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Former Senator Kent Sorenson Bribed To Drop Michele Bachmann Campaign

Aug 28, 2014 05:19 AM EDT

Former Iowa state Senator Kent Sorenson on Wednesday pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to drop his campaign for 2012 presidential candidate Michele Bachmann.

Farmer Finds Treasure While Digging Sand, Ends up Finding a Mammoth Skeleton

Kat De Guzman |

Aug 27, 2014 04:28 AM EDT

It turns out that what the father and son dug up was an ancient treasure.

Perry's Lawyers Seek Dismissal Of Criminal Indictment

Bianca Ortega |

Aug 26, 2014 12:31 AM EDT

Texas Governor Rick Perry's lawyers are seeking the dismissal of his criminal indictment on the grounds that it is unlawful to prosecute him over a political spat.

Texas Governor Perry Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ To Felony Charges

Bianca Ortega |

Aug 21, 2014 06:30 AM EDT

Texas Governor Rick Perry reportedly pleaded “not guilty” to the felony charges slapped against him and waived his right to an arraignment set on Friday.

Rick Perry indicted: Texas governor defiant as he gets mug shot, booked in abuse of power case

Dan Weisman |

Aug 19, 2014 09:00 PM EDT

Declaring on Aug. 19, 2014 he would "fight this injustice with every fiber of my being," embattled Texas Gov. Rick Perry stood on the Travis County Courthouse steps and spoke before going inside to have his mug shot taken. Perry was indicted by a local grand jury two weeks ago at the same courthouse of two felony counts of abuse of power. and coercion of a public servant. He turned himself into authorities at 3:05 p.m. CT on Tuesday,

Man Who Indicted Rick Perry Pleased At Felony Charges

Cody Brooks |

Aug 19, 2014 05:06 PM EDT

The man who started the indictment against Texas Governor Rick Perry was pleased to hear the news on Friday that a grand jury is indicting Perry on felony charges.

Texas Gov Rick Perry Indicted for Abuse of Power and Coercion of a Public Official

Andy Vitalicio |

Aug 15, 2014 08:46 PM EDT

Texas Governor Rick Perry could go to jail next week, after he was indicted by a state grand jury for abusing his veto power, and threatening to withhold funds for the Travis County anti-corruption unit.

SpaceX to Build Rocket Launch Site in Texas

Ren Benavidez |

Aug 05, 2014 12:45 AM EDT

Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) announced on Monday that it will build the first commercial launch facility near Brownsville, Texas.

Hoax Letter Sender 66-year-old Hong Minh Truong

Police Arrest Texas Man for Sending Over 500 Hoax Terror Letters

Staff Reporter |

Jul 29, 2014 11:55 AM EDT

Authorities arrested a man from North Texas for sending more than 500 hoax letters laced with white powder after alarms were raised in U.S. government offices, schools and other areas around the world.

Robbers get beaten up MMA Style

Mitch de Leon |

Jul 29, 2014 01:48 AM EDT

No one expected a hero step out of a convenience store. Two prospective robbers were sent careening towards safety as a Texas gas station clerk came to the rescue of their would-be victim.

Texas Governor Rick Perry to Deploy 1,000 National Guardsmen at US-Mexico Border

Nikki Alfonso |

Jul 23, 2014 08:55 AM EDT

Texan newspaper The Monitor said it received a memo outlining a plan by Texas Governor Ricky Perry that will bring 1,000 National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border, and the deployment cost will amount to US$12 million per month, according to an anonymous source.

Houston Man Looking for Estranged Wife Kills Four Children, Two Adults

Andy Vitalicio |

Jul 11, 2014 12:20 AM EDT

34-year-old man who shot and killed four children and two adults in Spring, Texas has string of domestic violence complaints against him, including one filed recently by his own mother.

Obama Tells Critics Bipartisan Politics Won't Help Solve Border Crisis

Staff Reporter |

Jul 10, 2014 10:17 PM EDT

U.S. President Barack Obama urged his critics to set aside politics if they want to solve the child migrant crisis.

Obama Seeks $3.7 billion to Respond to Immigration Crisis

Andy Vitalicio |

Jul 08, 2014 06:28 PM EDT

As he visits Texas Wednesday for a Democratic Party fundraising campaign, US President Barack Obama has asked Congress for some US$3.7 billion in funds to respond to the worsening flood of immigrants crossing the Mexican border into Texas and California.

President Obama Renews Call to Fix "Broken" Immigration Policies

Andy Vitalicio |

Jul 05, 2014 07:06 PM EDT

As the surge of undocumented immigrant children continue to stream across the US-Mexico border, President Barack Obama has sounded another call for congress to enact legislation that will build what he calls a "fair, effective, and common sense" immigration system.

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