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June 11, 2023

Willie Nelson, country music legend, gets new species of grasshopper named after him

A group of scientists who are country music fans have discovered new species of grasshoppers in central Texas — and named one of them after Willie Nelson, country music star and Texas native.

June 11, 2023

Melted ice cream makes list of oddest room service orders in the world: Bison, 'diet water' also on list

A new report examining room service requests from hotels all over the world includes some of the wackiest choices, including "diet water," bison, melted ice cream and blowfish.

June 10, 2023

WNBA says Brittney Griner subject of 'inappropriate' incident involving social media 'provocateur'

The WNBA says Brittney Griner was the subject of an "inappropriate and unfortunate" incident at the Dallas airport, and a social media star tweeted his interaction with her.

June 9, 2023

Texas court tosses billionaire's defamation suit against Beto O'Rourke

A Texas appeals court on Friday dismissed Republican megadonor Kelcy Warren's lawsuit against failed gubernatorial candidate and former Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke.

June 8, 2023

Texas businessman connected to Ken Paxton impeachment arrested by FBI

Federal agents on Wednesday arrested Nate Paul, a Texas businessman whose ties to Ken Paxton were critical to the Attorney General's impeachment last month.

June 8, 2023

Texas officer shoots, kills dog after being sent to wrong address for burglary in progress

A Waco, Texas police officer erroneously shot and killed a dog after a typo sent the officer to the wrong address for a burglary in progress.

June 8, 2023

Texas airport's runway shuts down after woman breaches airfield security fence

A Texas woman was arrested after breaching the perimeter fence around Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport on Tuesday, forcing a runway to be shut down.

June 8, 2023

Texas to deploy inflatable border along Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a six-bill package to bolster border security efforts, adding that a 1,000-foot inflatable barrier was being deployed in Eagle Pass.

June 8, 2023

5 airlifted to hospital after coastal Texas walkway collapse

Five people have been airlifted to a hospital following the partial collapse of an elevated walkway in Surfside Beach, Texas, near Galveston.

June 8, 2023

Texas beachside city ramp collapses, injuring dozens of summer camp teens

Dozens of teens were injured, including five flown to the hospital in a helicopter, after a ramp collapsed in a beachside town in Texas.