Indian documentary filmmaker Vijay Kumar, arrested in Houston for allegedly carrying 'jihadist' literature and brass knuckles in his checked baggage, will remain behind bars without bail but can leave 'voluntarily' if his case is resolved within 120...

A Muslim soldier, Naser Abdo, from Texas who joined the U.S. Army last year, has said that he wants to leave the military, claiming he is a conscientious objector because Islam is a peaceful religion and his God does "not give legitimacy to the war" in Afghanistan, Iraq or...

palfano@star-telegram.com FORT WORTH - The black Lincoln Town Car pulled up to the curb on Main Street in Sundance Square and out stepped two Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders dressed in blue...

FORT WORTH — A 25-year-old man faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after police say he punched and wielded a knife at a homeless man early Friday who had only inquired...

KERRVILLE – District Attorney Amos Barton on Friday denied claims that he abused his authority in prosecuting local developer Andy Phillips, and therefore should be removed from the case. The...

San Antonio researchers have been awarded $11.6 million over the next five years to develop a test to predict which heart attack patients will go on to develop heart failure. Funding from the...

Four students were briefly hospitalized Friday after their Bandera Independent School District bus slid off a narrow, muddy road near Medina Lake, Superintendent Kevin Dyes said. He said the bus,...

Gabriela Guerra, right, whose brother Diego Montoya was recently killed in action, is comforted by her aunt Liza Balderas of Mission, TX. Rosie Guerra, Diego's mother, sits on the sofa with a...

A man dubbed the “Bayou Bandit,” who is suspected in 11 bank robberies in five states, has been arrested in San Antonio. FBI agents took Douglas E. Ford, 46, into custody at an apartment here,...

A convicted sex offender who fled from a Dallas halfway house and cut off the electronic monitoring device he was required to wear has been caught in Miami Springs. The Texas Department of Public...

Cesar Chavez and Red River streets , so they will have to close one westbound lane of Cesar Chavez Street until Sunday. However, both eastbound lanes will remain open. Expect a few partial closures...

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A woman who was a guest at the party where an outdoor deck collapsed on Aug. 1, injuring dozens, has filed a civil lawsuit in Travis County court against the condo owner and the deck...

AUSTIN (KXAN) - An Austin police officer on a motorcycle collided with a van Friday afternoon in North Austin. The accident happened at the intersection...

ustin-Bergstrom International Airport officials said they are not expecting any more travel than usual this weekend, despite the Labor Day holiday. That's not the case on the roads,...

HOUSTON — The last of the original Houston Texans is gone. The team has cut kicker Kris Brown, the only player remaining from the inaugural 2002 season. Brown's agent, Glenn Schwartzman...

Kris Brown , the only player remaining from the inaugural 2002 season. Brown's agent, Glenn Schwartzman confirmed the move Friday, which was first reported by KRIV-TV and the Houston Chronicle. Brown...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Tonight's game at Target Field will begin at 7:40 p.m. CT instead of the previously announced 7:10 p.m. time to accommodate special pregame activities surrounding the Twins' 50th...

The Rangers made a series of moves on Friday, calling up catcher Taylor Teagarden and left-hander Clay Rapada from Triple-A Oklahoma City, reinstating right-hander Dustin Nippert off the 15-day...

Houston Texans is gone. The team has cut kicker Kris Brown, the only player remaining from the inaugural 2002 season. Brown's agent, Glenn Schwartzman confirmed the move Friday, which was first...

MIAMI (AP) -- A scientist detained at Miami International Airport because of a suspicious item in his luggage had once been charged with illegally transporting bubonic plague, a senior law...

News of another oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico, so soon after the BP oil spill, has set off a wave of anxiety along the Gulf Coast and prompted calls for the government to extend its six-month...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte - a former attorney general - received more than $10,000 from executives of a Texas company charged with deceptive...

Baywood Hotels has purchased the historic South Texas Building in downtown San Antonio. Baywood plans to develop a Home2 Suites Hotel within the property. Home2 Suites is the latest brands by...

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio won an $11.6 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. The five-year project will involve developing a blood test to...

AAA Texas reported. This week marked the third consecutive decrease in recent weeks. Local drivers are now paying just 1 cent more than the same week in 2009. The state average price per regular...

is opening its new Aquatics Complex and Fitness Center with festivities on Labor Day. The grand opening marks the completion of Phase I in Southwest YMCA’s $5.4 million renovation project....

Hays County is accepting suggestions for an unexpected $4 million in spare parks funding. The money comes from a $30-million, voter-approved parks bond from 2007. Until recently, just $600,000 of...

are building the facility at State Highway 71 about three miles west of Ranch Road 620. The championship pool is slated to open March 2011. The team is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 10...

A north Texas woman whose 5-year-old daughter was beaten to death has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. Kristina Earnest was sentenced Thursday in Vernon after pleading guilty to injury to a...

Frisco, TX (Sports Network) - FC Dallas set a record last weekend after earning a scoreless draw at Columbus, going 10 straight Major League Soccer road fixtures without a loss. On Saturday, the...

CORPUS CHRISTI — A check of 127 registered sex offenders led to more than five dozen arrested locally in a joint police operation that began about six weeks ago, officials said in a news...

CORPUS CHRISTI — CCISD has started a new lesson for some students: Cursing could cost you. Students who curse at an adult or fellow student at school could get a ticket, a trip to a justice...

dboyd@star-telegram.com FORT WORTH -- A fifth man has been arrested on a capital murder warrant in connection with the March robbery of a southeast Fort Worth convenience store and the fatal...

wmiller@star-telegram.com Three boys in their early teens are suspected of vandalism last week at a historic cemetery in Alvarado, the city's police chief...

BISMARCK, N.D. -- A ruptured oil well in western North Dakota was temporarily plugged on Friday after leaking more than 2,400 barrels of crude and water, company officials said.Bob Cornelius, a...

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Scattered showers will slowly come to an end as they head south, and skies will eventually clear Friday afternoon as a weak front arrives....

APD is investigating the destruction of this statue at Austin's City Hall. The crime is being investigated as a state jail felony punishable by...

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Toshiba has recalled 41,000 laptop computers because the units' plug-in port for the AC adapter pose a burn hazard. Toshiba has received 129 reports of the notebook computers...

Texas Department of Transportation resurfaced the road from RM 2222 to Enfield Road with a new permeable asphalt  which is supposed to dry quicker in the rain. Views on early morning traffic cameras...

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is back up and running after being inoperable for six hours. Checkpoint 1 was closed from 4:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Friday after ABIA spokesman Jason Zelinski...

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Police said the victim in a deadly overnight crash on I-35 was driving the wrong way. Authorities aren't sure where the driver of the blue PT Cruiser got on the interstate but said an...

DALLAS — Investigators are seeking to charge two youths accused in a Dallas-area shooting with capital murder after a second victim died. Garland police spokesman Joe Harn says 48-year-old...

DALLAS — Kim Johnson, a photo supervisor with The Associated Press in Los Angeles, has been appointed News Editor/Photos for Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The appointment was announced Friday...

The athletic director who grabbed Dodge after he went 79-1 over five years at Southlake Carroll High School expects a winning season, which means at least seven victories. Dodge has just five for his...

The Obama administration says Mexico has met enough human rights requirements to release $36 million in previously withheld funds that were part of the $1.4 billion Merida...