An appeals court ruled Thursday that the state of Texas should not have seized hundreds of children from a polygamist sect.
Why Texans are up in arms over the Department of Homeland Security plan to build a barrier to illegal immigrants
An arrest warrant has been dropped for a man thought to be the husband of a teenage girl whose report of abuse triggered a raid on a polygamous sect's Texas compound, authorities said.
Authorities knew reports of alleged abuse at a polygamist sect's Texas ranch were questionable before they raided the compound, attorneys for the ranch's families said in court documents Thursday.
Many of the children have seen little or no television. They have been essentially home-schooled all their lives. Most were raised on garden-grown vegetables and twice-daily prayers with family. They frolic in long dresses and buttoned-up shirts from another century. They are unfailingly polite.
About 100 of the 437 children taken from a polygamist sect's Texas ranch amid allegations of sexual abuse were moved Tuesday to foster homes, the Texas Department of Health and Family Services said.
It's every mother's nightmare: Someone takes your child.
Texas removed more than 400 children from a polygamist ranch. Now the state has to figure out their future
A group of women from a polygamist sect's Texas ranch returned to the compound Monday after authorities separated them from the 400-plus children now in state custody.
A monument stands in a park in the twin cities of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona, commemorating the 263 children taken from their families during a predawn polygamy raid in 1953.
An appeals court ruled Thursday that the state of Texas should not have seized hundreds of children from a polygamist sect.
Why Texans are up in arms over the Department of Homeland Security plan to build a barrier to illegal immigrants
An arrest warrant has been dropped for a man thought to be the husband of a teenage girl whose report of abuse triggered a raid on a polygamous sect's Texas compound, authorities said.
Authorities knew reports of alleged abuse at a polygamist sect's Texas ranch were questionable before they raided the compound, attorneys for the ranch's families said in court documents Thursday.
Many of the children have seen little or no television. They have been essentially home-schooled all their lives. Most were raised on garden-grown vegetables and twice-daily prayers with family. They frolic in long dresses and buttoned-up shirts from another century. They are unfailingly polite.
About 100 of the 437 children taken from a polygamist sect's Texas ranch amid allegations of sexual abuse were moved Tuesday to foster homes, the Texas Department of Health and Family Services said.
It's every mother's nightmare: Someone takes your child.
Texas removed more than 400 children from a polygamist ranch. Now the state has to figure out their future
A group of women from a polygamist sect's Texas ranch returned to the compound Monday after authorities separated them from the 400-plus children now in state custody.
A monument stands in a park in the twin cities of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona, commemorating the 263 children taken from their families during a predawn polygamy raid in 1953.
Lawyers for a polygamist sect that is the subject of a massive child-abuse investigation argued in court Wednesday that although its members' multiple marriages and cloistered ways may be unusual, they have a right to their faith and privacy
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson finished second and Jeff Gordon had a rare last-place finish. While at opposite ends of the field, both Hendrick teammates had complaints about how the new cars handled at Texas Motor Speedway.
Heading into Sunday's race in Texas, an anonymous NASCAR insider shared his thoughts with SI.com's Tom Bowles on what to look for in the Samsung 500 and some other thoughts on NASCAR nation:
SI.com's experts weigh in with their predictions for Sunday's race in Fort Worth, Texas
Texas may be best known for "Big Oil." But the oil that could some day make a dent in the country's use of fossil fuels is small. Microscopic, in fact: algae. Literally and figuratively, this is green fuel.
MOORESVILLE, North Carolina -- After a frigid Sunday of banging fenders at Martinsville, the shortest and slowest track on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule, the teams are off Texas for one of the fastest tracks on the circuit.
One inmate was killed and several others were injured when two fights broke out early Friday at a federal prison in Texas, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons said.
The Supreme Court has concluded Texas can execute a Mexican man sentenced to death for murder, ending an unusual capital appeal that pitted President Bush against his home state in a dispute over federal authority, local sovereignty and foreign treaties.
