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About 300 people gathered for Billie Sol Estes' funeral Saturday, four days after he died in his sleep at the age of 88. (credit: courtesy of Sol family)

Notorious Texas Millionaire Laid To Rest

Billie Sol Estes was a larger-than-life Texan who became one of the most notorious men in America in 1962 when he was accused of looting a federal crop subsidy program. His funeral was Saturday.

2013/05/18

An inmate waits for the bars to a dorm at a minimum-security facility in Texas to be opened. (credit: Joe Raedle/Newsmakers/Getty Images)

North Texas Man Convicted In Carjack Slaying Set To Die

A North Texas man who was hiding under a truck trailer when he was arrested for a fatal carjacking 12 years ago is facing execution this week in Huntsville.

2013/04/15

American Airlines Announces New Destinations From LAX, Including Non Stop To Shanghai

American Airlines Agents Narrowly Reject Union Bid

Customer-service agents at American Airlines are narrowly rejecting a union’s bid to represent them in collective bargaining with the company.

2013/01/15

Federal Court: Discrimination In Texas Voting Maps

The future of Texas’ voting districts is again in question after a federal court Tuesday found evidence of discrimination in new district maps approved by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature last year.

2012/08/28

Texas death chamber execution gurney. (credit: AP)

Texas Executes Man Despite His Claims Of Low IQ

The state of Texas has executed a convicted killer whose lawyers say shouldn’t have been eligible for the death penalty because of his low IQ.

2012/08/07

A U.S. flag is held by a marcher in front of the Supreme Court building. (credit: TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

SCOTUS Rules Man Can Sue Arlington Over ‘Sidewalks To Nowhere’

The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away a request from the city of Arlington over the issue of sidewalks and the disabled.

2012/02/21

Minority Groups Call April 3 Primary Unrealistic

Minority groups that claim Texas’ new political maps are unfair have asked a three-judge panel to take their time drafting new maps.

2012/01/23

Court Throws Out Judge-Drawn Texas Electoral Maps

The Supreme Court has thrown out electoral maps drawn by federal judges in Texas that favored minorities.

2012/01/20

Republican Presidential hopeful and Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks at a function. (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Perry Flubs Name, Number Of Supreme Court Justices

Presidential contender Rick Perry said there are eight Supreme Court justices, not nine, and flubbed Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s name in an editorial board meeting in Iowa.

2011/12/09

National Cowgirl Museum And Hall Of Fame

Cowgirl Museum Opening Sandra Day O’Connor Exhibit

It’s been 30 years since Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. An exhibit about her life opens this week at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth.

2011/10/26