Ken Paxton's attorney endorses James Talarico in US Senate race

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A lawyer who represented Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for nearly a decade over accusations of corruption and securities fraud is supporting Democrat James Talarico – and not his former client – in one of the biggest U.S. Senate races.

Man in Texas is accused of using a fake boarding pass to get on a United flight to Los Angeles

A Texas man is accused of using a fake boarding pass to get on a United Airlines flight before he was found hiding in a restroom, forcing the plane back to the gate before it could take off at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, court documents say.

Trump says he's 'the boss' on arrival for first meeting of final day at G7 summit

Trump says he’s ‘the boss’ on arrival for first meeting of final day at G7 summit

A flesh-eating screwworm cattle parasite is spreading in Texas

Two more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed hundreds of miles apart in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping the spread of a pest that could potentially devastate the nation’s cattle industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday.

Star power: Viewership for Game 1 of NBA Finals up 90%

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – The star power of Victor Wembanyama and Jalen Brunson helped this year’s NBA Finals get off to a huge start in terms of viewership, the likes of which hadn’t been seen since the last finals matchup between LeBron James and Stephen Curry eight years ago.

Texas to speed work on a fly-breeding factory to fight cattle parasite

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed concern Friday that a new factory isn’t expected to start breeding sterile New World screwworm flies for more than a year as a big part of the effort to stop its flesh-eating larvae from threatening the $113 U.S. billion cattle industry.

Senior US officials dictate memorandum with Iran to journalists

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senior U.S. officials dictated the memorandum of understanding with Iran to journalists Wednesday after days of secrecy, and Iran suggested that its deal with the United States could be signed by Presidents Donald Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian.

Wembanyama scores 26 but Spurs fall to Knicks in Game 1

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Victor Wembanyama got blessed by nuns before the game, got the loudest ovation when the starters were announced, pumped his fist to the crowd a few times and generally seemed to enjoy his first taste of the NBA Finals.

Screwworm fly detected in Texas decades after cattle threat was largely eradicated

The New World screwworm fly has reached south Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Wednesday, the first time in decades that the parasite with flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation’s cattle industry and only the third time it’s appeared in the U.S. in that time.