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The bluebonnet is the official flower of Texas, and right now it's blooming at its peak. But as Brandon Scott reports, bluebonnets face a growing threat -- from a foreign enemy.
An overturned cattle truck stalled traffic on a busy Fort Worth, Texas, roadway Wed. It took authorities several hours to herd nearly 100 cows into a makeshift holding pen, before transferring them into another trailer. Nearly a dozen cows were killed in the accident; several more had to be euthanized. KTVT-TV's Arezow Doost reports.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been the longest-serving governor in the state's history, and his time in that role is coming to an end. Perry joins the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts to discuss the state's job growth, immigration reform and what's next for the governor.
A fatal fire took the lives of a mother and son earlier this year in Fort Worth, Texas. Hector Montoya, 8, had been saving money for a PlayStation 4, but after the news of the deadly fire, he used the money to purchase smoke detectors for his neighborhood. KTVT-TV's Brian New reports.
In Dallas, 9-month-old twin brothers - born conjoined - are out of the hospital for the first time in their lives, after separation surgery. Norah O'Donnell reports.
Two 9-month-old twins who were conjoined are now leaving a Dallas, Texas. hospital. The twins were joined at the abdomen but were successfully separated after surgery. Omar Villafranca reports.
Caught on Tape: In Texas, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Safe Home Task Force is seeking the public’s help in identifying a burglary suspect who is seen on surveillance video walking through the victims' home and staring at their infant while they slept.
A strong storm system bringing severe thunderstorms and the threat of tornadoes is barreling across the nation's midsection from Texas to Michigan. Severe winds knocked down trees and power lines, leaving more than 170,000 homes and businesses without power. Meteorologist Eric Fisher of Boston station WBZ reports.
Veteran CBS News journalist Bob Schieffer's decades-long career is showcased at the new entrance of the Bob Schieffer College of Communication at Texas Christian University. Items on display include some of his first reports for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and a typewriter he used during his early days. Jason Allen of KTVT-TV reports.
Former president George W. Bush jokes about how past presidents measure their worth during a speech at former President Lyndon Johnson's presidential library.
The 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act was commemorated at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, honoring the president who signed it into law. President Barack Obama delivered the keynote address and called on Americans not to take that progress for granted. Danielle Nottingham reports.
President Obama praises former President Lyndon Baines Johnson's efforts to expand civil rights.
Former President Bill Clinton slams the Supreme Court for striking down parts of the Voting Rights Act and criticizes the efforts in some states to pass voter identification laws.
Presidents past and present will be on hand at the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas, to commemorate the singular achievement of the first president from the state. Fifty years ago, Lyndon Baines Johnson used his political skills to push through a civil rights law that would change America forever. Bill Plante reports.
Fort Hood’s base commander eulogized his men, and President Barack Obama delivered a speech at a memorial service for soldiers killed in a shooting last week at Fort Hood Army post in Texas. It marked the second time the president had to come to Fort Hood after a mass shooting. Anna Werner reports.
President Obama spoke at a memorial service for soldiers killed last week at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas. It comes almost five years after a similar tragedy took place at the base.
"Apparently some folks are freaking out that I used an old expression about finding all the rope in Texas and a tall oak tree about carrying out justice against bad guys. I meant it," Roy said.
Police say the suspect "belligerently refused" to cooperate with a store policy that requires face masks inside the establishment, before stabbing the manager three times.
Nearly 100 homes were damaged by a predawn tornado in the St. Louis area, while golf ball-sized hail hit Wichita and north Texas. The weather was spawned by a powerful storm system draped across the nation's mid-section that is affecting as many as 52 million people. Vicente Arenas reports.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno briefs the Senate Armed Services Committee on the latest details about Wednesday's shooting at Fort Hood in Texas.
Newly-released video shows the driver of a SUV in Houston going around a railroad crossing gate, and being slammed by a light-rail train. Norah O'Donnell reports.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the military is not doing enough to identify and help personnel who are in trouble. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports on the history of military shootings.
CBS News homeland security correspondent Bob Orr reports on what is known about the suspect, Ivan Lopez, 34.
Officials say an Iraq war veteran killed three people yesterday, and then committed suicide. Sixteen other people were wounded or otherwise injured. It is the second deadly attack by a fort hood soldier in the last five years. CBS News' Anna Werner reports from Fort Hood.
Shots were fired Wednesday afternoon at Fort Hood Army post in central Texas. A spokesman for the base said there was an active shooter situation and all personnel were asked to shelter in place. Fort Hood was the site of a mass murder on Nov. 5, 2009, when Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, opened fire at a soldier readiness center on the base, killing 13 people. Bob Orr reports.
ABC's announcement came as media giants Nexstar and Sinclair announced they would preempt the show indefinitely on all their stations over his remarks.
A federal immigration judge has ordered Mahmoud Khalil — a former Columbia University graduate student linked to pro-Palestinian protests — to be deported.
Trump's visit to Britain moves from royal spectacle to politics on day 2, with PM Keir Starmer expected to push him on trade and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
Three police officers were fatally shot and two others were wounded in a shooting Wednesday.
Authorities were responding late Wednesday night to the scene of an apparent military helicopter crash in the vicinity of Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state
President Trump late Wednesday called for investigations into alleged funders of antifa.
Washington County Sheriff Nate Brooksby held a news conference on Wednesday and went through the timeline of events, dispelling certain false reports that had been spreading online.
On the same day that Tyler Robinson was formally charged with killing Charlie Kirk at a Utah university, a suspect was taken into custody for allegedly making threats against the same college.
This comes after two planned engine firings shut down prematurely, NASA said, putting the Cygnus cargo ship's approach to the space station on hold.