Texas

A sex trafficking case, a plea deal and a mother's pain

The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Irma Reyes feels like she can't wake up from nightmare. In a Texas case involving her daughter, prosecutors gave two men charged with sex trafficking a deal to walk free with five years'…

Texas power woes linger as New England girds for deep freeze

The Associated Press Rising temperatures are offering some hope for frustrated Texans days after they lost power and heat in a deadly winter storm. Officials in Austin compared the damage from fallen trees and iced-over power lines to tornadoes as…

Frustrated Texans endure winter storm with no power, heat

The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The mayor of the capital of Texas is acknowledging the frustration of residents shivering for more than a day without power during a winter storm. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson says the duration of…

O'Rourke hopes to upset Texas Gov. Abbott's bid for 3rd term

The Associated Press AUSTIN (AP) - Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Democrat Beto O’Rourke are steering into the finish of one of the most expensive midterm races in the country. Abbott on Tuesday was seeking a record-tying third term…

NTSB: 13-year-old drove pickup that struck van, killing 9

HOBBS, N.M. (AP) - A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman says a 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a fiery collision that killed nine people. NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg said Thursday…

Nine dead in Texas crash involving college golf teams

ANDREWS, Texas (AP) - The Texas Department of Public Safety says nine people were killed in a head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university who were returning home from a golf…