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November 4, 2023

Texas Black, urban voters support school choice while rural voters reject it, according to new survey

A new survey shows many rural voters are rejecting school choice in Texas, which has struggled to pass a policy that's been passed in other red states.

November 4, 2023

Texas awarding $2K to anyone who reports alligator snapping turtle poaching

The Texas Parks Wildlife Department has doubled the reward to $2,000 for those who offer a tip about someone poaching the threatened alligator snapping turtle.

November 3, 2023

Proposal to subsidize affordable housing by taxing mansions appears on ballots in New Mexico capital

Voters in Santa Fe, New Mexico, are set to decide whether a tax on homes worth over $1 million should be implemented to help pay for affordable housing initiatives.

November 3, 2023

Jordanian national living illegally in Texas accused of 'studying how to build bombs' to target Jews: reports

Authorities say a possible attack against Jewish people was diverted by arresting a man who was living in the Houston area while "studying how to build bombs."

November 3, 2023

Jordanian national living in Houston accused of training for possible attack

A Jordanian national living in Houston was accused of training for a possible attack on Jewish people. FOX 26's Matthew Seedorff reports.

November 3, 2023

TX homeowner found guilty of manslaughter after fatally shooting man who pulled into his driveway

A Texas jury has found 67-year-old Terry Duane Turner guilty of manslaughter after he fatally shot a man parked in his driveway in 2021. The man he killed was allegedly lost.

November 3, 2023

TX sheriff's office probed by FBI over corruption allegations

A Texas sheriff who has been the target of corruption allegations by his coworkers is now under investigation by the FBI.

November 2, 2023

Massive python that left neighborhood on edge turns up in unlikely spot

An albino python that's more than 8 feet long was recently captured inside an Oklahoma City mobile home park six months after its disappearance.

November 2, 2023

Kari Lake builds momentum with more big-name backing in race to flip Arizona Senate seat

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., is the latest Republican to throw his backing behind Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake, who is vying to flip the seat red.

November 2, 2023

NM attorney general takes legal action against landowners blocking access to Pecos River

The highest prosecutor in New Mexico is taking action against state landowners who he says are illegally obstructing public access to the Pecos River.