Stepfather said she was taken by men in a pickup truck who beat him up but let him go.

US Corrections officers face backlash over social media challenge.

One killer stole a key to a set of handcuffs, which he spat out with his dying breath.

Dance has given Nikita McDonald the confidence to shake things up where necessary.

Saavedra Roman became a symbol for those who oppose Trump's hard-line immigration stance.

Cool rules in Austin, the Lone Star state's capital city, writes Rachel Muir.

Jacquelyn Smith was slain on December 1, 2018, in a case that shook even Oprah Winfrey.

The woman rescued from horrific abuse by parents has been arrested for sex with a minor.

Texas officials have found a tunnel - but that's not the only reason the wall won't work.

Trump says he's not prepared to declare an emergency yet, but will if he has to.

Jazmine Barnes' mother described her killer as a thin white man.

One of America's most notorious death-row inmates has been executed.

A member of the infamous Texas 7, who pulled off a massive breakout, is set to be executed

Laura Avila went to Mexico for a cheaper surgery but is now fighting for her life.

The most consequential midterm elections in modern times came to a dramatic finish.

Midterms touted as most important election of a generation as Republicans defect.

When 76 people burned to death inside a cult compound, many blamed the US government.

Mayor of US city unimpressed with plans to open a 'robot brothel'.

A great-grandma killed the gator with a single shot after she claimed it ate her horse.

The woman in the white pickup was feeling increasingly uneasy about the driver.

Investigators in Texas consider Juan Ortiz a serial killer following the shootings.

Dallas police officer Amber Guyger is accused of killing Botham Jean in his home.

The woman was sexually assaulted while receiving treatment for asthma.

Only female students were called out and featured in the video.

Father left a chilling note: "I am dying with my two children."

Makenzie Alexis Noland, a Texas A&M senior, poses up with unlikely best mate - Big Tex.

Company's first design for 3D-printed firearm posted in 2013 was downloaded 100,000 times.

Cold floors, frozen food and filthy toilets - kids on nightmare of US detention centres.

Christopher Young left a final message to his victim's family.

COMMENT: Texas lawyer says he can't get answers for parents who have lost their children.