Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas

The Biden administration announced it waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction, marking the administration’s first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency.

Harold downgraded to tropical depression after making landfall in Texas

Tropical Storm Harold made landfall Tuesday morning along the Texas coast, marking the first U.S. hit of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.

Hundreds of sharks gathering in the Gulf of Mexico near Texas explained

A mesmerizing spectacle unfolded when a massive school of sharks swimming together in the Gulf of Mexico near Texas was posted on Tiktok and Facebook garnering millions of views and shares.

Dallas woman who said airline passenger was 'not real' apologizes in tearful video

38-year-old Tiffany Gomas posted a video for the first time since the footage of her profanity-laden rant on a flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Orlando went viral.

VIDEO: Dallas police officer gets in shootout with carjackers

Officer Nathaniel Chapman was in an unmarked car conducting surveillance near Northwest Highway and Harry Hines Boulevard when a car pulled up behind him, blocking him in.

Tragic loss: Texas man on mission to spread father's ashes dies of heatstroke in Utah's Arches National Park

A Texas man whose body was found in Utah’s Arches National Park is believed to have died of heat stroke while on a trip to spread his father’s ashes, family members said Tuesday.

CBP officers in Texas seize ‘meth veggies’ worth more than $4 million

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas last week seized more than $4 million worth of methamphetamine concealed inside vegetables.

McDonald’s franchise had minors working deep fryers, Labor Department finds

A McDonald’s franchise that controls 12 restaurants in metro New Orleans violated child labor laws and has hired more than 80 minors in two states, the U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday.

Honduran migrant throws 1-year-old girl in the Rio Grande, authorities say

A Honduran migrant tossed his young daughter into the Rio Grande while trying to illegally cross the southern border from Mexico into Texas, authorities said.

8 people injured during party in El Paso, news report says

Police said the shooting happened near the El Paso Country Club in the city’s Upper Valley area a little before 10 p.m. Friday night.