13-year-old was driving pickup truck in crash that killed 9 in West Texas, NTSB says

NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg said a 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a fiery collision that killed nine people.

9 killed, including 6 University of the Southwest students, in Texas crash

Nine people, including six University of the Southwest students and a coach, were killed in a head-on collision in Andrews County in West Texas, authorities say.

Foster girls, victims of sex trafficking, abused at Texas shelter

Foster girls who’d been victims of sex trafficking endured fresh abuse at a state shelter in Bastrop, according to a report from a current employee.

Texas synagogue hostage-taker identified by FBI as British national

The FBI has identified the man killed after taking four people hostage inside a North Texas synagogue Saturday as 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram.

Texas synagogue hostage situation sparks reaction from public officials

Public officials around the globe reacted after news broke of a man reportedly holding four people hostage inside a North Texas synagogue.

Ancient rock vandalized at Big Bend National Park in Texas

Authorities at Big Bend National Park in Texas said vandals etched their names and date on a panel of ancient petroglyphs in the Indian Head area.

Texas board withdraws pardon recommendation for George Floyd

The Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles, which unanimously supported a posthumous pardon for George Floyd over a 2004 drug arrest in Houston, withdrew that recommendation over "procedural errors" after sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk, his office says.

Texas substitute teacher brings karaoke machine to class, sings

A substitute teacher in Texas was suspended after he spent class time belting out Toxic by Britney Spears on a karaoke machine he brought in.

Tesla officially moves headquarters from California to Texas

The filing said the relocation from Palo Alto, California, to what Tesla calls a “Gigafactory” on Harold Green Road near Austin was done on Nov 24.

Travis Scott's offer to pay for 9-year-old Astroworld victim's funeral denied by family

The family declined the offer, asking for Travis Scott to "respect" that his "devastation" over the tragedy does not compare to the loss of the family’s 9-year-old son.

Illinois families file lawsuit against Travis Scott, Live Nation

The families of Jacob "Jake" Jurinek, 20, and Franco Patino, 21, are among the latest to file lawsuits as a result of the Nov. 5 Astroworld concert tragedy.

70 minutes at Astroworld: A countdown to catastrophe

In the 70 minutes the headliner was on stage in a show that left nine dead, one thing was certain: Nearly everyone felt the waves of humanity, borne of excitement but soaked with risk, as they spread.