Talarico spotted at Austin City Limits after Paxton launches tipline for sightings

Democratic Senate candidate and Texas state Rep. James Talarico was spotted at the Austin City Limits festival on Friday just hours after his Republican rival and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched a tipline asking supporters for sightings.

Two-vehicle crash shuts down I-610 East Loop

Officials are blocking off the southbound lanes of the loop near Clinton Drive.

Vance casts doubt on livestreaming Hasan execution: ‘I’m not going to be watching it’

Vice President JD Vance questioned whether the Pentagon will livestream the December execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, while saying he would not watch it if the broadcast proceeds.

2 men found shot to death in Houston's Buffalo Bayou days apart

Houston police say the deaths of two young men who were found shot in Buffalo Bayou days apart are likely connected.

Hurricane Isaias: Texas feeling impacts as major storm churns up Gulf

As monstrous Hurricane Isaias churns across the Gulf, the storm is stirring up problems along the Texas coast despite its distance from the state.

Missing Alfred Sanchez, 80, last seen in Sugar Land five months ago

Five months after an 80-year-old man disappeared, his family says there's still no sign of him, but they're not giving up hope that he'll be found.

Texas midterm election 2026: Harris County sample ballots, key races

See Harris County's 2026 sample ballot, candidates and key races. Find Texas early voting dates, polling locations and Election Day information.

Texas midterm election 2026: Fort Bend County sample ballots, key races

See Fort Bend County's 2026 sample ballot, candidates and key races. Find Texas early voting dates, polling locations and Election Day information.

Texas midterm election 2026: Montgomery County sample ballots, key races

See Montgomery County's 2026 sample ballot, candidates and key races. Find Texas early voting dates, polling locations and Election Day information.

Baytown mother pushes for 'Andrew’s Law' after 16-year-old son killed at school

A Baytown mother is pushing for new legislation in Texas after her 16-year-old son was killed at school last year. Andrew Meismer was allegedly stabbed to death by a classmate with a pair of scissors during a fight over a vape pen inside Sterling High School in December 2025. Now, his mother, Rebecca Meismer, is turning her heartbreak into action, pushing for a proposed law in her son’s honor in hopes of preventing another tragedy.

Breaking Bond: Repeat theft defendant Richard Herrin pleads guilty, walks free

Richard Herrin, a repeat felony theft defendant previously featured in a FOX 26 Breaking Bond report, pleaded guilty Tuesday and walked out of court after a judge sentenced him under a provision allowing him to serve his time in county jail, instead of state jail.