Latest "texas" stories

A small group of migrants, bottom right, are pictured while camping outside a gate in the border fence in El Paso, Texas, Friday, May 12, 2023.

Florida to send National Guard troops to Texas for border security

Officials have been concerned about a possible surge in border crossings after pandemic-era asylum restrictions ended last week.

5 days ago

Army sergeant who killed BLM protester in Texas sentenced to 25 years

Army Sgt. Daniel Perry was sentenced for fatally shooting an armed protester during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Austin, Texas in July 2020.

11 days ago

Goodbye, Fort Hood — Texas installation renamed Fort Cavazos

The Army installation previously known as Fort Hood, Texas, was officially redesignated May 9 to Fort Cavazos.

By Jonathan Lehrfeld

12 days ago

Texas loophole keeps suicide reports from families of dead troops

Under Texas law, officials can withhold police records if no one was convicted. In some cases, this has kept soldiers' suicide records from their families.

By Vianna Davila, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica

12 days ago

Soldier to be sentenced for murder in Texas protest shooting

The sentencing hearing for Sgt. Daniel Perry begins today.

13 days ago

FBI probes how failed soldier turned Texas mall shooter

The suspect in the deadly shooting at a Texas outlet mall was discharged from the U.S. Army in 2008.

By Davis Winkie and Nikki Wentling

13 days ago