Texas

Julia Poff, 46, from Brookshire, Texas, is charged with sending explosives made from a cigarette packet and a salad dressing cap to Obama and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in 2016.

The Texas Republican representative Joe Barton reportedly told a woman he would complain to the police if sexually explicit photographs of him were exposed publicly.

Police in Texas are investigating after cheerleader Alexis Butler was killed after being hit by a pickup truck driver, who was using a court-ordered breathalyser at the time.

Bayou Wildlife Zoo in Alvin is up for sale along with 500 animals of 60 different species. The asking price is $6m, down $1m from the original listing.

Breana Harmon-Talbott, 19, appeared in a court on 16 November facing charges of tampering with evidence and government records.

On 15 November, Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls had threatened Karen Fonseca with a disorderly conduct charge over the "offensive" sticker.

Police in Fort Bend, Texas inadvertently created a viral sensation after they asked the driver of this vehicle to come forward.

The US president seemed to be confused as he tweeted his condolences about the wrong shooting incident.

"The fact that the U.S. president can't even keep track of all the mass shootings is a fairly compelling argument for gun reform," one Twitter user wrote.

Pastor Frank Pomeroy, whose daughter was killed in the tragedy, said it would be too painful to use the building as a place of worship.

Officials reported that 26 people died after Devin Patrick Kelley entered the First Baptist Church and opened fire.

Reports say that Devin Patrick Kelley was treated at a mental health centre in New Mexico and briefly escaped in 2012. Kelley killed 26 people at a baptist church in Texas.

Eight members of the Holcombe family, as well as an unborn child, were murdered in the Texas church attack.

State officials have said that the 26 victims from Sunday's church massacre were between 18 months and 77 years old.

A 29-year-old Texas mother is accused of shooting her two daughters, aged 5 and 7, early Thursday (2 November) morning.

A Texas couple is accused of beating and abusing their two daughters and forcing one of them to eat cat faeces.

A father in Arlington, Texas fatally shot his daughter's boyfriend, ran over the couple and then turned the gun on himself on Friday (27 October) night.

Mary Alice Hernandez was arrested by the Corpus Christie Independent School District Police and has been charged with assault for causing bodily injury.

A Texas mother discovered a video of a man raping her 7-year-old daughter on his tablet's "deleted photos" folder. Jose Trinidad Gonzalez, 35, is in custody.

Galveston Police in Texas are hoping to identify a young boy found naked and dead on the beach. The young boy was described as being 3ft tall with black hair and brown eyes.

Police in Richardson, Texas said they found the body of a small child on Sunday (22 October), whom they believe is "most likely" missing three-year-old Sherin Mathews.

George Saunders' becomes the second US author to win the prize for Lincoln in the Bardo which was described as 'unique' and 'extraordinary' by the judging panel.

Gilberto Escaramilla, a former South Texas juvenile justice department employee, is accused of stealing $1.25m of fajitas over nine years.

Friends and family of a Fort Worth couple who disappeared on their honeymoon have hired search teams after not hearing from Forrest and Dona Sanco, since 25 September.

Authorities believe that 19-year-old Paul Adams and 14-year-old Tristan Dilley were in a romantic relationship before he allegedly shot her dead and turned the gun on himself.

Christopher Ricardo Gonzales is captured after social media post gave the game away.

The woman was arrested in Louisiana on 14 September and charged with murder.

The creature has sharp teeth - but no one can say for sure what it is.

The fearsome crocodile lived among the dinosaurs during the Cretaceous Period.

Military planes to spray Lone Star and Sunshine states with chemicals in emergency measures.