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On Wednesday morning it was reported by NFL insider Josina Anderson that Detroit Lions defensive coordinator and former Texas ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.

The former Texas lawmaker and prosecutor was Trump's national intelligence director in his first term. He vowed to reject White House political pressure ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is distancing himself from his anti-vaccine work as he seeks to become the leader of the nation’s top ...

According to a report from MLB.com's Daniel Kramer, the Seattle Mariners tried to trade for Nathaniel Lowe earlier this offseason. Lowe, the former Texas Ranger ...

John Chase was the first Black person to graduate from the University of Texas at Austin's School of Architecture and to become a licensed architect in the South.

Margaritaville Lake Resort in Conroe will soon launch a Saturday-night comedy series that runs through early spring.

Trump administration officials are considering deploying as many as 10,000 soldiers to the border and using military bases to ...

The president's vague wording leaves courts to sort out which crimes were "related" to the attack—and who should be set free.

A House representative from East Texas has filed a resolution asking the federal government for $11 billion in border security cost reimbursement.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet ...