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A 10-year-old boy was in critical condition and his father in serious after they were accidentally struck Friday afternoon in Lake Conroe by a propeller on a speed boat driven by the man's sister, officials said.

The decline in nests disappointed scientists who have watched the Kemp's ridley slowly crawl back from the edge of extinction.

Michael Anthony Green was unequivocal about one thing: He wants to meet the woman whose sudden scream sent him unjustly to prison for 27 years.

Roughly three out of four Texas school districts received the once exclusive "exemplary" or "recognized" ratings on Friday as the state again used a controversial formula that attempts to predict how students will perform on future exams.

Houston police said Florentino Suchil killed Lucy Sanchez Garcia on March 15, 2009, after he left her at the Las Americas apartments, 5909 Glenmont.

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The confidential health information of about 1,600 patients of Texas Children's Hospital is at risk after a doctor's laptop containing clinical and demographic information was stolen 2½ months ago.

The Texas Medical Board suspended the license of a Baytown doctor Friday, citing his arrest two weeks ago on charges of possession of controlled substances and driving recklessly under the influence while on his way to see a patient at a hospital.

The Federal Transit Administration has given an environmental green light to Metro's planned University light rail line, an 11.3-mile, double-track span that will connect the Hillcroft Transit Center on the city's southwest side with the central University of Houston campus.

Fourteen schools in Southeast Texas had improved test scores last year that bumped the schools up on the state's accountability rating system.

For family members and friends of James Holden, a nightmare ended Friday afternoon when Orange County District Court Judge Dennis Powell announced a “not guilty” verdict.

Shane Robert Martin died during combat operations in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Thursday.

Evangelicals call for a path to citizenship without the deportation of millions. But fiscal and hard right conservatives say illegal immigrants broke the law and should be deported before being given a chance to re-enter the country.

Evangelicals call for a path to citizenship without the deportation of millions. But fiscal and hard right conservatives say illegal immigrants broke the law and should be deported before being given a chance to re-enter the country.

Bird activity was fairly light Friday on a former rice farm south of Winnie in the blazing mid-afternoon heat.

Our Seen cameras were on hand Friday night as Jack Edery & Ultrasuede played to a crowd at the Grill on Calder Avenue in Beaumont. Were you Seen?

Montgomery County has created a public health district to ensure that residents continue to have access to vaccines, immunizations and screenings for communicable diseases that once were provided by the University of Texas Medical Branch.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White says he will be campaigning on the day of the president's Texas visit and will not be able to attend national party fundraisers in Austin and Dallas.

HOUSTON, Texas - The Federal Aviation Administration says a small plane got too close to a Continental jet as it was approaching George Bush Intercontinental Airport.