Uvalde officer who drew outrage for checking phone was waiting to hear from dying wife, lawmaker says

A Uvalde police officer criticized over video of him checking his phone during the massacre at Robb Elementary School is the husband of a teacher who was killed in the classroom and had contacted him after being shot, according to a Texas lawmaker.

Texas AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit to block use of EMTALA to allow abortions

The suit seeks to block the US Department of Health and Human Services from using the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) to require hospitals to perform abortions.

Appeals court delays execution of Texas inmate who wants to donate kidney to Washington woman

Ramiro Gonzales had also asked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to delay his execution, for 30 days, so he could donate a kidney since he has a rare blood type and wants to atone for his crimes.

Father arriving home with babies shoots suspects during apparent robbery attempt: HCSO

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says a father who had just arrived home with his wife and two infants shot two teen suspects who apparently attempted to rob them.

Sen. Ted Cruz threatened by Houston-area man in cryptic phone call

In a cryptic phone call, transcribed in charging documents," the man says "Every last one of your Republican colleagues... is to be found...and killed, be it by a bullet to the face or by the smashing of a brick in your skull."

Armed officer watched gunman enter Texas school before massacre, review finds

Also according to the report, officers spent 13 minutes in the school hallway during the shooting discussing tactical options, whether to use snipers and how to get into the classroom windows -- all while the door was unlocked.

Texas murder suspect Armstrong had sister’s passport in Costa Rica, ‘receipt’ for plastic surgery: report

Kaitlin Armstrong, 34, is accused of gunning down Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson, a 25-year-old leading pro cyclist who had a romantic history with Armstrong’s boyfriend, Colin Strickland.

Four charged in connection to San Antonio migrant trailer tragedy

Four people face criminal charges in connection with the deaths of 53 migrants being smuggled inside a tractor trailer in San Antonio.

Trucking company says 18-wheeler with 51 dead migrants inside was 'cloned' by human smugglers

Texas Department of Transportation numbers emblazoned on the side of the truck link it to a small company in the Rio Grande Valley. But the company says the driver is not one of its employees. They say they are victims of “truck cloning," when someone else steals DoT numbers in order to skirt law enforcement.

Uvalde mother who got out of cuffs to rescue kids from shooting is now being harassed by police, lawyer says

A Uvalde mother who was handcuffed as she tried to run by police outside Robb Elementary School, but eventually got free and rescued her kids, is now being harassed by police after speaking out about the ordeal, her lawyer said this week. 

Death toll rises to 51 after migrants found in abandoned tractor-trailer in Texas

Dozens of people were found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer on a remote road in San Antonio. Sixteen others were hospitalized, including four children.

46 people found dead, 16 hospitalized after tractor-trailer containing migrants found in Texas

Officials said 46 people have been found dead and 16 others were taken to hospitals with heat-related illnesses after a tractor-trailer rig containing suspected migrants was found Monday on a remote back road in southwest San Antonio.

Uvalde school shooting: Officer whose wife was shot was disarmed and 'escorted' away, Texas DPS chief says

Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steven McCraw ripped into the Uvalde school police chief's handling of last month's shooting at Robb Elementary School and said that some officers wanted to approach the gunman earlier, including a school district police officer whose wife was killed in the massacre.