A progressive upset in Texas recalls Hillary and Bernie all over again. By W. James Antle III.

A second explosion rocked Austin, Texas, hours after an earlier blast, which was apparently caused by a package left on a porch, killed a teen and injured a woman. The first blast, reported about 6:44 a.m., killed a male teenager and injured a woman in her 40s. The second explosion today injured another.

In the middle of every March, the SXSW Music Festival fills Austin, Texas, with thousands of musicians from around the world. Stream or download 100 great songs by artists performing at SXSW 2018.

A former Harris County prosecutor withheld a key email that helped establish a clear alibi for Alfred Dewayne Brown in the high-profile murder case that eventually sent him to death row, District Attorney Kim Ogg said late Friday. Brown, now 36, spent nearly 10 years awaiting execution before his case was dismissed and he was freed in 2015. He later sued Harris County, the DA's office, the prosecutor and police officer who handled the murder case, among others.

Police in Amarillo shot an innocent man who helped foil a possible church shooting. The shooting happened shortly after 9 a.m. Feb. 14 at the Faith City Mission, a faith-based outreach organization. Police said Joshua Len Jones, 35, of Amarillo, barged into a church building at Faith City Mission, pulled out a gun and was holding about 100 congregants and church staff hostage. In the time between when police were dispatched and when officers arrived, a handful of churchgoers wrestled Jones to the ground. One of the congregants was able to grab Jones' gun.

Denton is set to become the second city in Texas to use 100 percent renewable energy. Denton’s City Council voted 6-1 on Feb. 6 to approve an amendment to the Renewable Denton Plan which institutes the new goal with a target year of 2020. The plan’s original goal was to use 70 percent renewable energy by then. The city’s utility company, Denton Municipal Electric, has determined that solar power is the city's best option for renewable energy, followed by coastal wind and then other wind energy. The city currently purchases 44 percent renewable energy.

One of the best documented cases ever of a ‘rain’ of fish took place in Cross Creek Ranch, a planned community development in Fulshear, Texas on the afternoon of January 16, 2018. By Paul Cropper.

The $42 million mechanical clock is buried in a Texas mountain.

Amarillo police have released the name of the suspect from the officer involved shooting at Faith City Mission this morning.

A Texas Panhandle shelter worker who wrestled a gun away from a man holding hostages was then shot by a police officer who mistook him as the suspect. Amarillo police say they received a report Wednesday of a man holding dozens hostage in the chapel of Faith City Mission, a shelter serving the indigent and others.

KENT Whitaker is the sole survivor of an ambush set up by his son Thomas that saw the rest of their family murdered in 2003. Thomas Whitaker lured his family out to dinner by saying he had graduated from a college that it turns out he never attended while his friend Chris Brashear lay in wait to kill the family at their Texas home.

Occurred on February 4, 2018 / Mesquite, Texas, USA "This is an intersection where every year around this time birds hang out by the thousands. It's a mystery why."

Police in Texas arrested a man on charges of unlawfully carrying a weapon after they found an AR-15 rifle, a shotgun, handgun, and ammunition in his top-floor hotel room at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Houston.

There's no use crying over spilled guacamole. About 40,000 pounds of avocados spilled onto a Texas highway Thursday after a big rig carrying them crashed and caught fire. News helicopters from ABC Dallas affiliate WFAA captured images of firefighters hosing down the 18-wheel truck, which was full of crates of avocados.

Police called to the Hyatt Regency Downtown off of Louisiana Street in Houston to handle a drunk guest got more than they expected. An off-duty Houston Police Department officer encountered a man who was acting erratically and belligerent. The officer called for what's been described as urgent backup around 1:30 a.m. when his attempts to subdue the man failed. Officers arrived on the scene and shortly after found several weapons and ammunition in his hotel room.

Texas is currently home to the largest flu outbreaks in the country, according to data collected by Walgreens. Not only is it the state with the most "flu activity," but 8 of the top 10 regional markets with the highest number of flu cases are in Texas (the other two are in Arkansas). At the moment, the San Antonio area ranks ninth in the country. The Tyler and Longeview region ranks number one.

Authorities say an intoxicated Dallas woman who was on a first date with a prominent Houston trial lawyer caused at least $300,000 in damage to his art collection, including two Andy Warhol paintings. Lindy Lou Layman, 29, was arrested Saturday on criminal mischief charges after her date with Anthony Buzbee. She was released on $30,000 bond. Online court records don’t list an attorney for her.

When California rings in the new year with the sale of recreational pot for the first time, Texas will be tiptoeing into its own marijuana milestone: a medical cannabis program so restrictive that doubts swirl over who will even use it.

One family in Stone Oak woke up to a Christmas surprise on Wednesday. “My head was spinning,” said Eli Mackel. “I really want to know who did this for us.” We normally hear reports of people stealing Christmas decorations from outside homes, but on Wednesday the opposite occurred. “Just something you don't expect -- to have your house decorated for Christmas,” said Mackel.

The land agents started working the border between Texas and Mexico in the spring of 2007. Sometimes they were representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers. Other times they were officers from the U.S. Border Patrol, uniformed in green, guns tucked into side holsters. They visited tumbledown mobile homes and suburban houses with golf course views.