It's tough to imagine Hillary Clinton giving up her conservative pantsuits and perfect hair for a cowboy hat and holsters on each hip. And so far she hasn't.
Dear FSB: I run a lawn and landscape business in Texas. I was wondering if you believe there will be a change in our business due to the dipping economy. I have met plenty of people with profitable businesses like mine. Is there any way to grow my revenue even further?
Conservative talk hosts are urging Republicans to cross over and prolong the Democratic primaries. But whether Limbaugh's "chaos plan" is working is unclear
Underrated: Mississippi State. Forget what happened in the SEC tournament; by the end of the regular season it was clear the Bulldogs were the second-best team in the SEC behind Tennessee. Jarvis Varnado is a shot-blocking menace (see below), and the inside-outside combination of explosive guard Jamont Gordon and imposing forward Charles Rhodes means Rick Stansbury's team can beat you in different ways. Gordon in particular could be primed for scoring heroics in the tournament.
The virtually tied Texas Democratic primary has East Austin diners talking at Cisco's, where politicos have gathered over breakfast for generations.
Election officials in Texas have resumed counting votes from Tuesday's caucuses after overwhelming turnout pushed the caucuses later than expected.
The game of the year will take place in New Jersey on Wednesday night as No. 1 St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.) puts its undfeated record on the line against bitter rival St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) at Rutgers.
Sen. Hillary Clinton Monday questioned her Democratic rival's commitment to renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, a charge that Sen. Barack Obama's camp called a "blatant distortion."
Sen. John McCain could clinch the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, but Mike Huckabee refuses to call it quits.
Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battled for votes over the airwaves and on the ground in Texas on Friday, just days before primaries that could prove decisive in the Democratic presidential race.
Garry Mauro will never forget that night in 1972 when he says Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham ignored the post-election party surrounding them, instead preferring to huddle in a corner and talk about changing the future.
On scene in Austin, TIME's Hilary Hylton compares the old Clinton charisma with the new Obama charisma
Recent commentary and analysis by pundits on the Latino vote has been long on opinion and short on reality. As the presidential primary election moves to Texas, Latino voters find themselves in the spotlight.
Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are in a statistical dead heat in Texas, according to a poll released eight days before the state's crucial presidential primary.
The debate between Democrats Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois was long on rhetoric and -- where Hispanics are concerned -- short on reality.
Pop singer Aaron Carter was arrested for investigation of marijuana possession Thursday after he was pulled over for speeding in Texas, authorities said.
Sen. Hillary Clinton, needing a win in Texas to derail Sen. Barack Obama in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, sought Thursday to contrast her opponent's rhetorical skills with what she called her superior ability to govern.
The burden was on her to slow Barack Obama's momentum, but Hillary Clinton missed most of her shots at her rival
CNN's CAMPBELL BROWN: And the candidates have taken their seats. We are ready to get started. On behalf of CNN, Univision and the candidates, we want to thank our hosts, the University of Texas and the LBJ School and Library.
A state that didn't expect to have a role in the 2008 primaries is now the crucial test. And locals are savoring every minute of it
As we dip into the Hoop Thoughts' mailbag, let's begin with this missive from Russell in New York: "How does Bo Ryan seem to win so many games with minimal talent?"
Inside the Democratic challengers' battle to win blue votes in the big red state of Texas
Sen. Hillary Clinton on Wednesday cast herself as a candidate who "relies not just on words but on work" as she eyed the upcoming Ohio and Texas primaries in hopes of stopping Sen. Barack Obama.
After his tenth consecutive win in Hawaii, Obama hopes to keep his momentum going - while Clinton tries to stop it
A powerful oil refinery explosion rocked the west Texas town of Big Spring on Monday injuring four people, a company spokesman said.
A sheriff's dispatcher says an explosion rocked an oil refinery in western Texas. At least one person was injured
Obama and Clinton have agreed to debate in Austin, but now the fight is over whether the public should be able to attend
Despite a lack of conclusive scientific evidence, some people are already using antiretrovirals as preventives, hoping to halt HIV transmission during risky sex
In the wake of last week's New Hampshire primary, this is not exactly the best time to call yourself a pollster. Fortunately, when I conduct a college hoops poll, I yield results with zero margin for error. That's because the only person I poll is myself. The answers, therefore, are always correct.
