Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas

The Biden administration announced it waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction, marking the administration’s first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency.

Dallas Cowboys fan goes into labor while attending Sunday's game

Haley and Tyler Waterman went the Cowboys vs. Patriots game at AT&T Stadium on Sunday as a family of two and came home with a new addition: Delaney.

Jack in the Box shooting in Houston, employee shoots at family over curly fries video released

Video has been released of a Houston Jack in the Box employee shooting at a customer after an argument over curly fries and the family has filed a lawsuit against the company.

Suspect in Vanessa Guillen case gets maximum sentence

Cecily Aguilar, the only surviving suspect in the death of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen, received the maximum sentence allowable under law for four federal charges she pled guilty to in November.

Tragic loss: Texas man on mission to spread father's ashes dies of heatstroke in Utah's Arches National Park

A Texas man whose body was found in Utah’s Arches National Park is believed to have died of heat stroke while on a trip to spread his father’s ashes, family members said Tuesday.

CBP officers in Texas seize ‘meth veggies’ worth more than $4 million

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas last week seized more than $4 million worth of methamphetamine concealed inside vegetables.

McDonald’s franchise had minors working deep fryers, Labor Department finds

A McDonald’s franchise that controls 12 restaurants in metro New Orleans violated child labor laws and has hired more than 80 minors in two states, the U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday.

Honduran migrant throws 1-year-old girl in the Rio Grande, authorities say

A Honduran migrant tossed his young daughter into the Rio Grande while trying to illegally cross the southern border from Mexico into Texas, authorities said.

Malaria cases in Texas and Florida are the first US spread since 2003, CDC says

There were four cases detected in Florida and one in Texas, according to a health alert issued Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.