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A federal judge has sentenced a Texas man to more than three years in prison for kicking a cat that court records say was later set on fire.

A Texas county commissioner will spend one year on probation for accidentally shooting his grandson during a Nebraska wedding he was officiating.

When a pregnant teacher went into labor at school, her principal and coworker helped deliver the baby in a bathroom.

A tropical system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was expected to strengthen this week into a tropical storm and dump heavy rains onto Mexico and Texas before reaching the U.S. as a potential hurricane, the National Weather Service said Sunday.

The former Uvalde, Texas, schools police chief asked a judge on Friday to throw out the criminal indictment filed against him over the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued two of the state’s largest counties to block efforts to register voters ahead of the November general election, drawing claims of voter suppression from state Democrats.

A woman from Princeton, Texas was reported missing on Friday after a fire at her residence.

A business group filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas over a new law protecting the fossil fuel industry, a crucial business in the state. State lawmakers believe some companies are boycotting oil and gas companies, banning them from state contracts. The lawsuit claims coercion. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan reports on the latest turn in the so-called anti-ESG law.

Authorities are investigating the weekend collapse of a portion of bleachers at a rodeo arena in Texas, injuring 12 people near San Antonio.

One player, two coaches, and the bus driver were taken to University Center in Lubbock for minor injuries, according to a statement by the ACU athletics department.

A progressive business group sued Texas Thursday over a 2021 law that restricts state investments in companies that, according to the state, “boycott” the fossil fuel industry.

A Dallas man who spent 34 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of aggravated assault was exonerated Thursday by a Dallas County judge who ruled that he is innocent. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans has the story.  

A Texas man who spent 34 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted has been exonerated.

A Texas school bus driver is accused of punishing students by driving slowly during a scorching hot day and making them put up the windows on an un-air-conditioned vehicle.

Under a new policy, Texas is no longer allowing people to change the gender listed on their driver’s license. It’s causing concern among advocates for the transgender community, who fear some Texans won’t be able to get documents that reflect who they are. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard shows us the impacts already being felt.

Another North Texas pastor is out of a job after a vague “moral failure.” This time, it’s Gateway Church’s Executive Pastor Kemtal Glasgow.

A UPS driver crashed into a tree in McKinney. The union representing drivers says the heat was to blame. Now that the driver is recovering, it’s looking for answers and will meet with UPS management. NBC 5’s David Goins has the update.

Jurors in Texas resumed deliberating Monday on whether the parents of a Texas student accused of killing 10 people in a 2018 school shooting near Houston should be held accountable.

Shipping company United Parcel Services (UPS) is investigating after labor union workers claimed a delivery driver passed out at the wheel in North Texas and crashed due to heat exhaustion.

 It is the alarming video that went viral this week –boys running from an attempted abduction caught on camera. The suspect’s mother says – it’s not what you think. She shared her story with NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero.