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Edgar Valdez Villarreal, 49, was serving a nearly 50-year prison sentence for drug trafficking when he seemingly disappeared from Bureau of Prisons custody.

Lawyers for a doctor who intentionally defied a Texas abortion law that the lawyers called a “bounty-hunting scheme” say a court has dismissed a test of whether members of the public can sue providers who violate the restrictions for at least $10,000 in damages.

The FedEx driver accused of abducting and killing a 7-year-old girl in Texas last week has told authorities that he strangled her after accidentally hitting her with his van while making a delivery at her home.

Brittney Griner landed in San Antonio, Texas early Friday morning, the day after President Biden announced the WNBA star was part of a prisoner swap with Russia.

Gonzalo Lopez fled a prison bus in May, killed a man and his four grandsons during three weeks on the lam before being gunned down, authorities say.

Texas 7-year-old Athena Strand was strangled by alleged murderer Tanner Horner, a 30-year-old contracted FedEx driver, after she was hit by his van.

Two reviews of the May escape of a Texas inmate that resulted in the deaths of five people found a multitude of security lapses such as inadequate strip searches and poorly applied restraints helped lead to his getaway.

Emotions for Brittney Griner's friends, family and colleagues have been running high since the announcement of her release.

The Texas sheriff handling the investigation into the homicide of Athena Strand, a 7-year-old girl, tells Fox News Digital his office is pursuing the death penalty for the suspect.

After a series of issues in Democratic-leaning Harris County on Election Day, Republican state leaders in Texas have suggested criminal charges may be warranted.

Aaron Judge is returning to the New York Yankees on a $360 million, nine-year contract, and the other contenders for the AL MVP in free agency are moving on.

A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent died Wednesday after an all-terrain vehicle accident while patrolling along the border in south Texas, according to the agency. “The death of an Agent who died while securing our nation’s border is a tremendous loss for our organization and our nation, our prayers are with his family and co-workers during this difficult time," said U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz in the statement. In June, four migrants died and three other people were injured after a Jeep being pursued by Border Patrol agents crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer on the interstate near the Texas border city of Encinal.

A representative for the GOP senator said there weren't any serious injuries.

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesPolice and medical personnel were called to the Texas home of Sen. Ted Cruz Tuesday night after reports of a 14-year-old girl at the property suffering from self-inflicted stab wounds to her arms.The teen was taken to the hospital shortly after. It’s unclear who the girl was—though Cruz does have two daughters: Catherine, 11, and Caroline, 14.In a response to The Daily Beast, a representative for his office said: “This is a family matter, and thankf

Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 12 of his 16 points in overtime, including the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:34 remaining, and No. 17 Illinois rallied for an 85-78 victory over second-ranked Texas in the Jimmy V Classic.

Country music star Miranda Lambert opened her Casa Rosa restaurant and bar in Nashville, Tennessee, in March 2021. Here's what the food and entertainment venue looks like now.

Illegal immigrants were seen on videos posted to Instagram, crossing a U.S.-Mexico border fence before darting across a busy highway in El Paso, Texas.

Dallas, Texas police and U.S. Marshals arrested Diavian Roberts for allegedly shooting and killing two people within a 36-hour period in the Dallas area.

Neighbors on Monday tied bows and balloons to their homes in memory of Athena Strand, who loved the color pink.

PepsiCo is eliminating hundreds of jobs in North American workforce, according to the Wall Street Journal.

A man from Comfort, Texas, has been charged by federal prosecutors with threatening a physician works for a national LGBTQ health education center based in Boston.

A white former police officer is set to go on trial Monday for fatally shooting a Black woman through a rear window of her Texas home while responding to a call about an open front door in a case that has faced years of delays. Fort Worth Officer Aaron Dean quit and was charged with murder two days after killing 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in October 2019. Jefferson had been playing video games with her then-8-year-old nephew, who later told authorities his aunt pulled out a gun after hearing suspicious noises behind the house.

There are 43 bowl games in the 2022 season. We've got the complete schedule here, with analysis to come from RJ Young.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' team blasted a new federal lawsuit from immigrant rights groups challenging the state's migrant relocation program as "politically motivated"

A bishop referred to Hillary Clinton as an "evil woman" in response to a comment she made appearing to compare abortion restrictions with war crimes.

A 7-year-old Texas girl has been found dead two days after being reported missing, and a FedEx driver who made a delivery to her home shortly before she disappeared was arrested in her death.

Police in Kilgore, Texas, were shocked to find out it was a dog behind the wheel of a truck that crashed into two other vehicles on Thursday.

