Texas hotel explosion leaves 21 people injured

Has Ted Cruz "cursed" Texas sports? Fans sure seem to think so

4.1 magnitude earthquake hits Los Angeles

Rogue alligator causes chaos in Florida shopping center

Surf's up: Big waves pound the West Coast as forecasters issue warnings

Justice Department threatens to sue Texas over anti-migrant "Show Me Your Papers" law

Surfing Santas descend on Florida beach for a heartwarming cause

Florida becomes only state to turn down millions to lessen emissions

Texas sued over extreme law targeting undocumented migrants

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs extreme bill targeting undocumented migrants

Texas Supreme Court rules against woman's abortion after she leaves state

Texas woman forced to leave for emergency abortion amid state Supreme Court battle

Texas woman sues over abortion law that could prevent her from having another child

Texas shooter arrested after horrific killing spree across multiple locations

High-speed rail in US west gets multi-billion-dollar boost

Texas Supreme Court hears case challenging abortion ban for medical emergencies

Texas' top court to hear case challenging abortion ban for medical emergencies

California commits to teaching "media literacy" in public classrooms

Texas legislation to criminalize undocumented immigrants heads to governor's desk

Fight fire with fire: Controlled burns stem California blazes

Pope Francis sacks conservative Texas bishop Joseph Strickland in rare move

Brent Brewer executed in Texas despite discredited expert testimony at retrial

Eight dead in car crash after police chase migrant smuggler

Texas chemical plant explosion creates massive fire and sparks fears of toxic air pollution

Highland Fire: California wildfire spreads as thousands urged to flee

Texas House advances bill that criminalizes undocumented immigrants

California to launch first-in-nation Ebony Alert for missing Black youth

Texas executes Jedidiah Murphy on World Day Against the Death Penalty

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to decriminalize psychedelics

California becomes latest state to put an end to book bans!

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs raft of bills to boost LGBTQ+ rights – with one big exception

San Francisco supervisors laud reparations plan, but mayor puts brakes on cash payments

Huge grouper fish, the joy of Florida divers, are now "vulnerable"

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted in historic impeachment trial

California sues oil giants, alleging climate risks deception

California is one step closer to ending the slavery loophole

Florida judge leaves restrictions on gender-affirming care for trans adults in place

California fast food workers to get huge minimum wage increase after years-long battle

South Florida city becomes state's first LGBTQ+ sanctuary

Texas can keep anti-migrant border buoys for now, appellate court rules

Texas ordered to remove anti-migrant river buoys as judge criticizes Governor Abbott

Ted Cruz gets 2024 challenge from "Mexican biker lawyer covered in tattoos"

Ken Paxton: What to know about the suspended Texas AG's impeachment trial

Two Texas fracking billionaires reportedly pour fortunes into climate-crisis denialism

Which US city is best equipped to survive a zombie apocalypse?

Neo-Nazis march in Orlando and protest in front of Disney World

Ron DeSantis suffers blow as judge strikes down Florida congressional maps

Anti-abortion advocates proposing to block Texas highways

Texas' drag and book bans temporarily blocked, but gender-affirming care ban takes effect

Texas' Death Star bill shot down by judge in big win for blue cities

Hurricane Idalia sweeps Florida to Georgia after "catastrophic flooding"

Hurricane Idalia: Florida residents urged to evacuate ahead of dangerous landfall

California AG sues school district over forced outing policy for LGBTQ kids

Jacksonville gunman kills three Black people in racist shooting

Texas judge blocks gender-affirming care ban for trans youth as AG files appeal

Baby dolphin found dead after Florida men take controversial Instagram photo

Florida issues harsh new punishments for transgender bathroom use on college campuses

California Reparations Task Force member introduces bill to create historic agency

California cleans up after record rainfall from Tropical Storm Hilary

Tropical Storm Hilary bears down on California with potentially life-threatening flooding