Texas

Tejano music queen Selena was shooting to super stardom when her life was brutally snuffed out by her friend and fan club president Yolanda Saldivar.

Texas man sentenced after he sexually assaulted a child for years, claiming 'God told him to do it.'

A man in Texas has been accused of taking photos of people's passports in order to board a Delta flight.

The latest discovery in the Smithsonian's collection is a new species of proto-amphibian whose official name is Kermitops gratus

Texas woman reportedly walked into a police station and confessed to shooting her 80-year-old grandmother, police said.

California woman accused of leading crime ring that stole beauty products and resold them on Amazon, making millions of dollars.

Four teens were found killed in a yogurt shop in Austin, Texas. Some suspects were arrested years later, but were not convicted. Cops continue to work the case.

A Texas teen from a young age wrote about killing his parents. Then, he beat his mom to death with a hammer and attacked his father. Now, he's behind bars.

A Texas mother allegedly came up with a plan to get back at her son's bully — concoct a gross drink to give to the alleged tormenter.

Texas woman found dead in home after no one heard from her in 3 weeks. Now, police say her husband has been charged with her murder.

Malaysia may revive Flight MH370 search to bring closure, partnering with US firm for families' sake, sources say.

Hands down, the assassination of John F. Kennedy is the biggest "whodunit" in American history, with conspiracy theories still going around.

A national fight over nitrogen may be developing, beginning in Alabama. The reason involves a convicted murderer.

A teen girl was found dead in a Texas pond. Months later, police say her boyfriend helped her take her own life.

A man in Texas was arrested after an encounter at a leg press machine at the gym ended with the victim being stabbed in the butt, officials said.

A Texas woman and her 1-year-old son were found dead inside a vehicle in a park and police say they are investigating the incident as a murder-suicide.

An astronaut once hit a golf ball on the moon. But could you grow a garden there? Perhaps, based on new research conducted in Texas.

Texas man allegedly posed as a minor and planned to meet up with a child predator for sex but then fatally shot him, police said.

A Texas man was allegedly fatally shot by his teen neighbor during an argument over a dog, police said.

A man wanted for 8 murders in Illinois allegedly killed himself after run-in with U.S. Marshals in Texas after 2-day manhunt, officials said.

A judge ruled a Houston woman will spend up to 52 years behind bars after she took a plea deal and admitted to killing her then-boyfriend’s 5-year-old son.

A Texas FedEx driver who delivered a 'You Can Be Anything' Barbie doll to a little girl’s home is accused of kidnapping and killing her last year.

A man shot his fiancée dead days after proposing. They got into an argument and the woman called off the engagement, which led to a shooting. Now, he heads to prison.

Texas man allegedly got into fight with his mother over a sleeping pill then he fatally shot both his parents, cops said.

A woman used a laptop to notify police she was kidnapped and being held captive in a garage for years by a Houston rapper, police said.

After suffering years of alleged abuse, a woman in Texas armed herself with two knives and stabbed her husband 193 times.

A 13-year-old video gaming prodigy has become the first human to 'beat' the classic Nintendo block-stacking game Tetris.

A Texas man accused of killing his mother and stuffing her body in a zippered Christmas tree bag just days after he got out of jail will now never walk free again.

A teenager in Texas has been indicted for murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of another teen in April, officials said.

Texas man accused of sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl, but victim's mom says he's an 'idiot, but not a sexual predator,' cops say.

A man in Texas reportedly hit a pedestrian and then drove 38 miles with victim's body in passenger seat, police said.

Texas high school basketball coach allegedly attacked by player, his brother after player was benched during game, officials said.

A Texas couple whose 1-year-old daughter weighed just eight pounds when she died last June now face capital murder charges, officials said.

A 59-year-old man who got lost in the desert survived by drinking water from a puddle and eating tadpoles.

Texas man accused of slashing his girlfriend's throat, rolling her up in plastic and then leaving her in a pasture to die.

Texas man sentenced to decades in prison after he killed 11-month-old girl for crying while he tried to play video games.

A man in Texas has been arrested after he walked into a bank wearing a Santa Claus hat and allegedly robbed it, police said.

A Texas woman has been arrested after she allegedly shook her 2-month-old baby and slammed her onto a changing table, police said.

Missing Houston woman's family finds her dead body in trunk of car. Boyfriend, who was helping them search for her, arrested for her murder, police say.

It was the crime that stunned the world and changed the nation forever — the ruthless assassination of President John F. Kennedy on a dark day in Dallas.

Police said a would-be robber armed with a rifle was scared off when a hotel clerk in Texas drew her own handgun, and now they’re searching for the suspect.

Paul John Knowles was a handsome devil born to raise hell, as he left a trail of bodies from Florida to Texas during a 1974 rampage.

Texas woman allegedly stabbed her husband and then drove herself and her three children into a pond, police said.

A Texas mother was arrested after police found children with no clothes on living in an apartment with feces covering the walls and couch.

A woman in Texas was reported missing in June and now police say her body was found in her boyfriend's fridge.

A Houston woman fatally stabbed her mother, went home and changed and then came back and acted like she didn't know what happened.

Texas man accused of pouring rubbing alcohol on his disabled roommate and setting her on fire as punishment for urinating on herself.

Texas man accused of trying to smuggle cocaine to Indiana while hiding it in a Wendy's cheeseburger, officials said.

Texas parents have been accused of injecting their 1-year-old child with meth to help ease the pain from severe burns.

Texas man allegedly stabbed his wife to death and then failed to kill himself while their 8-year-old daughter was at home, police said.