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A 27-year-old man has been arrested on a felony graffiti charge for being one of at least 75 motorcyclists who stopped traffic on North Central Expressway for several minutes last month during an apparent tribute to a biker who had died there, according to police.

Kenneth Ray Hernandez was arrested Wednesday in Grapevine. He faces...

Austin city officials, who at first estimated that interviewing thousands of firefighter applicants again would cost about $10,000, now say that they will spend at least $150,000 on that effort.

Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr provided the initial estimate last month when she announced that the city was re-interviewing the 2,500...

Republican congressional candidate Stephen Broden stunned his party Thursday, saying he would not rule out violent overthrow of the government if elections did not produce a change in leadership.

In a rambling exchange during a TV interview, Broden, a South Dallas pastor, said a violent uprising "is not the first...

Just 20 miles north of where BP's blown-out well spewed millions of gallons of oil into the sea, life appears bountiful despite initial fears that crude could have wiped out many of these delicate deepwater habitats.

Plankton, tiny suspended particles that form the base of the ocean's food web, float en masse 1,400 feet beneath the...

Jury selection for a Denton County businessman charged with conspiring with former Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill to shake down wealthy developers begins today as the largest public corruption investigation in Dallas history draws to a close.

Because of court scheduling, opening arguments in the trial of Ron Slovacek will not begin until...

A hearing to determine if the Army psychiatrist accused in last year's mass shooting at Fort Hood should be tried on multiple murder charges has resumed with prosecutors expected to wind up presentation of their evidence.

Attorneys for Maj. Nidal Hasan, a 40-year-old American-born Muslim, haven't said if they will also call witnesses at...

The group behind next month's ballot measures to expand the sale of alcohol in "dry" areas of Dallas has raised nearly $1 million – mainly from grocery stores, restaurants, real estate developers, hotels and other businesses that stand to benefit from passage.

 Retailers have contributed the most money (about...

Mission San Jose in San Antonio will close during a 14-month restoration project.

The announcements came Tuesday night at a dinner celebrating the raising of $15.5 million to help preserve four mission churches overseen by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio.

Fundraising chairman Bill Klesse says "San Antonio people...

If the candidates for governor were chain stores, Rick Perry  would probably be Safeway  and Bill White would be Target.


 Many believe Perry's campaign is playing it safe. He has eschewed editorial boards and is refusing to debate. His campaign is limited to a few stops a day, mostly for positive, staged...

When it comes to teacher quality in the Austin school district, better ones are found out west, a study released Monday says.

District administrators quickly panned the report, saying their own research shows that students are improving academically at equal rates across the district. The study was commissioned by the Association...