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Travis County’s progressive DA has secured indictments for the 2021 death of Juan José Galvan Batalla, remembered as a ...

Steven Nelson says he was a lookout for a robbery that ended in a pastor’s death. He’s set to be killed by the state February 5.

Despite a brain cancer diagnosis and political setbacks, the Texas native is investing in a new strategy: abortion ...

This Texas city has struggled to develop a seawater desalination plant, but its efforts have lagged as thirsty industries arrive and drought persists.

The president could just as logically rename the body of water the “Chinese Sea,” one historian argues.

In the midst of a drug cartel insurgency, border residents use Twitter to protect their families.

Steven Nelson says he was a lookout for a robbery that ended in a pastor’s death. He’s set to be killed by the state February 5.