It’s a significant step for Carter. He’s been able to swing a bat and participated in a live batting practice session Monday, but until Wednesday, he hasn’t ran at full speed. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Wednesday that Carter will likely begin a minor league rehab assignment this weekend.

Authorities say an 18-year-old woman about to begin her first year at the U.S. Air Force Academy was killed when a personal watercraft hit her kayak on a Texas lake over Memorial Day weekend.

Other conservative-led states, including Florida and North Carolina, have sought to influence who leads colleges and what gets taught in classrooms. Texas is poised to go further by shifting some of those responsibilities,

ARLINGTON — While the Rangers remain optimistic that Nathan Eovaldi will not need an IL stint after leaving his Tuesday start with triceps tightness, there is still the matter of how to best be cautious with him and not ignore the needs of other starters.

In an exchange in the state legislature, two representatives clashed over a plan to display posters of the commandments in classrooms.

An 18-year-old has been arrested in the shooting death of Andrew Farias, who Texas authorities say was killed at a party one day after he graduated high school. The Uhland Police Department said May 27 that Chad Lee-Gardner was jailed on a murder charge, two days after the fatal shooting of Farias, also 18.

Senate Bill 16 is imperiled after missing a deadline in the House. It was among the most sweeping proof-of-citizenship proposals in the U.S. and would have applied retroactively to all voters.

School boards could pull books from school library shelves if they deem them profane or indecent under legislation given final passage Wednesday in the