Wade Goodwyn

Video of Sandra Bland during a 2015 traffic stop in Texas surfaced Monday. The recording shows Bland's confrontation with a combative officer. Bland was found hanging in a jail cell three days later.

Texas legislators are considering a bill that would allow professionals to deny service to people based on religious beliefs. Critics say the law would sanction discrimination against LGBT Texans.

Newly revealed court testimony suggests the Boy Scouts of America had considerably more leaders involved in the sexual abuse of minors than previously thought.

Newly exposed court testimony suggests the Boy Scouts of America had considerably more leaders involved in the sexual abuse of minors than previously thought.

John King was convicted in the dragging death of a 49-year-old black man, one of the most gruesome hate crimes in modern U.S. history. Two decades later, Jasper residents struggle with what happened.

As the partial government shutdown drags on, more people, organizations and entire state governments are feeling the pain. The trickle-down in places like Texas blossoms as the shutdown continues.

President Trump visited McAllen, Texas, Thursday to push for funding for a wall along the Mexican border. Reaction was mixed as a partial government shutdown is about to enter its fourth week.

President Trump visited the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday, as he tries to increase pressure on lawmakers to end the partial government shutdown and give him funding for the border wall.

A federal judge has ruled the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act unconstitutional because it gives Native American families preferential treatment in adoptions of American Indian children.

Dan Johnson is a Texas singer and songwriter who's launched a non-profit called Operation Hemingway to educate the public, and especially veterans, about the warning signs of suicide.

Texans have turned out in record numbers to vote this year. In fact, more people in the state voted early than in the entire 2014 midterms. The biggest race is for a Senate seat.

A recent book recounts the brutal lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955. In it, the woman who accused the boy of assault admits she was lying. The FBI has reopened the murder investigation.

New York's attorney general is suing ExxonMobil, alleging the Texas-based energy giant misled investors on climate-change risk.

Lagging in the polls, the Democratic Senate candidate has entered a new phase in his attempt to pull off a big upset in the Texas race for U.S. Senate. Attack ads followed a fiery debate on Tuesday.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has been gaining in polls, with more attacks on his Democratic opponent. Meanwhile, Rep. Beto O'Rourke has accumulated record fundraising. They met in a debate Tuesday night.

Family and friends buried Botham Jean on Thursday. He was shot to death inside his apartment by a Dallas police officer who says she mistook his apartment for her own — but many questions remain.

Hurricane Florence weakened slightly as it continued to blast toward the Carolinas. Also, an update on the off-duty Dallas police officer who shot a neighbor and CBS firing a 60 Minutes executive.

The Democratic congressman is challenging GOP Sen. Ted Cruz. He's making a bet that firing up liberals is the way to win, instead of running to the center as Democrats in red states often do.

Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke is firing up Democrats as he challenges GOP Sen. Ted Cruz's re-election bid. O'Rourke is staking out progressive positions instead of tacking to the middle in the deep red state.

The Trump adminstration's goal is to establish a firewall between taxpayers and health care providers who might give women abortion information. Critics call the proposed changes a "gag rule."