Southern Methodist University in Dallas tried to declare its independence after the church voted to ban gay weddings and ...

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) appointed Justice Jimmy Blacklock, a conservative ally of the governor, to serve as the chief justice on the Texas Supreme Court.

Blacklock is replacing retired Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, while Abbott's legal adviser James Sullivan takes the open spot on ...

Fast-growing wildfires raging in Los Angeles killed at least two people on Wednesday, destroying hundreds of buildings, scorching hillsides and prompting officials to order some 70,000 people to ...

A state of emergency has been declared in Russia's western city of Engels, according to the region's governor. It comes after Ukraine said it was behind a drone strike on a Russian oil base in the ...

Acting USPTO Director Derrick Brent filed an intervenor’s brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in an ...