Texas News

A Texas woman was arrested this week on charges that she tried to sell her son on Craigslist, however she is not the only one hinting at the problem of depression in parents.

Steve Stockman, a Congressman from Texas, is holding a giveaway. The winner of the giveaway will be given an AR-15 assault rifle.

Dallas - Many kids dream of having a tree house. Two boys in Texas didn't get a tree house, but a tree mansion. Built by their grandparents, the tree house is 100 square feet with an elaborate design.

Texas City - West, in Texas is evacuated after explosion hits fertilizer plant, killing at least five people and injuring approximately 200, including some children

Houston - The crime rate in Cypress, Texas has been notably low, as the crime rate is lower than 57% of U.S. cities. Houston however has been exponentially higher lately. This Lone Star College campus stabbing is a case in point.

At least fourteen people were wounded in a mass stabbing attack at the Lone Star College. The knife wielding suspect has been detained by police.

Last Friday, Shell Pipeline shut down their West Columbia Texas pipeline after it was found that 700 barrels had been lost, which amounts to almost 30,000 gallons of crude oil. A train derailed in Canada, and then there was that Mayflower, AR incident.

Austin - Lance Armstrong is set to return to competition this weekend. However instead of jumping on a saddle this time he will be jumping in the pool.

Houston - New legislation is being proposed in Texas that would establish a sort of Texas Bullion Depository. Texas Governor Rick Perry and other lawmakers are proposing that it would get back its gold from the Federal Reserve.

Marble Falls - They wanted to demolish a bridge in Marble Falls, Texas, USA. The video shows the whole process of the demolition, including a rather impressive slow motion version of the series of explosions.