Texas 7-year-old Athena Strand was found dead more than two days after she went missing. A suspect is in custody and has been charged with capital murder and aggravated kidnapping.

A FedEx contract driver in Texas was arrested Friday and accused of kidnapping and murder in the death of a 7-year-old girl who went missing two days earlier, officials said.

Victims of a Texas elementary school shooting are seeking a $27 billion class action lawsuit against city and state police, the city of Uvalde and other school and law enforcement officials for failing to follow active shooter protocol, according to the lawsuit filed this week.

Free-agent ace Jacob deGrom and the Texas Rangers have agreed to a $185 million, five-year contract.

Jones said on his show Infowars that he is "officially out of money."

The Amazon region has lost 10% of its vegetation in nearly four decades, according to a new report

The Amazon region has lost 10% of its vegetation in nearly four decades, according to a new report.

Alex Jones filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, listing $1 billion to $10 billion in liabilities and $1 million to $10 million in assets.

A Texas family is offering a $2,000 to anyone who can help return a 16-foot inflatable Rudolph that was stolen from their lawn by two unknown individuals.

He was recently told to pay almost $1.5bn (£1.2bn) for claiming a 2012 school shooting was a hoax.

Eight years into a U.S. program to control damage from feral pigs, the invasive animals with big appetites and snouts that uproot anything that smells good are still a multibillion-dollar plague on farmers, wildlife and the environment. The animals root out rows of freshly planted peanuts and corn, leaving huge ruts that must be smoothed before the field can be replanted -- weeks after the best planting time.

The court's decision to hear arguments relatively quickly means it is likely to determine whether the widespread loan cancellations are legal by June.

Marcus Carr felt like he didn't deliver in his first season at Texas, so he returned with a lofty goal: Help the Longhorns "cut a net down."

The city of Uvalde has sued the local prosecutor’s office seeking access to records and other investigative materials on the May shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

A Texas attorney was found dead Wednesday, days after being caught on camera trying to shoot his ex-girlfriend in a bar.

A 39-year-old Alabama woman and her 8-year-old son were killed by one of dozens of tornadoes that swept across the Deep South over the past two days.

The College Football Playoff says it will expand to a 12-team event starting in 2024.

Texas must have taught me what beauty is, because I still search for it everywhere I look.

Industry heating oil inventories have recently risen, but with a 54% jump in price in the last year, any hiccup in supply could mean a headache for consumers.

The Thanksgiving weekend wasn't just big for turkey, family visits and the Macy's parade.

Leading up to the attack, he began sending her threatening texts, police said.

Justice Clarence Thomas called to reconsider Lawrence v. Texas. LGBTQ people worry about what could happen if that protection disappears.

Texas vs. Creighton is one of several great matchups this week in college basketball. Andy Katz and John Fanta break it down.

Republican candidate’s reference to his out-of-state home opens him to same attacks that dogged Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania

A twister roaring out of the early morning darkness ripped through a small Alabama community, killing two during an outbreak of tornadoes in the South.

Texas sued the Biden administration after it said agents would prioritize for deportation only recent border crossers and those deemed a threat to public safety.

The Supreme Court sounded divided over a clash between President Biden and the state of Texas involving immigration enforcement.

Texas police are searching for a well-dressed bank robber who targeted a Bank of America the day before Thanksgiving.

Throughout the duration of his senate campaign, Herschel Walker has claimed that he has deep ties to the state he’s hoping to represent in Washington — Georgia.

The rules instruct ICE agents to prioritize the arrest of immigrants with serious criminal records, those deemed to pose a national security risk and migrants who recently entered the U.S. illegally.

The Supreme Court is wrestling with a politically tinged dispute over a Biden administration policy that would prioritize deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk.

El Paso County District Attorney Yvonne Rosales agreed to resign. She faced accusations of incompetence involving hundreds of cases and of slowing down the case against the suspected Walmart shooter.

Gonzaga has already faced a brutal schedule this season with wins over No. 19 Kentucky and No. 20 Michigan State and losses to second-ranked Texas and fifth-ranked Purdue.

A Texas prosecutor facing mounting criticism over the handling of the 2019 Walmart mass shooting in El Paso that killed 23 people has resigned.

Don’t look for plastic partitions or faraway benches when visiting Santa Claus this year.

The city of Houston, Texas, issued a boil water notice on Sunday following power outages at water treatment plants. Residents are urged to boil water before using it.

Melissa Highsmith, who went missing from her home in Fort Worth, Texas, as a toddler in 1971, has been reunited with her family more than 50 years later following a DNA test.

