News from around the state of Texas

Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 at 06:32 PM CDT

UIL Limits Full Contact in HS Football Practice

UIL Limits Full Contact in HS Football Practice

Texas high school football is moving toward a 90-minutes-per-week limit on full-contact practice to limit concussions and other injuries.

Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 at 11:10 AM CDT

Texas Man Set to Die for Firefighter Slaying

Texas Man Set to Die for Firefighter Slaying

Authorities say Elroy Chester's one-man crime wave left five people dead, five shot, three raped and 25 homes burglarized.

Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 at 07:58 AM CDT

Woman Claims Self-Defense in Stiletto Killing

Woman Claims Self-Defense in Stiletto Killing

Officials say a Houston woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death with a stiletto high heel told police she was trying to protect herself.

Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 at 07:33 AM CDT

Texas Man Convicted on 88 Counts of Child Molestation

Texas Man Convicted on 88 Counts of Child Molestation

A South Texas man convicted on 88 counts of molesting children has been sentenced to life in prison.

Monday, Jun 10, 2013 at 11:50 PM CDT

Flight From LA to Austin Diverted Over Threat

Flight From LA to Austin Diverted Over Threat

A "telephonic bomb threat" against a Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas, resulted in the plane being diverted to Phoenix on Monday afternoon, the FBI said.

Monday, Jun 10, 2013 at 06:29 AM CDT

Mansion Turned Museum For Sale in Galveston

Mansion Turned Museum For Sale in Galveston

A grand Victorian mansion in Galveston that became a museum is up for sale.

Monday, Jun 10, 2013 at 09:02 AM CDT

Man Murdered With Stiletto Heel: Police

Man Murdered With Stiletto Heel: Police

A Houston woman reportedly faces a murder charge after authorities said she stabbed a man to death with a stiletto heel in a high-rise condo. Ana Lilia Trujillo, 44, was the only person in the condo when officer...

Monday, Jun 10, 2013 at 09:26 AM CDT

Astrodome Renovation Proposals Due Monday

Astrodome Renovation Proposals Due Monday

The deadline has arrived for private firms to turn in their proposals to save the historic Astrodome.

Saturday, Jun 8, 2013 at 11:03 AM CDT

Perry Likens Federal Phone Surveillance to China

Perry Likens Federal Phone Surveillance to China

Gov. Rick Perry compared the Obama administration's sweeping NSA surveillance program to the policies of China's Communist government.

Friday, Jun 7, 2013 at 10:24 AM CDT

Texas College Shooting Suspect Back in Custody

Texas College Shooting Suspect Back in Custody

A suspect in a Houston-area college campus shooting is back in custody after he was declared a fugitive when he failed to appear at a scheduled court appearance.

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