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Fifteen years after Russell Cowles II paid $1.5 million for allegedly sexually abusing his daughter as a child, she turned to him for help. The daughter, Gretchen “Greta” Hentsch-Cowles, was going ...

The 86-year-old disbarred lawyer, once the most prominent trial attorney in California, will likely spend the rest of his ...

The eastern box turtle is celebrating 30 years as the most highly honored reptile in the Great Smoky Mountains. Here's how it won that status.

State Sen. Angela Paxton, the attorney general’s wife, asked last week for the records to be sealed. A new judge brought on ...

His suggested timeline for green-lighting psychedelic therapy surprised even the most bullish supporters of the drugs.

Conservatives, led by key figures in the MAGA movement, have pressed unsubstantiated claims that Epstein was murdered and ...

A Collin County judge’s reported decision could keep details of the divorce from spilling into Ken Paxton’s U.S. Senate race.

After months of promises to overhaul or eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency, President Donald Trump is touting ...

After months of promises to overhaul or eliminate the FEMA, President Donald Trump is touting a fast and robust federal response to the devastating Texas floods. One former agency leader ...

A South Carolina woman faces multiple charges after driving a U-Haul erratically, nearly hitting children and threatening gun ...

30 new fair food creations were selected as semi-finalists in the 21st Annual Big Tex® Choice Awards at the State Fair of Texas this year.