Following an alleged assault midflight, a Southwest plane bound for Columbus, Ohio, was diverted to Little Rock, Arkansas, on Saturday.

The plane was bound from Houston to Columbus when it was diverted to Little Rock.

Sir’Jabari Rice scored 19 points, Marcus Carr had 18 and Tyrese Hunter 17 to lead No. 4 Texas to a 91-54 win over Texas Rio Grande Valley on Saturday.

Fears of aggressive poll watchers sowing chaos at polling stations or conservative groups trying to intimidate votes didn't materialize on Election Day as many election officials and voting rights experts had feared.

The Dallas Cowboys tight ends played their own live version of Whac-A-Mole.

South Carolina and Stanford are still 1-2 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll after their game over the weekend.

Virginia climbed 11 spots to No. 5 in this week's AP Top 25 following a difficult week.

TCU coach Sonny Dykes has a simple response for anyone who questions if the fourth-ranked Horned Frogs really deserve to be in the playoff discussion.

Logan Sargeant earned the Super License he needed to race for Williams in Formula One and will become the first American on the grid since 2015 when he makes his debut next season.

Jordan King scored 17 of her 25 points after halftime while Marquette held third-ranked Texas to 31% shooting to beat the Longhorns 68-61 in Saturday’s first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Griffin Kell kicked a 40-yard field goal on the final play of the game, and fourth-ranked TCU remained undefeated with a 29-28 win at Baylor.

Abortion opponents who helped challenge Roe v. Wade filed a lawsuit Friday that takes aim at medication abortions.

A Democrat who is the top official in Texas’ largest county on Thursday acknowledged problems around Houston on Election Day that included paper ballot shortages and delayed openings of polling locations.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Thursday that the Texas Rangers will host the 2024 All-Star Game.

Oklahoma has executed a man for the torture killing of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son in 1993.

Tyrese Hunter scored 26 points and a led a 3-point shooting spree for No. 11 Texas that carried the Longhorns to a 93-74 win over No. 2 Gonzaga.

A bus carrying 28 migrants from Texas has arrived in Philadelphia, including a 10-year-old girl suffering from dehydration and a high fever who was whisked to a hospital for treatment.

Azzi Fudd scored 22 of her career-high 32 points in the second half to help No. 5 UConn beat third-ranked Texas 83-76 in an early season showdown of top-ranked teams.

A federal appeals court St. Louis has thrown up another roadblock for President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness.

President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of borrowers lost another battle in court on Monday when a federal appeals court panel agreed to a preliminary injunction halting the program while an appeal plays out.

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott won’t play Sunday against the Green Bay Packers.

Heading into this year’s midterms, voting rights groups were concerned that restrictions in Republican-leaning states triggered by false claims surrounding the 2020 election might jeopardize access to the ballot box for many voters.

Kendre Miller rushed for 138 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown in the third quarter that broke open a tense defensive struggle, and No. 4 TCU beat No. 18 Texas 17-10 to clinch a berth in the Big 12 championship game.

Members of a Republican Congressional delegation took the stage at this year’s U.N. climate talks Friday to tout the benefits of fossil fuels.

Big emitters of the heat-trapping gas methane can expect a call from the United Nations starting next year, when the global body launches a new platform to combine existing systems for tracking the potent greenhouse gas from space.

The No. 12 Texas Longhorns honored slain Houston Christian star Darius Lee before the teams played Thursday night, a tribute planned by the players.

The U.S. government is taking steps to ensure that pregnant migrant youths who are in its custody but not accompanied by parents can access abortion services.

Stacey Abrams and Beto O’Rourke catapulted to Democratic stardom in 2018 by defying expectations and nearly pulling off upsets in Georgia and Texas.

A Texas judge has refused to throw out statements made to police by the woman accused of killing professional cyclist Moriah “Mo” Wilson and set the case for trial in June 2023.

A Texas jury has sentenced a woman to death for killing a pregnant woman to take her unborn daughter.

Caroline Garcia took a tight first set and went on to a 7-6(4), 6-4 victory over Aryna Sabalenka to win the championship of the WTA Finals.

Residents in southeastern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas began assessing damage and working to recover Saturday after tornadoes tore through the region and killed at least two people.

Residents in northeastern Texas and southeastern Oklahoma began assessing damage and working to recover Saturday after tornadoes tore through the region.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem described the U.S. border with Mexico as a “war zone” last year when she sent dozens of state National Guard troops there.

Until recently, the skin of the pirarucu, the largest fish in the Amazon, had no commercial value.

WTA Tour Chairman and CEO Steve Simon says he does not know when women's professional tennis events will return to China.