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As communities in south and central Texas kept an eye on rivers rising due to torrential rain from Hermine, a new tropical storm formed on Wednesday in the deep Atlantic.

A hurricane watch was issued for the coasts of Texas and Mexico in the Gulf on Monday as Tropical Storm Hermine approached.

Google Inc said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office into the fairness of its search engine rankings.

A longtime Texas congresswoman pledged to return more than $20,000 in donated funds meant for needy students after it turned out that she gave the scholarships to her relatives and those of her staff.

Erykah Badu must pay a $500 fine and serve six months on probation for her naked stroll through downtown Dallas, Texas, while making a music video last March, a city official confirmed Tuesday.

The Texas attorney general sued the Obama administration on Wednesday over its new deepwater offshore drilling moratorium, claiming that it is unjustified and that federal officials did not contact the state before issuing the ban.

The Irving, Tex. mother who strangled her two children earlier this week told a 911 operator she did so because they were both autistic and she wanted normal children, myFOXdfw.com reported Wednesday.

Republicans may wrest control of the US House from Democrats by winning more than 40 seats in the November election, said Representative Pete Sessions of Texas, chairman of his party's House campaign committee.

The mayor and her teenage daughter have been found shot to death at their home, city officials said Wednesday July 14, 2010. Police discovered the bodies of Coppell Mayor Jayne Peters, 55, and Corrine Peters, 19, Tuesday evening, community information officer Sharon Logan said. Police found no signs of forced entry, Logan said.

Campbell Soup Co. is recalling 15 million pounds of SpaghettiOs with meatballs after a cooker malfunctioned at one of the company's plants in Texas and left the meat undercooked.