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A man wanted on a murder charge in a Texas nightclub killing earlier this week was arrested Thursday morning in New Bedford, Massachusetts, police said. Denis Alexis Ocampo-Maldonado, 23, was found and arrested in an apartment building on Felton Street after being tracked down by state and local police, as well as U.S. Marshals and Massachusetts Parole Department officers, according…

Health investigators across the U.S. are finding it nearly impossible to keep up with the deluge of new COVID-19 infections and carry out contact tracing efforts that were once seen as a pillar of the nation’s pandemic response.

A Texas couple was enjoying the views of San Diego County while on vacation to celebrate their wedding anniversary when suddenly, their rental car was slammed from behind not by another vehicle, but by a small airplane that made an emergency landing.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has tested positive for COVID-19, according to his communications director.

Hundreds of people packed the steps of the Texas Capitol at a protest rally to make the end of a four-day march in support of voting rights.

Self-driving rides with safety drivers will roll out this year in Miami by request and next year in Austin.

An Army soldier who shot and killed an armed protester after driving into a crowd demonstrating against police violence in the Texas capital last summer has been indicted on murder charge, authorities said Thursday.

A former Texas sheriff’s deputy has been indicted on capital murder charges in the April shooting of his ex-wife, teenage stepdaughter and the stepdaughter’s boyfriend.

Police made a second arrest Monday in a weekend shooting that killed a man and left more than a dozen more people wounded after gunfire rang out in a busy, downtown Austin entertainment district.

A man has died from his injuries following a mass shooting on a crowded downtown Austin street that left more than a dozen people injured, police said Sunday.

At least two of the victims are in critical condition and there is no suspect in custody.

Police in Austin have arrested one suspect and are searching for another after a mass shooting on a crowded downtown street in which 14 people were wounded

Holly Christine Hayes is a survivor. And after breaking out of human trafficking and overcoming addiction, the founder and CEO of Sanctuary Project wants to help other women do the same. Her Austin, Texas-based jewelry company offers jobs and a fresh start for human trafficking survivors.

Wes Hurt was in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction when he came up with his latest business idea — a beverage company that would help people who were also recovering from addiction. Clean Cause, based in Austin, Texas, now donates half its profits to supporting people in recovery. It also employs them.

Beto O’Rourke is again weighing another campaign — this time for governor.

Unvaccinated people appear more comfortable traveling — and to more densely-populated places — than vaccinated people, according to data from Zeta Global.

University of Texas linebacker Jake Ehlinger, the younger brother of former Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger, was found dead Thursday near campus, Austin police say.

A manhunt is underway for a former sheriff’s deputy wanted in the fatal shooting of three people in Austin, Texas.

Three people were fatally shot in Austin Sunday afternoon. No suspect is currently in custody.

A manhunt is underway for a former sheriff’s deputy wanted in the fatal shooting of three people in Austin, Texas.