Texas State Headlines

Texas sales tax revenue up nearly 10 percent Last Updated: 5:25 PM 02/08/12 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Comptroller Susan Combs says state sales tax revenue for January was up almost 10 percent over last year. (READ FULL STORY) Feds seize 200 weapons in busted smuggling ring Last Updated: 1:24 PM 02/08/12 SAN ANTONIO,TX (AP) - Federal authorities say young housewives who bought assault rifles from Texas gun dealers are among nearly two dozen charged in an alleged plot to smuggle firearms into Mexico. (READ FULL STORY) Court: MySpace used properly in murder conviction Last Updated: 1:23 PM 02/08/12 HOUSTON,TX (AP) - The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has ruled an accused killer's MySpace page properly was used as evidence by prosecutors to convince a jury to convict the Dallas-area street gang member of murder. (READ FULL STORY) Tips help ID fugitive Texas 'handsome' bandit Last Updated: 1:21 PM 02/08/12 HOUSTON,TX (AP) - Investigators say tips from the public have helped identify a fugitive described by the FBI in Houston as a "tall, dark and handsome bandit." (READ FULL STORY)

1 2 3 4

Receive Email Alerts RSS Feeds More Headlines

Texas officials estimate higher property values Last Updated: 1:20 PM 02/08/12 - AUSTIN, TX (AP) - The Texas comptroller's office has estimated higher statewide property values in a sign of a stronger economy. (Full Story)

Defense relentless in questioning ex-Stanford exec Last Updated: 1:18 PM 02/08/12 - HOUSTON, TX (AP) - The top money man for jailed Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford has been called everything from a liar to a tax cheat during relentless questioning by an attorney for the financier. (Full Story)

7 San Antonio officers investigated over wreck Last Updated: 2:06 PM 02/07/12 - SAN ANTONIO, TX (AP) - Seven South Texas police officers have come under investigation over their handling of a wreck involving an off-duty sergeant and his patrol car. (Full Story)

Boy, 6, injured in park in mountain lion attack Last Updated: 7:47 AM 02/07/12 - BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX (AP) - Big Bend National Park officials are seeking a mountain lion that attacked and injured a 6-year-old boy as he walked with three other people. (Full Story)

Ex-Dallas police chief, Dallas County sheriff dies Last Updated: 7:45 AM 02/07/12 - DALLAS,TX (AP) - Don Byrd, who served as Dallas police chief through much of the 1970s before serving one term as Dallas County sheriff, had died at his home in Oklahoma after a long illness. He was 84. (Full Story)

With Perry away, acting governors cost Texas $32K Last Updated: 7:44 AM 02/07/12 - AUSTIN, TX (AP) - Gov. Rick Perry spent 126 days outside Texas during his unsuccessful run for president and the state paid more than $32,000 for the lieutenant governor or Senate pro tem to fill in for him. (Full Story)

Houston-area teen acquitted of killing man Last Updated: 7:42 AM 02/07/12 - HOUSTON,TX (AP) - A teenage suburban Houston girl accused of killing a man when she was 12 has been acquitted of murder. (Full Story)

Innocent man who died in prison gets marker Last Updated: 7:40 AM 02/07/12 - FORT WORTH, TX (AP) - Hundreds gathered to unveil a historical marker at the grave of a man who died in prison but was later cleared by DNA testing of the crime that sent him there. (Full Story)

3 die in Dallas-area house fire, cause sought Last Updated: 1:44 PM 02/06/12 - CEDAR HILL, TX (AP) - Authorities say a Dallas-area house fire has left a couple and their adult son dead. (Full Story)

Deadline approaches for April 3 primary Last Updated: 1:34 PM 02/06/12 - AUSTIN, TX (AP) - A court-imposed deadline for a settlement on the state's political maps is approaching and could cause a further delay in the Texas primary elections. (Full Story)

More Headlines

Texoma Headlines

Oklahoma Public Safety officials seek more funding Last Updated: 10:48 PM 02/08/12 - DURANT, OKLAHOMA - Oklahoma Highway patrol along with other safety agencies work everyday to keep people safe. But after steep budget cuts over the past few years, officials are asking lawmakers for more funding. (Full Story)

Marshall county man in critical condition Last Updated: 10:08 PM 02/08/12 - KINGSTON, OK-A Madill man, injured in a car accident Wednesday afternoon, is in critical condition in an Oklahoma City hospital. (Full Story)

Former Texoma coach killed in crash Last Updated: 9:55 PM 02/08/12 - GRADY COUNTY, OK-A Wynnewood man and former Paul's Valley coach was killed in an accident in Grady County Tuesday. (Full Story)

More Headlines