Children who participated in Head Start as youngsters still underperformed their more economically privileged peers years later when taking the first STAAR test in 2012, a study of former Head Start students shows.

Stories and songs for preschoolers, AARP driver safety class, Walk with a Doc

City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas will join U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and other national leaders along with 200 of his fellow mayors — 13 from Texas — at the 81st annual Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Las Vegas, Nev.

Longview state Rep. David Simpson can be forgiven for feeling like a yo-yo since Gov. Rick Perry called lawmakers into special session May 27.

A man accused of choking an 11-year-old boy who tried to defend his mother has been arrested, Laredo police said.

Longview Transit will offer free rides Thursday as the bus system again takes part in the national Dump the Pump Day.

Routine unannounced checks on two registered sex offenders resulted in their arrests Monday for failure to comply with requirements, Laredo police said.

Iowa Park man charged in assault An Iowa Park man is charged with assaulting another man who tried to break up a fight.

Wichita Falls city councilors on Tuesday morning approved $50,000 from 4B sales tax funds toward the construction of a new BMX track at Berend’s Landing along the Wee-Chi-Tah Trail.

United Independent School District’s forthcoming bond proposal could be split into separate propositions.

AUSTIN — The state Senate debated abortion regulation into the evening Tuesday, considering restrictions in a wide-ranging bill after a senator removed a key measure to ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Amarillo city commissioners voted Tuesday on items intended to improve the job market and the airport.

The three projects total $3.45 million in grants and a contract.

They approved a $1 million grant by the Amarillo Economic Development Corp. to Western National Life/AIG in return for the company creating up to 120 jobs in Amarillo that it must maintain for four years.

The jobs should generate about $4.7 million in payroll spending by the company.

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A cache of weapons, cash and gold were seized Monday in El Cenizo by the Webb County Sheriff’s Office.