1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (392+ words) Morning Rundown: Gas prices soar to new high, legal experts condemn Comey indictment, and a cop's decades-long effort to solve a girl's murder MINERAL WELLS, Texas " Thunderstorms tore through parts of Texas on Tuesday, sending at least two people to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (181+ words) U. S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez said he uses "legally curated tools" to help with his work, as AI is starting to show up in all parts of the justice system. U. S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez calls himself a geek. Day to day,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (238+ words) Morning Rundown: Trump's expletive-laden Iran threat, NASA astronauts pass moon milestone, and the seniors behind UCLA's title win FORT WORTH, Texas " A tanker truck in Texas hauling gasoline erupted into a fiery blaze Sunday after colliding with another vehicle and…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (581+ words) A tenure-track assistant professor who was put on administrative leave last year after the university allegedly received complaints and allegations in connection to a talk he gave on the Israel-Palestine conflict, has sued Texas State University over his termination. Idris…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (249+ words) A large explosion at an oil refinery near the Texas coast on Monday shot plumes of smoke into the air and forced nearby residents to shelter in place, officials said. No one was injured in the explosion at the Valero…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (432+ words) President Donald Trump told NBC News on Saturday that he's still mulling a potential endorsement in the competitive Republican primary for a Senate seat in Texas. Sen. John Cornyn is facing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a May 26 runoff…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (707+ words) DALLAS " A federal jury on Friday convicted eight people on terrorism charges over a shooting at a Texas immigration facility that federal prosecutors tied to antifa, the far-left movement that has become a target of the Trump administration. Jurors also…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (450+ words) A Texas mother who spent the last 22 years in prison was exonerated Monday in the 2003 death of a 10-month-old boy who was burned from scalding bathwater while in her care. Travis County District Court Judge P. David Wahlberg exonerated Carmen Mejia…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (197+ words) I am a politics reporter covering breaking news for NBC News, based in Washington, D. C. I have covered the White House, political campaigns and Congress. My reporting has touched on national defense, U. S. foreign policy, court battles, unions, abortion politics and more....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (390+ words) BREAKING: U. S. submarine sinks Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, Pete Hegseth says In other races, Texas state Rep. Steve Toth defeated Rep. Dan Crenshaw in their Republican primary election, while GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales was pulled into a runoff. President…...