving home with babies shoots suspects during apparent robbery attempt: HCSO
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says a father who had just arrived home with his wife and two infants shot two teen suspects who apparently attempted to rob them.
Sen. Ted Cruz threatened by Houston-area man in cryptic phone call
In a cryptic phone call, transcribed in charging documents," the man says "Every last one of your Republican colleagues... is to be found...and killed, be it by a bullet to the face or by the smashing of a brick in your skull."
Uvalde County DA blocks release of mass shooting 'hallway video', says Texas DPS
Texas DPS says that Uvalde County DA Christina Mitchell-Busbee has objected to the release of a 77-minute video of the hallway outside the Robb Elementary School classroom prior to the breach.