Tropical storm Alex has been upgraded to a category one hurricane Tuesday night with 80 mile-per-hour winds.
President Obama issued a pre-emptive federal disaster declaration for south Texas as well Tuesday.
WACO --- The Washington Avenue bridge in downtown Waco is expected to re-open soon.
City officials are hoping to open the bridge to traffic in time for the Fourth of July weekend.
Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin visited Texas this past weekend.
The former Alaskan governor spoke on energy independence during her trip to the Oil Palace in Tyler, Texas.
Former Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe Jr. died on Sunday at the age of 87.
He served Texas from 1972 to 1978.
Briscoe had been hospitalized in poor health since the beginning of the year.
A Robinson woman who lied about having breast cancer will serve a year in jail.
The jury found Trista Lathern guilty of tricking people into giving more than 1,500 dollars for breast cancer treatment.
Clean up crews in Texas continue to protect the coastline from the massive oil spill in the Gulf.
Fort Worth-based TAS Environmental has a team working 12-hour days, 7-days a week, sucking up oil from coastal areas.
A Waco man was arrested after beating his 65-year-old father.
Police say 19-year-old Michael Martinez hit his father after he refused to give him money.
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