In 1995, Hank Skinner was sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend and her two adult sons but always maintained his innocence.
Another dreadful school massacre in the US raises the question: Will Americans ever get to grips with the ghastly phenomenon?
Better laws can stop companies such as Uber from riding roughshod over people who do work for them but are denied employment benefits
New tech is poised to help vaccines last longer and reach many more people with far less fuss
Other states were harder hit by the spill, but Texas is still receiving millions of dollars that can be used for vital restoration efforts
The US president did not receive warm welcomes from the areas of Ohio and Texas where shootings have taken place
A computer has, for the first time, been used to produce an album, but people are still needed for the creative side
Police zeroed in on the suspect over the past 36 hours as evidence came in from video footage and witness accounts
There have been six bomb blasts in Texas, but only five appear to be connected
The gunman who has been identified as a ‘young white male’ shot at individuals between the age of five and 71 during a church’s Sunday services.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott asked President Donald Trump to preemptively declare Harvey a "major disaster" in order to speed federal assistance.
Everything’s bigger in Texas, including hyperbole over the challenges of managing millennials.
Two men have been gunned down by police in Texas after opening fire at a "hate group" event celebrating cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
The Texas state senator catapulted to national prominence after her 11-hour filibuster successfully derailed an anti-abortion vote.
Texas democrats have blocked a drive for new state abortion restrictions by using a marathon speech as a delay tactic.
An explosion which tore through a fertiliser plant in a small Texas town has killed 15 people and injured more than 160.
Hundreds of people are likely to have been injured in a fiery explosion at a fertiliser plant in Texas, US, say authorities.
A Texas prosecutor and his wife who were shot dead over the weekend may have been the targets of a white supremacist group, says a US congressman.
Texas is big. And, if you visit Dallas and Houston, awfully bland, but for those ooking for a genuine Texan rose, I would suggest San Antonio.
No image available
/ 5 November 2008
Sue Harris was not quite sure how to react to the victory of Barack Obama. At a party held by the local Republican party, she was lost for words.
No image available
/ 16 September 2008
United States President George Bush pledged swift federal aid for millions of storm-struck Texans on Tuesday.
At least 13 people were killed on Friday when a chartered bus carrying Vietnamese churchgoers plunged off a highway bridge in Texas.
Officials in Texas have defied the International Court of Justice to affirm the scheduled execution on Tuesday of a Mexican national.