Flores Becomes 5th Texas GOP Congressman Retiring in 2020Flores Becomes 5th Texas GOP Congressman Retiring in 2020His announcement Wednesday brings the number of House Republicans retiring next year to 15.Associated PressAssociated Press
Texas Inmate Set to be Executed for Killing 2 Women in 2003Texas Inmate Set to be Executed for Killing 2 Women in 2003Billy Jack Crutsinger was convicted in the murder of an 89-year-old woman and her daughter in 2003Associated PressAssociated Press
Abbott to Appoint Bland to State Supreme CourtAbbott to Appoint Bland to State Supreme CourtBland had been one several Republican judges swept out of appeals courts by voters in 2018Associated PressAssociated Press
Married Only Minutes, Texas Newlyweds Killed in CrashMarried Only Minutes, Texas Newlyweds Killed in CrashThe two were childhood sweethearts who decided to be married by a popular Orange County Justice of the PeaceAssociated PressAssociated Press
Pastor Whose Child Was Shot at Texas Church Runs for OfficePastor Whose Child Was Shot at Texas Church Runs for OfficePomeroy says the mass shootings in Sutherland Springs and El Paso were part of a "trajectory" that led him to run for the state SenateAssociated PressAssociated Press
McConnell Says Senate Will Consider Gun Background ChecksMcConnell Says Senate Will Consider Gun Background ChecksThe Republican leader told a Kentucky radio station that President Donald Trump called him Thursday morning and they talked about several ideasAssociated PressAssociated Press
Number of Migrants Waiting at US Border Surges to 40,000Number of Migrants Waiting at US Border Surges to 40,000More than 100 Cameroonians blocked the path of the government immigration vans last monthAssociated PressAssociated Press
Trump Announces He Will Nominate Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe to be Next Director Of National IntelligenceTrump Announces He Will Nominate Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe to be Next Director Of National IntelligenceRatcliffe will replace Dan Coats as director of national intelligenceAssociated PressAssociated Press