Texas

Hundreds evacuated after wildfire in Oklahoma in US

Red flag warnings have been issued for western Oklahoma, the Texas Panhandle and parts of West Texas.

Feb 13, 2017, 08:24 AM IST

Texas executes man for 2002 double murder

The US state of Texas has executed a man who was on death row for killing two employees of a fast food joint in 2002.

Jan 27, 2017, 13:28 PM IST

Texas carries out first US execution of 2017 amid dispute

Texas prison authorities have carried out the first US execution of 2017, as controversy continued to swirl around the drugs used to conduct such lethal injections.

Jan 12, 2017, 10:11 AM IST

Two killed in US military helicopter crash

Two persons were killed when a US military helicopter crashed in northern Galveston Bay, off Texas, media reported on Thursday.

Dec 29, 2016, 12:59 PM IST

Germany-bound Lufthansa flight diverted to New York after bomb threat

A Germany bound Lufthansa Airlines flight from Texas was diverted to a New York City airport following a threat call received by the airline`s headquarters, reports said on Tuesday.

Dec 13, 2016, 12:57 PM IST

Police officer shot dead in Texas

A police officer was killed by a driver on Sunday while writing a traffic ticket outside the police headquarters in San Antonio, a city in the southern part of the US state of Texas.

Nov 21, 2016, 07:48 AM IST

US cop sacked for 'giving feces sandwich' to homeless man

A policeman in the US state of Texas has been sacked for allegedly giving a sandwich filled with feces to a homeless man.

Nov 07, 2016, 17:35 PM IST

US authorities warn of al Qaeda threat to election

A US government source in Washington said some federal agencies sent bulletins to local and state officials flagging the information but that the threat was relatively low level.

Nov 04, 2016, 22:19 PM IST

Taylor Swift to perform at Formula One concert!

Taylor Swift is gearing up to perform at the Formula One United States.

Oct 19, 2016, 09:52 AM IST

Republican Party Crisis deepens, donors want money back following Donald Trump's sexist video scandal

Donors to Republican Donald Trump's presidential campaign have become skittish -- with some downright angry -- after a 2005 tape surfaced on Friday in which the GOP nominee can be heard making vulgar remarks about women.

Oct 09, 2016, 10:39 AM IST

Texas conducts first execution in six months

The southern US state of Texas on Wednesday executed an inmate sentenced to death for murder, amid a nationwide decline in the use of capital punishment.

Oct 06, 2016, 06:11 AM IST

9 injured in shooting incident in Houston, Texas

Nine people were injured on Monday when a man armed with several weapons opened fire on vehicles in southwest Houston, the largest city in the US state of Texas.

Sep 27, 2016, 05:07 AM IST

Seven injured in US mall shooting, suspect shot by police

Several people were injured by a shooter in Houston, Texas, on Monday and the suspect was shot by police officers, the Houston Police Department said on its Twitter feed.

Sep 26, 2016, 19:02 PM IST

Four US police officers shot in separate incidents

Four US police officers and four civilians were shot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Fort Worth, Texas, authorities said.

Sep 18, 2016, 04:55 AM IST

Donald Trump again assails Hillary Clinton as far too soft on immigrants

Donald Trump on Saturday took his campaign to Texas, a state still up for grabs on Election Day, where he bashed Hillary Clinton`s immigration policies as too lax.

Sep 18, 2016, 02:53 AM IST