ODESSA — About five years ago, Midland County faced a hard truth: Its jail was full. The swelling was caused in part by an increase in incarcerated people who needed mental health evaluations. The ...

MIAMI, Texas — As Roberts County Judge Mitchell Locke worked to make sure everyone evacuated safely from the spreading fires threatening his town, he and two other officials decided to stay put. “We ...

Authorities say that 5-year-old Darnell Taylor, who had been missing since early Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio, has been found dead. Police say his foster mother will now face murder charges. Columbus ...

Joy Alonzo, a respected opioid expert, was in a panic. The Texas A&M University professor had just returned home from giving a routine lecture on the opioid crisis at the University of Texas Medical ...

Correction: An incorrect reference regarding the meaning of the pH of Lake Wichita has been removed from this online version of the story. A new study ranks three Texas lakes in the top 10 dirtiest ...

This story has been updated to add post-game video. Mitch Griffis' grandparents made a long trip to see the Texas Tech football spring game. So the Red Raiders' new quarterback who transferred from ...

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