Woman arrested after refusing to wear mask at Office Depot

The same woman who went viral for refusing to wear a mask at a Galveston Bank of America has just been arrested after refusing to wear a mask at an Office Depot in Texas City.

8 immigrants killed when pickup crashes near Mexican border

Eight people in a pickup truck loaded with immigrants were killed when the vehicle crashed into another truck during a police chase that began when the driver refused to pull over for a traffic violation near the Texas border city of Del Rio, authorities said.

Dallas convention center will begin housing undocumented teens Wednesday

You can't tell from the outside, but the Dallas convention center is now prepared for the arrival of up to 3,000 unaccompanied teenage boys between the ages of 15 and 17 who were detained at the southern border.

FEMA deploys to help with border crisis

FEMA's primary responsibility is responding to natural disasters. This will test the agency to be able to do both. 

US to house up to 3,000 migrant teens at Dallas convention center

The U.S. government plans to use the downtown Dallas convention center to hold up to 3,000 immigrant teenagers as sharply higher numbers of border crossings have severely strained the current capacity to hold youths

Matthew McConaughey announces virtual benefit to help Texas

The We’re Texas Virtual Event will include musical performances by Texas natives, residents, and supporters like Willie Nelson and Megan Thee Stallion.

Vaccine rollout breeds mixed emotions, including guilt and envy

As the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines widens in the U.S., varying eligibility rules and unequal access to the doses are sometimes breeding feelings of guilt, envy and judgment, particularly when the seemingly young and healthy are sharing that they got their shots.

Texas school under fire for 'chivalry' assignment, instructing girls to 'obey' male students

Shallowater High School in Lubbock, Texas, is catching heat for a "chivalry" assignment that instructed female members of a class to "obey any reasonable request of a male" for the entire day.

Astros missing eight pitchers at camp due to health and safety protocols

Astros manager Dusty Baker said Friday the team now has eight pitchers staying away from their spring training camp in West Palm Beach, Fla. due to health and safety protocols. 

Sugar Land father shares heartbreaking story after losing his 3 kids in a house fire during winter storm

Sugarland officials now investigating whether a fireplace was the reason three kids and their grandma died in a house fire on February 16th.   "Losing one child is tough enough and losing all three at once was devastating," said Dr. Nate Nguyen, the kids' father.

Dallas police officer arrested on two capital murder charges

Dallas PD Officer Bryan Riser was taken into custody Thursday morning after being accused of two unrelated killings from 2017.