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A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in 2019 has agreed to pay more than $5 million to families of the victims.

William Byron grew up a huge fan of Hendrick Motorsports when watching Jimmie Johnson win championships.

William Byron took the lead for the first time after the final restart with six laps left to win in Texas.

Soon after Felix Llerena arrived in Miami in 2017, the Cuban activist was drawn to then-President Donald Trump by the Republican's aggressive approach toward Cuba’s communist government.

Bubba Wallace will start from the pole at Texas.

The Dallas Cowboys are carrying on without Trevon Diggs after the star cornerback's season-ending knee injury.

The Energy Department announced Friday a $325 million investment in new battery types that can help turn solar and wind energy into 24-hour power.

Border Patrol agents made more 181,000 arrests on the U.S.-Mexican border in August.

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs has sustained a torn ACL in his left knee in practice.

The Houston Astros aren't running away with the AL West as usual this year.

Migrants have always come to the U.S., but the immigration system now seems strained nationwide more than ever.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is attacking his Republican rivals while speaking out for the first time since his acquittal on corruption charges in his impeachment trial.

Baylor University has settled a years-long federal lawsuit brought by 15 women who alleged they were sexually assaulted at the nation’s largest Baptist school.

Slow starts and big finishes.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is back in office after winning acquittal on impeachment charges over accusations of corruption and bribery.

No. 10 Alabama made a change at quarterback on Saturday, starting Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner on the road at South Florida.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been acquitted of all charges at his impeachment trial.

The GOP-dominated Texas Senate has acquitted fellow Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial on corruption charges is getting close to a verdict.

A federal judge has declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.

A woman who was expected to testify about an extramarital affair with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made a sudden appearance Wednesday at his impeachment trial.

One of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s former staffers says that the Republican’s extramarital affair took a toll on employees who had to work long and odd hours because of the secret relationship that is now a factor in his impeachment trial.

Marcus Semien is at the top of the Texas Rangers lineup every game and keeps swinging.

The Houston Astros swept the Rangers in a Texas-sized rout.

Texas jumped to No. 4 in The Associated Press college football poll after beating Alabama and the Pac-12 became just the second conference to place as many as eight teams in the AP Top 25.

A former Texas lawman says he told Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2020 that he was risking indictment by by helping a donor under FBI investigation.

The Federal Aviation Administration says SpaceX must take a series of steps before it can launch its mega rocket again.

The impeachment trial that could remove Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from office over corruption allegations is near the halfway point.

A federal appeals is allowing Texas’ floating barrier on the Rio Grande to stay in place for now.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has long denied corruption accusations that have dogged him for years.

Congress' official watchdog says in a report that the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump toppled untold numbers of saguaro cactuses in Arizona, put endangered ocelots at risk in Texas and disturbed Native American burial grounds.

The sweltering heat wave in Texas has the power grid manager again asking residents to cut electricity use.

The women’s tennis tour will hold the 2023 WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico.

A federal judge has ordered Texas to move a large floating barrier to the bank of the Rio Grande by Sept. 15.

An extramarital affair Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had with a donor's employee is at the center of his impeachment trial on accusations of corruption.

Jose Altuve homered his first three times up, starting with a pair off All-Star right-hander Nathan Eovaldi in his return from the injured list, and the Houston Astros pummeled the Texas Rangers 14-1.

Jose Altuve homered in his first three at-bats for the Houston Astros against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

A driver who slammed into a busy Denny's restaurant in a suburb of Houston and injured twenty-three people is not facing any charges.

College football's top statistical performances in Week 1 begins with Colorado's Shedeur Sanders.

The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that could lead to his permanent removal from office is underway.

No. 11 Texas and No. 4 Alabama are set to meet again a year after going down to the wire.

A driver slammed into a a busy Denny's restaurant in a suburb of Houston, injuring twenty-three people.

The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is going to test the will of Republicans senators to punish not only one of their own, but a hard-right firebrand who has driven the state’s policymaking for years.

A federal judge has struck down a Texas law requiring age verification and health warnings to view pornographic websites and blocked the state attorney general’s office from enforcing it.

A vision of putting an armed guard at every school in Texas is crashing into the reality of not enough police or funding.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's accusers say impeachment charges don't tell the full story of how the three-term Republican reaped the benefits of elected office.

The Texas Senate is holding impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton.

California will take on Curacao in the Little League World Series championship on Sunday after both teams worked their way into the title game from the elimination bracket.

Louis Lappe homered, drove in five runs and gave up just three hits as California beat Texas 6-1 on Saturday to advance to the Little League World Series championship.

Another record-setting day of high temperatures hit the Dallas/Fort Worth area before a slight cooling trend moves into the area.

A Texas judge has ruled against the state’s upcoming ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors, the latest move in a legal fight over transgender rights.

Courts nationwide are delivering a mixed verdict on the future of laws restricting gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.

A federal judge is questioning whether living in poverty would be enough to qualify someone for a key immigration policy from President Joe Biden.

A key portion of President Joe Biden’s immigration policy that grants parole to thousands of people from Central America and the Caribbean is being debated in a Texas federal courtroom.

Temperatures are soaring in the central U.S., leading to deaths and damage.

The Dolphins quarterback did not hold back on Wednesday.

A State Department official says Mexico’s government has raised repeated concerns with the U.S. about large buoys Texas put on the Rio Grande to deter migrants.

Texas has moved a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border closer to American soil.

A trial this week will shine a spotlight on a key part of President Joe Biden's immigration policy.