I've lost $9,000 in a week due to the declining stock market. Should I pull out my money and put it into CDs or should I ride out the storm? I am only 36 so I have time to make it back, right? - Seasick
Two tractor-trailer trucks crashed and burst into flames Thursday on a bridge between the United States and Mexico, shutting a key border crossing and killing four people, police said.
There has never been a better year for upsets in college football than 2007. But there's one place where the traditional powerhouses still dominate - in the rankings of revenue and profits.
Whether it's a sorrowful apology to family or best wishes for sports teams, the final statements of Death Row inmates before execution offer an inside look at the last moments.
Louisiana appears to be rebounding from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, gaining 50,000 residents in the year ending July 1, according to the Census Bureau
SI.com's Stewart Mandel analyzes the matchups.
It's a thoroughly Hollywood version of a "true story," but this film's got heart -- and a worthwhile message
It didn't take long for St. Benedict's (Newark, N.J.) to establish itself as a national title contender. Last Thursday, the Gray Bees defeated Oak Hill (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 68-62 behind 29 points from junior guard Tamir Jackson. If Jackson and the backcourt can continue to contribute, the Bees will be able to take some of the load off of 6-foot-9 forwards Samardo Samuels (Louisville) and Gregory Echenique, a junior who has been offered by Duke. As for Oak Hill, the road only gets tougher as the Warriors travel to Texas Wednesday to play top-ranked Duncanville (Texas). The Panthers have won 53 straight games while still developing juniors Shawn Williams and Roger Franklin.
The next time the kids give you a hard time on vacation, remind yourself that you really are building memories to last a lifetime.
If you turn to the Bible -- Isaiah Chapter 35, Verse 8 -- you will see a passage that in part says, "A highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness."
Christmas will be anything but merry this year for Helena Saunders.
There is no stronger currency in college hoops than a true road win. For the sake of these rankings, a victory on hostile hardwood is worth immensely more than any work done on a neutral court or at home. The two new teams that enter the top five this week, Texas and Washington State, earned their standing by persevering on the road. The Longhorns -- who, if not for North Carolina's breezy navigation of a tough slate, would be No. 1 -- beat UCLA in Pauley Pavilion, and the Cougars emerged from Gonzaga's Kennel with a major W in the Northwest's hottest new rivalry.
A range of geo-engineering solutions are currently being debated in the scientific community and piloted by eco-businesses. The hope is that by intervening in the ocean's eco-system we will be able to reverse or stabilize the rates of growth in global warming.
Hurricane forecasters said their 2007 predictions were slightly off target this season, which ended Friday and produced just one U.S. hurricane and two Category 5 landfalls.
True or False: One of geothermal energy's biggest fans is U.S. President George W Bush who has a geothermal system installed in his Texas home
PROTAGONISTS: Acie Law IV, Kevin Durant, DeAndre Jordan, D.J. Augustin
If you belonged to a credit union in the past, it was probably because a volunteer at work or church approached you to let you know about the good deal you could get on a car loan.
Barring a complete collapse by Oklahoma, Texas will not play in the Big 12 championship game this season -- and yet, the Longhorns may have the best odds of any Big 12 team of reaching a BCS bowl game, right now.
SI.com's experts weigh in with their predictions for Sunday's race in Fort Worth, Texas.
As the NASCAR season winds down, here are five things to watch for this weekend in Texas:
Six-year-old Valentin Marroquin went from being apparently healthy one moment to battling leukemia the next. As his mother Rosario Marroquin started searching for answers, she kept coming back to their Houston, Texas, neighborhood, and the stench that often envelops it.
Gas prices rose a nickel during the past two weeks, to an average of $2.80 per gallon of self-serve regular, a national survey said Sunday.
