School honoring Confederate icon gets historic new name
Starting next year, the Jefferson Davis Magnet School will become the Barack Obama Magnet School
Houston residents pick up the pieces 2 weeks after Harvey
More than two weeks after Harvey flooded the Texas Gulf Coast, thousands of Houston residents are picking up the mess it left behind
Parents of "Dreamer" who died attempting Harvey rescues speak out
"My son went to a place where there are no borders. God never places borders," said Alonso Guillen's mother
Residents concerned about flooding at Superfund sites in wake of Harvey
Of the 41 Superfund sites -- places storing sulfuric acid, heavy metals and waste oils -- that were in the storm's path, 13 were flooded
How elderly residents seen in startling image were rescued from nursing home
Stranded senior citizens -- many suffering from dementia -- in a Dickinson, Texas, nursing home were stuck in waist-high flood waters
Confederate monument debate continues in the South
As night fell in Birmingham Tuesday, city workers raised a blackened plywood wall around the Confederate memorial
Confrontation between cop and black man goes viral
Marlin Gipson, 20, recorded the moment a constable stopped him in Texas while he and his brothers were passing out business cards
Rural Kentucky residents fear proposed Medicaid cuts
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's home state is expected to be hard hit by proposed cuts in Medicaid funding that remained in a re-tooled health care plan
Father creates special water park named after his daughter
Morgan's Inspiration Island in San Antonio, built by Gordon Hartman, is the first water park built for all kids, even ones in wheelchairs
Tensions high between lawmakers, voters
As the country celebrates 241 years of independence, Americans are exercising the right to speak freely to their representatives in Congress
Texas' "sanctuary city" ban unpopular with police chiefs
Texas lawmakers approve bill that gives police officers, sheriff's deputies power to enforce federal immigration laws
Good Samaritans race to save kids from raging flood
Strangers help rescue two children trapped inside overturned truck in Texas
Federal judge strikes down Texas' voter ID law -- again
Floyd Carrier says he wasn’t allowed to vote because he did not have one of the photo IDs required under a 2011 law
Driver in deadly church bus crash told witness he was texting
Jody Kuchler watched as erratic pickup driver plowed head-on into van carrying senior citizens returning from church seminar
Texas officer keeps school safe while spreading joy
To the teens at Clark High in Plano, Texas, Officer Parker is a confidant and confidence booster