Sweltering temperatures are lingering in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes.

Texas Republicans passed measures this year to eliminate Harris County’s top election job and give the Republican secretary of state power to take oversight of elections in Houston.

The summer of 2023 may be drawing to a close, but the extreme heat is not.

Opponents of a sweeping Texas bill blocking local governments from enforcing their laws say it would deprive workers of water breaks during a historic heat wave, among other dangers.

U.S. border authorities stopped migrants entering the country illegally more than 33% more often in July than in June, suggesting lower numbers that followed the end of pandemic-related asylum restrictions may have bottomed out.

American Airlines is trying to crack down on a travel hack.

Hurricane Hilary blossomed overnight into a powerful Category 4 hurricane in the eastern Pacific and beginning this weekend will aim a tropical firehose at some of the driest places in the U.S., creating the potential for life-threatening flash flooding from Southern California to western Arizona, Nevada, and southwestern Utah.

A Canadian woman has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for mailing a threatening letter containing the poison ricin to then-President Donald Trump at the White House.

The Atlantic is finding its footing this week with three systems expected to organize in the days ahead while Hurricane Hilary in the eastern Pacific is poised to unleash torrents of rain across parts of Southern California early next week as a weakened but still potent storm system.

Angels left-hander Reid Detmers took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and two-way star Shohei Ohtani hit his 42nd home run as Los Angeles beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 2-0.

Los Angeles Angels left-hander Reid Detmers' no-hit bid ended with one out in the eighth inning Wednesday night when Texas Rangers leadoff hitter had a double in the left-center gap.

A judge has called a new law unconstitutional that passed in the GOP-led Texas Legislature that will dictate how elections are run in the state’s most populous county.

WNBA teams are scoring at near record levels thanks in strong part to a quicker pace and some impressive individual efforts.

Texas wants Planned Parenthood to return millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements and pay far more in fines.

Waiting lists for gender-affirming health care are growing in states that declared themselves refuges for transgender people as bans for such care for minors take effect around the country.

Police video shows Texas U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson being taken to the ground by officers and profanely berating them during an altercation at a rodeo last month.

A federal judge has sentenced a Texas woman to 30 years in prison for helping to dispose of the body of a U.S. soldier.

Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani will skip his next scheduled pitching start Wednesday at Texas after telling manager Phil Nevin he was feeling some arm fatigue.

As the heat rises in Texas, law enforcement is working to untangle a mystery involving the disappearance of a life-saving measure for migrants traveling through an arid region.

Authorities say a 3-year-old child riding one of Texas’ migrant buses died while on the way to Chicago.

A Texas sheriff said Thursday that three hog hunters from Florida died in an underground tank filled with sewer gas after one of them apparently tried rescuing their dog after it fell into the hole, followed by the other two jumping in to save them.

The foundation that supports Texas A&M athletics says it is closing a branch set up for donors to support endorsement deals for Aggies athletes.

Major League Soccer fans will have to wait a little longer for Lionel Messi’s first regular-season match with Inter Miami.

Waves of severe thunderstorms in the U.S. during the first half of this year led to $34 billion in insured losses, an unprecedented level of financial damage in such a short time as climate change contributes to the frequency and severity of violent meteorological events.

A Texas woman was left bloodied and bruised, after she said a hawk attacked her as she was trying to fend off a snake.

The Native American Journalists Association is aiming to become more inclusive as its members vote on whether to rebrand as the Indigenous Journalists Association.

Lionel Messi scored on another mesmerizing free kick in his third consecutive two-goal game for Inter Miami.

The month of August has been a disastrous one for Skip Schumaker and the Miami Marlins (58-55), who were handed a 6-0 defeat Sunday afternoon against the Texas Rangers (66-46) at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

Rookie Josh Jung hit the third of three multi-run home runs for Texas in the middle innings and the Rangers overcame a 5-0 deficit to beat the Miami Marlins 9-8 on Saturday for their fifth consecutive victory.

A Texas judge says the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without the risk of doctors facing criminal charges.

A Black woman from Arkansas who was held at gunpoint along with three family members when Texas police wrongly suspected their car was stolen says she decided to speak out after seeing video from a passerby and realizing two officers had aimed firearms at her 13-year-old son while his hands were up.

Texas officials say state police officers separated migrant families along the border with Mexico by detaining fathers on trespassing charges and turning over mothers and children to federal agencies.

Max Scherzer settled down after a shaky start to win his debut for the AL West-leading Texas Rangers.

Country superstar Keith Urban and Kix Brooks of powerhouse country duo Brooks & Dunn will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame this year.

Mexican authorities say a Honduran migrant has identified one of the two bodies recovered from the Rio Grande as her son.

The Mexican government has reported for the first time that a body was spotted along the floating barrier that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott installed recently in the Rio Grande river, across from Eagle Pass, Texas.

The Texas Rangers certainly expected to win a lot of games this season after bolstering their rotation and hiring three-time championship manager Bruce Bochy last winter.

A Texas police department says it's reviewing errors made by its officers who stopped what they mistakenly suspected was a stolen car and held an innocent Black family at gunpoint.

A Republican judicial candidate who lost a district court election in Harris County, Texas, is the first of almost two dozen disappointed contestants to have their case reach a civil trial.

The New York Mets are paying the Texas Rangers $35.51 million over the next 14 months as part of the Max Scherzer trade.

The Texas Rangers have acquired three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer in a blockbuster trade with the New York Mets, an all-in move for the surprise AL West leaders.