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Texas death row inmate ‘optimistic’ after 27 years

In 1995, Hank Skinner was sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend and her two adult sons but always maintained his innocence.

Limits to rights: A memorial for shooting victims outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. This is not the first — nor will it be the last — mass murder by young Americans. Photo: Chandan Khanna/AFP

OPINION| Americans free to live under the gun. How’s that working out?

Another dreadful school massacre in the US raises the question: Will Americans ever get to grips with the ghastly phenomenon?

Solution: Vaccine vials, which need to be kept cool and are costly to transport,  may soon be replaced by vaccines on a thin-film membrane, which will do away with weight, cost and cooling issues. (Jane Barlow – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The vax revolution will be filmed

New tech is poised to help vaccines last longer and reach many more people with far less fuss

The money from the BP oil spill could certainly go a long way in restoring sensitive coastal environments. (Reuters)

How BP Oil Spill Fines Could Help Protect the Texas Coast

Other states were harder hit by the spill, but Texas is still receiving millions of dollars that can be used for vital restoration efforts

“I think it’d be very hard to deal if they do violence, I mean, if it’s another Tiananmen Square,” United States President Donald Trump told reporters in New Jersey on Sunday. (Zach Gibson/Bloomberg/Getty)

Trump faces hostility on visits to massacre sites

The US president did not receive warm welcomes from the areas of Ohio and Texas where shootings have taken place

Algorithm alchemy: Taryn Southern used artificial intelligence to produce her album, after struggling to compose music herself because she didn’t know how to play any musical instruments

No human producer? No problem

A computer has, for the first time, been used to produce an album, but people are still needed for the creative side

Austin mayor Steve Adler told CNN the people of Austin still had to be vigilant because the probe continues and questions remain

Suspect in Austin bombings blows himself up as police move in

Police zeroed in on the suspect over the past 36 hours as evidence came in from video footage and witness accounts

Schertz Police block off Doerr Lane near the scene of a blast at a FedEx facility in Schertz

Trump slams ‘sick people’ for Texas bombings after fifth blast

There have been six bomb blasts in Texas, but only five appear to be connected

A woman and her children take part in a vigil for victims of a mass shooting in Sutherland Springs

Trump: Guns are not to blame for Texas shooting

The gunman who has been identified as a ‘young white male’ shot at individuals between the age of five and 71 during a church’s Sunday services.

Hurricane Harvey is seen in the Texas Gulf Coast in this NOAA GOES satellite image.

‘Disaster’ looms as Hurricane Harvey barrels towards Texas

Texas Governor Greg Abbott asked President Donald Trump to preemptively declare Harvey a "major disaster" in order to speed federal assistance.

Millennial slackers irk Texas

Everything’s bigger in Texas, including hyperbole over the challenges of managing millennials.

‘I’ve no idea who they are; they’re dead and in the street’

Two men have been gunned down by police in Texas after opening fire at a "hate group" event celebrating cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

Wendy Davis: from orange juice seller to abortion bill breaker

The Texas state senator catapulted to national prominence after her 11-hour filibuster successfully derailed an anti-abortion vote.

State senator Wendy Davis is surrounded by media after the Democrats defeated the anti-abortion bill SB5

Senator’s 10-hour speech helps democrats block Texas abortion bill

Texas democrats have blocked a drive for new state abortion restrictions by using a marathon speech as a delay tactic.

Fertiliser plant explosion leaves 15 dead in Texas

An explosion which tore through a fertiliser plant in a small Texas town has killed 15 people and injured more than 160.

Fertiliser plant’s explosion injures hundreds in Texas

Hundreds of people are likely to have been injured in a fiery explosion at a fertiliser plant in Texas, US, say authorities.

Texas couple’s murder linked to white supremacist group

A Texas prosecutor and his wife who were shot dead over the weekend may have been the targets of a white supremacist group, says a US congressman.

Texas’s toe-tappin’

Texas’s toe-tappin’, walkin’ town

Texas is big. And, if you visit Dallas and Houston, awfully bland, but for those ooking for a genuine Texan rose, I would suggest San Antonio.

Republicans in Texas shattered by Obama win

Sue Harris was not quite sure how to react to the victory of Barack Obama. At a party held by the local Republican party, she was lost for words.

Bush pledges swift aid to hurricane-hit Texas

United States President George Bush pledged swift federal aid for millions of storm-struck Texans on Tuesday.