Texas

DALLAS (AP) — The mayor of Dallas says he hopes the city will be able to offer identification cards to all residents, including people living in the country illegally.

HOUSTON (AP) — Officials are considering releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in Houston as part of the fight against the insects known to carry diseases such as the Zika virus.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A bill reducing fees for gun licenses statewide is heading to the full Texas Senate.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Senate has preliminarily approved a "wrongful birth" bill prohibiting parents from suing doctors for malpractice after their child is born with severe disabilities.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Lawyers for a Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck have turned to the Texas Supreme Court in an effort to secure his release from jail.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Safety measures installed at Central Texas railroad crossings over the years have significantly curtailed train-vehicle accidents like the one this month in Mississippi that killed four Texas tourists.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin police say they're focusing on halting an increase in armed robberies as the fast-growing area is experiencing an overall jump in violent crime.

BRYAN, Texas (AP) — The actor who plays Manny on the popular sitcom "Modern Family" is mourning his father in real life.

DALLAS (AP) — The city of Dallas has backed away from its claim that a T-Mobile "ghost calling" glitch flooded the city's 911 call center and resulted in hundreds of calls being placed on hold.

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas man and his girlfriend have been indicted on charges arising from the cyber bullying of the man's ex-girlfriend until her suicide.