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Released Serial Killer Confesses to More Killings
Raul Meza Jr. of Austin was incarcerated for murder a second time last week after being apprehended by U.S. Marshals. Austin Police Department has launched an investigation into nearly a dozen...
Experts Weigh in on Summer Electricity Bills
North Texans might get to see lower electricity bills this summer. Now that global energy supplies have stabilized, the typical household should save some money in energy costs, according to David...
Lawmakers Tweak Laws for Road Safety
The recent legislative session brought about some minor changes to laws governing Texas roads in a bid to increase safety. A series of bills relating to roadway safety passed both the House and...
New ERCOT Warning System in Place
A new tool to help provide the public with clear and reliable information about grid conditions in Texas was released Wednesday by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). ERCOT unveiled...
TX Boiler Explosion Leaves Georgia Man Dead
An explosion on Wednesday morning at a Texas power plant resulted in tragedy. Robertson County Emergency Management (RCEM) announced that a boiler at a power plant north of Franklin exploded at...
DeSantis To Raise Campaign Money in TX Tour
Florida Governor and 2024 Republican presidential contender Ron DeSantis is set to launch a three-day tour of Texas to raise cash for his ongoing campaign. DeSantis is set to visit six Texas cities,...
TX Officials Push To Block Park Land Sale
State park officials tried blocking the plan to turn Fairfield Lake State Park into a luxury gated community last week to no avail. A news release from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) on...
Passport Backlog Spurs Letter From Lawmakers
Significant delays in U.S. passport services have prompted some federal lawmakers from North Texas to join others in taking up the issue ahead of an anticipated surge in international travel over...
Paxton Aides Take Leave To Assist in Defense
Six of impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's senior staffers have taken leave from their posts at the attorney general's office to assist in Paxton's impeachment trial in the Texas Senate....
Special Election Set for Bryan Slaton’s Seat
Gov. Greg Abbott set November 7, 2023, as the special election date to replace former Rep. Bryan Slaton (R-Royse City) in the Texas House of Representatives. Slaton's former seat, Texas House...
Phelan Polls Poorly After Controversies
A new poll suggests Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) is facing some blowback from Republican voters in his home district following his actions during the 2023 state legislative session....
Texas Rep. Refiles Vaccine Mandate Ban
A Texas House member reintroduced a bill on Wednesday that would prohibit businesses from requiring their employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Legislation banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates was...
TX House Passes Property Tax Relief, Adjourns
The Texas House adjourned its special session Tuesday after passing its version of property tax relief, sending the legislation to the Texas Senate, which can either accept the House version of the...
VIDEO: Alligator Traps Swimmers in State Park Lake
Memorial Day weekend offered species of all kinds an opportunity to take a leisurely swim and bask in the sun, as several unsuspecting swimmers at a Houston area state park discovered. Visitors at...
Debt Ceiling Bill Could Threaten Speakership
A Texas congressman who previously extracted concessions from U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in exchange for securing the speaker his gavel posed the biggest obstacle to the debt...
Texas Oil and Gas Jobs Jump in April
Oil and gas jobs in Texas actually saw an increase last month despite external pressures from activist investors and "sustainable energy" promoters. Upstream oil and gas jobs -- those involved in...
Paxton Trial Set for Late Summer
The Senate impeachment trial of Ken Paxton, the suspended attorney general of Texas, will begin by August 28, per a unanimous Texas Senate resolution. On Saturday, the Texas House of Representatives...
Local Student in National Spelling Bee Semis
Allen's own Faizan Zaki secured his spot in the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday morning. As The Dallas Express reported, several North Texas students qualified for this...
Abbott Appoints Interim Attorney General
Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday appointed Fort Worth attorney John Scott as Interim Attorney General to fill the vacancy left by Attorney General Ken Paxton during his impeachment trial in the Texas...
Trump Speaks in Defense of Impeached Paxton
Former President Donald Trump has spoken up in defense of recently impeached Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, one of his closest political allies in the state. Trump took other...