Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into law a bill that would outlaw abortions in Texas if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. The measure, House Bill 1280, would make it a second-degree felony to perform or try to perform an abortion, and would take effect 30 days after an applicable court ruling. Under …

Over the weekend thousands will join in celebrating Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the emancipation of slaves in Texas – a tradition that stems from 1865. But this year’s festivities also mark the milestone of Juneteenth being on its way to becoming a federal holiday, following an unexpectedly fast legislative process with the legislation winning final passage from Congress in a …

Police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing woman last seen Tuesday morning in northwest Dallas. Marylyn Evans, 75, is described as a white woman who is 5 feet tall and about 100 pounds, with gray hair and blue eyes. She was last seen about 7 a.m. with a walker in the 2800 block of Clydedale Drive, …

Texas lawmakers will revisit critical race theory during a special session, Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement the day after he signed into law a bill aimed at barring the teaching of certain concepts related to race and racism in public schools. The new law “is a strong move to abolish critical race theory in Texas, but more must be …

AUSTIN — The Greg Abbott border wall gambit is a high-risk, low-reward venture. It’s politically hazardous. With Wednesday’s announcement that Texas will mix private donations and tax dollars to build the wall or fence — or “physical barriers on voluntarily donated private and public lands,” as a letter signed by top lawmakers put it — Abbott guaranteed that his political …

In the southeast corner of Fannin County, signs welcome visitors to Ladonia, a small town set among horse stables and cattle ranches with a population just over 600 people. “Small town, big future,” they say. Part of that big future involves Lake Ralph Hall, one of the first major reservoirs in Texas to be built in the last three decades. …

When June Jenkins first moved to Texas from Georgia, she said she was confused by a celebration that took place on June 19. “I came here and went to a Juneteenth event and I was just perplexed as to why someone would celebrate something where you were two years late on receiving notification that slaves had been freed,” she said. …

No breakthroughs were made, but during a much-anticipated meeting Wednesday, President Joe Biden spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the cases of ex-Marines Trevor Reed and Paul Whelan, Americans imprisoned in Russia for crimes they say they did not commit. Lawmakers had urged Biden to address Reed’s and Whelan’s cases with Putin during the Geneva summit, the first face-to-face …

A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot Wednesday morning while walking through a neighborhood in White Settlement with his brother, police say. Police said the boy was walking about 4:45 a.m. with his 15-year-old brother in the 7600 block of Colton Drive, near Lockheed Boulevard and White Settlement Road, when a man driving a silver or white four-door car pulled up …

Police chased Edgar Tirado Jr. as he ran across at least eight lanes of traffic, somehow avoiding all the speeding cars on LBJ Freeway near Coit Road in North Dallas. It was April 19. The two-hour long chase began after the police received multiple 911 calls about a man with a gun who had allegedly robbed a restaurant and a …