Williamson County commissioners appointed Steven Snell as the new county judge in a special session on Thursday.

At least five states have active measles outbreaks as of Friday, and Texas’ is the largest with 400 cases. Already, the U.S. has more measles cases this year than in al ...

A New York county clerk rejected Texas’ effort to enforce a civil judgment against a doctor who prescribed abortion pills to ...

A measles outbreak in Kansas doubled in less than a week to 23 cases and has “a possible link” to outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico that have sickened more than 370, the state health department said ...

The justices left in place a Texas appeals court ruling that upheld the murder conviction and death sentence for Areli ...

What crimes qualify for the death penalty in Texas? Who decides whether to pursue the death penalty? Here's everything to ...

At least four people died and 142 were injured following Friday's wildfires and high winds, the Oklahoma State Department of ...

As people slowly begin the difficult task of cleaning up, at least 42 people are reported dead after days of severe storms, ...

before the U.S. Supreme Court declared capital punishment “cruel and unusual,” Texas executed 506 people, according to TDCJ online records. During that time, 69 people in Dallas County ...

The highest court in Texas on Tuesday issued a rare stay of execution for David Leonard Wood, who has always denied being the so-called Desert Killer and reiterated his innocence in a recent ...