A man who told a 911 operator he killed his girlfriend and cooked parts of her body later described his actions as being compelled by God, police said Monday. Complete Story...
A couple and their three young children died early Monday when their mobile home caught fire in a dilapidated, rural trailer park south of Houston, authorities and neighbors said.
D.J. Augustin scored 30 points and No. 14 Texas, playing at full strength for the first time this season, rolled to an impressive 81-62 win Saturday over Saint Mary's.
In the middle of a prison cemetery known as Peckerwood Hill, inmates Mack Matthews and George Washington share a common fate.
Damion James had another double-double for No. 14 Texas, scoring a career-high 29 points and grabbing 14 rebounds to lead the Longhorns to a 67-59 victory over TCU on Wednesday.
Texas junior running back Jamaal Charles, who rushed for 1,619 yards this season, announced Wednesday he will leave the Longhorns to enter the NFL draft.
Wisconsin's Michael Flowers hit a long 3-pointer with 2 seconds to play, then stole Texas' inbounds pass and tossed it high in the air to run out the clock, lifting the Badgers to a 67-66 upset of No. 9 Texas on Saturday.
With two amusement parks, the Texas Rangers' recently built baseball stadium and the Dallas Cowboys' $1 billion football stadium on its way, Arlington is transforming itself from an aging suburb to the Lone Star State's playground.
Freshman Kalin Lucas scored a career-high 18 points, including an acrobatic layup to ignite a key first-half run, to lead No. 9 Michigan State to a 78-72 victory over No. 4 Texas on Saturday night.
D.J. Augustin scored 24 points and No. 4 Texas survived its toughest home game this season with a 66-56 victory over Oral Roberts on Tuesday night.
Connor Atchley scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and No. 4 Texas fought off pesky Texas State for a 96-81 win Saturday night to stay perfect on the season.
A.J. Abrams, D.J. Augustin and Damion James scored 18 points each to lead No. 4 Texas to an 80-54 win over Rice on Saturday night.
There was no letdown for the streaking Texas Longhorns.
A prison officer's failure to follow procedures created the opportunity for two felons to escape from a work detail and led to the death of a guard, a report on the killing concluded.
Damion James dunked with 8 seconds remaining to help No. 8 Texas upset second-ranked UCLA 63-61 after the Longhorns blew all of a 16-point, first-half lead Sunday in the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series.
Damion James had 19 points and 10 rebounds and No. 8 Texas ran its record to 6-0 for only the second time in coach Rick Barnes' 10 seasons with a 98-61 win over Texas Southern on Wednesday night.
D.J. Augustin scored 23 points, A.J. Abrams had 21 and No. 15 Texas shot 64 percent from the field in routing No. 7 Tennessee 97-78 in the championship game of the StubHub! Legends Classic on Saturday night.
A.J. Abrams had career bests of 31 points and nine 3-pointers to lead No. 15 Texas to a 102-87 victory over New Mexico State in the semifinals in the StubHub! Legends Classic on Friday night.
Another win over Texas wound up being Texas A&M; coach Dennis Franchione's final game. After his Aggies beat the No. 13 Longhorns 38-30 on Friday night, Franchione resigned, accepting a buyout from the school.
A.J. Abrams scored a career-high 30 points and No. 16 Texas cruised past Division II Arkansas-Monticello, 100-52 on Sunday.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama continued his not-so-subtle criticisms of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, during a quick fundraising jaunt to the Texas capital Saturday.
The first letter, neatly handwritten on lined paper, arrived at the federal courthouse in Dallas nearly a year and a half ago with a simple address: U.S. District Clerk's Office.
A.J. Abrams scored 21 points and No. 16 Texas coasted to a 73-42 victory Friday night over UC Davis, which is playing its first season as a full-fledged Division I program.
D.J. Augustin scored 19 points and No. 16 Texas overcame first-game shooting struggles with stout second-half defense to pull away from Texas-San Antonio for a 58-37 win Monday night.
Colt McCoy passed for four touchdowns, ran for two more and No. 15 Texas scored 24 points in the fourth quarter to hold on for a 59-43 win Saturday over Texas Tech.