AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Rick Perry told renewable energy industry officials that a cap-and-trade climate bill in Congress would increase taxes and devastate Texas' energy sector.Read more

NEW YORK — The social networking Web site Tagged.com has adopted reforms on the use of invitation e-mails after being accused of essentially stealing the e-mail addresses of some 60 million Internet users, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Monday.Read more

FORT HOOD, Texas — Routine daily visits by the public at Fort Hood, Texas, have been suspended as the post tightens security following a deadly shooting spree.Read more

BONHAM, Texas — Authorities say two north Texas residents died when the experimental airplane they were in crashed shortly after takeoff.Read more

FORT HOOD, Texas — The grieving process at Fort Hood over gunfire that claimed 13 lives will include a formal memorial service with President Barack Obama.Read more

FORT HOOD, Texas — Officials at Fort Hood, Texas, say the center where soldiers prepare for deployment will reopen Thursday in a new, temporary location.Read more

RICHMOND, Va. — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad.Read more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The U.S. government has agreed to build a removable border fence segment between the Rio Grande and a Brownsville city park.Read more

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HOUSTON — When ecologist Mark Simmons stands on a well-kept lawn, he can appreciate its beauty and the tingle of close-cropped grass under bare feet. He also can't help but see water, fertilizer, pesticides and lawn mowers.Read more

HOUSTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review the case of a Montgomery County man condemned for shooting a woman and dumping her body in a lake so he could steal her red convertible.Read more