Fear grows as drug war rages on South Texas border

Mar. 4 | NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — Border residents fear more violence as rival drug cartels battle for lucrative smuggling routes to Texas. The fight pits former allies — the Zetas against the Gulf Cartel, according to U.S. law enforcement and Mexican officials. The...

Texas lost an extra 50,000 jobs, Dallas Fed finds

Mar. 4 | It might turn out that Texas lost some 50,000 more jobs last year than current data indicate. And according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, most of the extra job losses appear to have been in the Dallas area. The Texas Workforce Commission is...

News Brief: Kay Bailey Hutchison concedes

Mar. 2 | Kay Bailey Hutchison had conceded the Republican gubernatorial race to Rick Perry. Source: WFAA broadcast

Texas: Euless apartments accused of denying units to Muslims

Mar. 2 | EULESS — A North Texas apartment complex is facing accusations that it segregates Muslims in buildings away from other tenants — or refuses to rent to them at all. The complaint comes from former leasing agents at the StoneBridge at Bear Creek complex...

$51 million awarded in suit against Perry Homes

Mar. 2 | FORT WORTH, TEXAS — A Tarrant County jury has awarded a suburban Fort Worth couple a $51 million verdict against a politically influential Houston homebuilder. Robert and Jane Cull of Mansfield won the verdict Monday in state district court in Fort...

U.K. Fighter Jets Scrambled After Woman Rushes AA Flight Cockpit

Mar. 2 | Two Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon jets were scrambled to assist an American Airlines passenger plane shortly before it landed at London’s Heathrow airport on Tuesday after a woman attempted to gain access to the flight deck. The woman, who has...