CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An astronaut is gearing up for the first spacewalk of his career while awaiting the imminent birth of his daughter.Read more

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican activist Cathie Adams has almost made a career out of stirring things up. She has criticized senior members of her own party, bucked business leaders by opposing their cherished lawuit reform efforts, called global warming a "hoax" and used the specter of Adolf Hitler to warn of perceived Obama Administration excesses.Read more

GILCHRIST, Texas — Mark Faggard remembers the cheering of the crowds lined up on Meacom's Pier to watch surfing competitions in years past.Read more

DALLAS — Texas Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison have agreed to a debate before their hotly contested Republican gubernatorial primary next spring.Read more

DALLAS — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said it will again hear arguments in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil Corp. loaded abandoned wells with junk, sludge and even explosives to keep other companies from drilling there.Read more

MEXICO CITY — Mexico's top domestic security official said Friday that sectors of the general public have cooperated with drug cartels in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez, and the government is about to launch new social programs there to combat gangs.Read more

A slight chance of rain was forecast in parts of Texas on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.Read more

LAS VEGAS — Michael Jackson's doctor bought a powerful anesthetic in Nevada and had it shipped to California, where it was found at the pop singer's bedside after he died, court documents released Friday show.Read more

DEL RIO, Texas — A Customs and Border Protection agent has been indicted for allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old in custody.Read more

AUSTIN, Texas — It's too early to say whether Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will succeed in her run for governor, but she has already upset a slew of ambitious politicians who are having to delay or rethink their plans for moving up the food chain.Read more