More migrants from around the world making way to US border

In this Dec. 3, 2014, file photo, cars wait to enter the United States from Tijuana, Mexico, through the San Ysidro port of entry in San Diego. An increasing number of people from far-flung corners of the world quietly have tried to sneak into the United States among the hundreds of thousands of other, mostly Latin American migrants caught at the Mexican border in 2015, according to arrest data from the Homeland Security Department.

Reports: Russia shows off new ‘Satan 2’ missile that could ‘wipe out Texas’

For an even better view of "Texas sizing," check out the following maps to see just how big the state is compared to other landmasses around the world. In June 2011, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation signed a state contract for the "Sarmat" missile, developed as a nuclear deterrent, according to a translation of a Russian publication.

Lawmakers: Russia’s violation of nuke treaty has ‘worsened’

In this June 9, 2016, file photo, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., right, and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, left, talk in Washington. Russia's violation of a key nuclear arms control treaty has become more egregious, Nunes and Thornberry said in a letter released Oct. 19, that urged the Obama administration to confront and impose penalties against Moscow.

Poll: Trump & Clinton tied in Texas Read Story

A new poll from the University of Houston may have Texas Republicans more nervous heading into a presidential election than they have in decades. According to the University of Houston poll, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has support from 41 percent of the state's likely voters to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's 38 percent support in the state.

Another Woman Accuses Trump of Sexual Misconduct

At least four people were killed and several injured when a truck flew off a bridge and into a crowd of people in San Diego on Saturday afternoon, according to ... -- The destroyer USS Mason fired defensive countermeasures in response to what may have been incoming missiles. The ship had been attacked two times before in the... Kyler Kroeger, Doniphan-Trumbull High School, took first place at the recent South Central Land Judging Contest in Hamilton County.

At Critical Time for Campaign, Trump Visits Texas to Raise Money

Supporters of Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump, hold up letters to spell his name during an August 23, 2016 rally in Austin, Texas Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is dropping in on Texas on Tuesday to raise money for his campaign at a critical time, as he seeks to recover from a devastating controversy with just under a month until Election Day. Trump is set to attend afternoon fundraisers in San Antonio then Dallas as part of his fourth trip to Texas during the general election - and potentially last before Nov. 8. Trump was expected to spend less time in the safely Republican state than he has during past visits, with a rally planned Tuesday evening in battleground Florida.

Lawyer: Backpage.com CEO will fight sex trafficking charges

Handcuffed and dressed in an orange jail jumpsuit, the chief executive of an internet site authorities accuse of being "a hub for the illegal sex trade" waived extradition to California today, and his attorney vowed to fight the "trumped up" sex trafficking and money laundering charges he faces. Backpage.com Chief Executive Officer Carl Ferrer was arrested Thursday and his Dallas headquarters was raided after officials in California accused him of felony pimping a minor, pimping, and conspiracy to commit pimping.

Flesh-Eating Worms Have Returned to Florida

The adults lay eggs in open wounds, and the hatched larvae burrow, corkscrew-like, through flesh. Screwworms ate their way into livestock, dogs, deer, and even humans in the U.S. until they were wiped out in 1982, in one of the most successful national eradication campaigns ever.

Border Patrol Agents Pull 51 from – Deplorable’ Alien Stash House

Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley pulled 51 people from an illegal alien stash house described by officials as "deplorable." Border Patrol agents assigned to the McAllen Station in the Rio Grande Valley Sector responded to a tip on Monday about two apartments being used as a stash house for illegal immigrants smuggled from Mexico into the United States.

Recent editorials from Texas newspapers

If losing $916 million and possibly avoiding federal income taxes for nearly two decades makes Donald Trump a brilliant businessman, we shudder to think what would make him a bad one. Like so much that involves Trump and his business dealings, this latest revelation remains shrouded in secrecy attributable to his refusal to release his tax returns.