A Texas man who once escaped custody and spent three days on the run after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend received a lethal injection Wednesday,

A sheriff for a South Texas county has been accused of starting a cleaning company with his department's staff to clear half a million in profits.

Charles Thompson was sentenced in 1999 for killing his then-girlfriend and another man. His execution in Texas is the first in the U.S. this year.

Texas has become the top source of new residents for nine other states, despite its own population growth. The U.S.

A federal appeals court will consider Thursday if a Texas law that makes it a state crime to be in the country illegally is constitutional.

Abbott points to an executive order issued last September by President Donald Trump, stating the H-1B visa program “was created to supplement the United States’ workforce – not to replace it.

Gov. Greg Abbott once again stepped up his tightening control of foreign workers in Texas by calling for an investigation into worker visas. Abbott directed all Texas state agencies and universities Tuesday, Jan. 27, to freeze new H-1B visa petitions and launch a review of the current H-1B visa program use.

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Federal law prohibits foreign nationals, including convicted felons and those who lie on their immigration applications, from becoming U.S. citizens, a federal judge in south Texas