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Some Texas children living south of the border are having difficulty going to school or getting medical help because of a paperwork mess some child advocates blame on the state of Texas.

John Hellerstedt, MD, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), repeatedly declined interview requests from NBC 5 Investigates to find out why the EVVE has not been implemented in the state. At an Austin event, we asked the commissioner about the Texas-born kids in Mexico struggling to get their birth records from his agency.

NBC5 Investigates interviewed Texas AG commissioner Sid Miller exclusively, a day after state lawmakers heard testimony that overwhelmingly supported the passage of laws that would court CBD business to Texas.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration held a hearing Friday to collect information about cannabis compounds such as CBD, which is already available in candy, syrups, oils, drinks, skin patches and dog food.

The Food and Drug Administration held a hearing Friday, as the agency considers new regulations to protect people who used cannabinoid oil.

Thousands of people took to Hong Kong’s streets Sunday in a new wave of pro-democracy protests, but police fired tear gas after some demonstrators hurled bricks and smoke bombs, breaking a rare pause in violence that has persisted during the six-month-long movement. In the largest of three rallies, a key thoroughfare along the waterfront on the Kowloon side of Victoria...

Some Texas children living south of the border are having difficulty going to school or getting medical help because of a paperwork mess some child advocates blame on the state of Texas.

A week after Colin Kaepernick’s NFL workout fell apart, disagreements and distrust about it remain on issues such as its timing, who was invited and who could film the quarterback. In conversations with The Associated Press, representatives from both sides blamed each other for what went wrong on Nov. 16. Kaepernick’s side said the NFL orchestrated a workout as a...

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph was fined $50,000 by the NFL for involvement in a helmet-swinging brawl in a game against the Cleveland Browns.

Myles Garrett looked composed and casual, a stark contrast to the last time he was seen in public. Stylishly dressed in a bright blue suit and black turtleneck, the Cleveland Browns’ star defensive end met Wednesday with an appeals officer in New York in hopes of getting a reduction to an indefinite NFL suspension that has temporarily ended Garrett’s season...

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred toured Globe Life Field Tuesday while in Arlington for the league’s owners meeting. On the tour, Manfred responded to several questions about the Houston Astros’ alleged sign stealing.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred hopes the investigation into sign stealing by the Houston Astros will be complete by next season and says he has authority to impose discipline beyond the loss of amateur draft picks.

Dallas County Commissioners took steps Tuesday to remedy the $36 million spent on court and jail software that does not work.

Myles Garrett will soon learn when he can play again. The Cleveland Browns star defensive end, who was suspended indefinitely after the NFL ruled he used a helmet “as a weapon” to strike Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph in the head, will have his appeal heard by the league early this week, a person familiar with the timeline told The Associated...

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was suspended for at least the rest of the regular season and postseason by the NFL on Friday for using a helmet “as a weapon” and striking Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph in the head.

Robert Mathis of Alabama A&M, Erik Williams of Central State University and coach Joe Taylor selected for Black College Football Hall of Fame.

Tarrant County commissioners approved a list of requirements Tuesday for game room owners in an effort to regulate the businesses, which some believe attract crime and traffic.

A 19-year-old faces involuntary manslaughter and weapons charges in the shooting death of his 11-year-old brother in Philadelphia’s Overbrook neighborhood earlier this week.

A teenage girl has been charged with murder in the death of a 60-year-old Northeast Philadelphia man found beaten in his home.

Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson on Thursday announced plans to retire from his post as the city’s top cop after less than four years leading the department.