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Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...

Houston is in its second year as a popular Spring Break destination, drawing young people to the city to enjoy its nightlife scene and the Houston rodeo. But once upon a time, South Padre Island was ...

An unusual murder case is unfolding in deep South Texas where two bodies were discovered in a remote rural area on Tuesday, February 3. Firefighters in Peñitas, a small town of fewer than 7,000 people ...

A weak cold front pushed through San Antonio on Tuesday, and while a significant drop in temperatures wasn’t immediately felt in South Texas, the front did bring a northerly wind shift, as well as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Texas wildlife rescue teams have been working around the clock to care for cold-stunned sea turtles after a winter storm and ...

Last month, a concrete company on the Texas-Mexico border filed for bankruptcy, claiming its business had been disrupted by federal immigration raids on South Texas construction sites that were ...

South Texas Trail Riders begin the ride. Obama pushes back on White House rhetoric, ape video: Decorum has 'been lost' Disney loses $170 million with 'Snow White' flop: report The economist who first ...

Federal officials are planning to install new immigration checkpoints in deep South Texas even as the number of people crossing the border illegally has dropped to an all-time low. And local officials ...

After federal immigration agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minn., last week, new investigative reporting has alleged the two shooters are U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ...

The South Carolina women’s basketball team was down two key players in an SEC road game Thursday but still came away with a win. Dawn Staley and the No. 3 Gamecocks picked up a 71-56 road victory over ...

The win didn’t come easy for Texas basketball, but the Longhorns finally climbed back to .500 in SEC play with a hard-fought 84-75 victory over South Carolina Tuesday at Moody Center. But in this ...