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Fort Hood Death Toll Grows To 9 After Truck Overturns In Flooded Creek

8:46pm June 03, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Search teams found four additional soldiers whose tactical vehicle was swept away Thursday. Officials say they died in the flooding that's hit large parts of central Texas.

Alejandra Ventura lifts her dog out of the water after the Brazos River topped its banks and flooded a mobile home park in Richmond, Texas, on Tuesday.

National

Flooding In Texas Kills 6, With More Rain Forecast

3:13pm June 01, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The Brazos River has already reached record levels and forced hundreds of people west of Houston to evacuate. Weather experts predict 4 to 5 more inches of rain around Houston through the weekend.

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Nearly A Dozen States Sue U.S. Government Over Transgender Policies

6:27pm May 25, 2016

by Dana Farrington

The Obama administration has argued that gender identity is protected under federal law. The states say the government is overreaching.

An excerpt from the 2016 Texas Republican Party platform.

How The Wrong Verb Meant The Texas GOP Called Most Texans Gay

5:41pm May 19, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

In the 2016 party platform approved last week, the Texas Republican Party used one verb that changed the meaning of a whole sentence.

Emilio Navaira during the 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in Miami in 2003. The musician has died at the age of 53.

Music & Culture

Tejano Music Legend Emilio Navaira Dies At 53

8:51pm May 17, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Navaira — known to many as just "Emilio" — was a star in both English and Spanish, and in both the U.S. and Mexico. He was found unconscious at his house on Monday night, police say.

An aerial photo shows a crater and the remains of a fertilizer plant destroyed by an explosion in West, Texas, one day after the blast.

National

Deadly Texas Fertilizer Plant Fire Was Intentionally Set, Authorities Say

5:12pm May 11, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Federal and state investigators said the fire that caused a massive explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant in 2013, killing 15 people, was a criminal act.

Texas Lt. Gov. Targets Fort Worth Schools Chief Over Transgender Guidelines

5:39pm May 10, 2016

by Dana Farrington

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says parents should call for the Fort Worth district leader to step down over guidelines intended to support trans students. It's the latest development in a nationwide debate.

Time is running out for a conservative to launch a national third-party presidential campaign, as Ross Perot did in 1992.

Politics & Government

Is It Too Late For A Third-Party Presidential Candidate To Run?

3:18pm May 10, 2016

by Scott Detrow

Some Republicans who won't support Donald Trump as the party's presidential nominee are calling for a conservative third-party candidate. Getting one on the ballot, though, is a complicated process.

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Detained immigrant children line up in the cafeteria at the Karnes County Residential Center, in Karnes City, Texas, a temporary home for immigrant women and children detained at the border.

National

Texas Judge Refuses To License Child Care Facility In Immigrant Detention Center

6:59am May 06, 2016

by John Burnett

The judge blocked a state agency from licensing the facility inside a private detention facility for undocumented mothers and children who have crossed the Texas-Mexico border.

Supreme Court Sets Deadline On Lower Court's Texas Voter ID Law Ruling

7:49pm April 29, 2016

by Bill Chappell

More than 18 months after it was kept alive by an appeals court's stay, Texas' controversial voter ID law remains in place.