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May 23, 2023

Texas Attorney General Paxton calls on state House Speaker Dade Phelan to resign after 'apparent intoxication'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) called on Tuesday for Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) to resign after 'apparent intoxication' on the House floor.

May 15, 2023

Census rejects city complaints over 2020 population undercounts

Many cities, such as Auston and Boston, are challenging the U.S. Census Bureau for undercounting its population. New numbers could shape how the U.S. distributes its public funding.

May 10, 2023

Texas Republicans stall bill raising purchase age for AR-style rifles

Republicans in the Texas House of Representatives have successfully stalled a bill that would raise the purchasing age for AR-style firearms if signed into law.

May 10, 2023

Army sergeant to appeal 25-year sentence for armed BLM protestor's killing

Army Sgt. Daniel Perry plans to appeal his 25-year prison sentence for killing armed Black Lives Matter protestor Garrett Foster in 2020.

May 9, 2023

Joe Rogan fights 'f---ing cult' at new comedy club, welcomes canceled comedians like Roseanne Barr

Joe Rogan said his new Austin, Texas comedy club, Comedy Mothership, was for comics that weren't afraid of "third rail stand-up" or "risky subjects."

May 6, 2023

Growing homeless camp has Austin property owner at wit's end, may force him to leave: 'Doesn't make sense'

An Austin, Texas man says he might have to leave the city if nothing is done about a homeless encampment that has continued to grow near his property and hurt his business.

May 5, 2023

'Stunned' mother of deputy killed by motorist blasts Soros DA for not pursuing charges: 'Unconscionable'

A Texas woman says she was "stunned" to learn that the man who killed her sheriff's deputy son in a car crash would not be charged by the county's Soros-backed district attorney.

May 3, 2023

Texas soldier who killed armed BLM protestor denied retrial as Abbott eyes pardon

Sgt. Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murder for killing an armed Black Lives Matter protestor in 2020, has been denied a retrial, but is still awaiting a potential pardon.

May 1, 2023

Austin serial killer fears: Police pull car from Lady Bird Lake

Austin police pulled a vehicle out of the water in Lady Bird Lake, the downtown stretch of water where the bodies of at least four men have been discovered this year.

April 28, 2023

Masturbating bandit in Texas who broke woman's leg in violent chase dodges jail time

An Austin, Texas, man who pleaded guilty to indecent exposure and attacking a jogger in broad daylight, causing her to break her leg, will avoid jail in a plea deal.