The 2007 season had barely begun, and already I was scurrying around Manhattan in a mad scramble to find a sports bar showing a potential upset-for-the-ages (Michigan-Appalachian State) in the making. Looking back now, those first few hours of that first Saturday in September wound up setting the tone for the season to date.
The Supreme Court appeared divided along ideological lines Monday when hearing arguments over the fate of a Mexican murderer on death row, an unusual capital appeal that pits the state of Texas against the Bush administration.
Wearing a black "No. 10" Texas jersey, Vince Young received a loud ovation from the crowd at Royal-Memorial Stadium as he jogged on to the field for the coin toss prior to last Saturday's Kansas State-Texas game. Their appreciation for the 2005 Heisman runner-up likely grew that much stronger once the game kicked off.
USC guard Chilo Rachal seemed genuinely surprised when I approached him at his locker for an interview following the Trojans' rout of Nebraska last Saturday night.
In a postgame celebration on the sidelines, Marcus Forston donned a cowboy hat, inciting a roar from the fans of Miami's Northwestern High School.
Tropical Storm Ingrid chugged across the open Atlantic early Friday while Texas and Louisiana residents cleaned up after Hurricane Humberto.
AUSTIN (AP) -- Former Texas quarterback Peter Gardere, known for leading the Longhorns to four straight wins over rival Oklahoma, was arrested early Thursday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
Hurricane Humberto crashed ashore along Southeast Texas early Thursday, bringing heavy rains and maximum sustained winds of up to 80 mph as it made its way to eastern Louisiana, the National Weather Service said.
Tropical Storm Humberto began its soggy rendezvous with the upper Texas coast Wednesday evening, its rain bands sweeping in as the storm moved closer to landfall.
The number of laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits rose last week in another worrisome sign that the labor market is weakening.
If ever there was a case study in just how drastically the 9-year-old BCS has changed the face of college football, look no further than the game taking place Saturday in Austin, Texas.
Entomologists are debating the origin and rarity of a sprawling spider web that blankets several trees, shrubs and the ground along a 200-yard stretch of trail in a North Texas park.
SI.com's college football writers Stewart Mandel, Luke Winn, Cory McCartney and Austin Murphy provide their predictions for the season.
Household income crept higher and the poverty rate edged lower last year, the government said Tuesday, while the number of Americans without health insurance rose by 2.2 million to 47 million people.
A manhunt for a gunman suspected of leaving a trail of six bodies as he made his way from Texas to New York ended after a brief standoff.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- The IndyCar Series will run races at Texas Motor Speedway in 2008 and 2009 under a new contract announced Monday.
Texas, which leads the nation in carrying out the death penalty, has executed the 400th person since the state resumed capital punishment in 1982.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- That deep and talented group of Texas receivers is taking a beating.
Tropical Storm Erin was downgraded to a tropical depression but flood-weary Texas was still bracing for torrential downpours and flash flooding
Rainstorms spun off by Tropical Storm Erin hit the Texas coast Wednesday evening as the storm churned through the Gulf.
No, it's not your imagination -- it definitely is getting hotter. The eight warmest years on record occurred over the past decade. But staying cool this summer doesn't necessarily mean you have to pay a fortune to keep the air-conditioning running day and night.
Oil prices rose Wednesday as a tropical storm swirled in the Gulf of Mexico and the government reported that supplies of crude oil had fallen far more than expected.
ON THE RISE
Maya Moore is a college girl now, and that means she can no longer compete for any more high school accolades. Here is a list of 10 girls who may be even better than Moore:
A new movie funding law wants filmmakers to come to the state -- as long as you don't mess with Texas
Rain storms across Texas have borne a thousand soggy stories during one of the wettest Junes on record
In another 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the execution of a Texas double murderer whose attorneys argue he is so mentally ill he doesn't understand his punishment.
One of the biggest stories from the 2006-07 school year will get even more attention this fall as more state high school associations from the likes of Texas, Florida and New Jersey are looking to implement random steroid testing for their high school athletes.
The recruiting process has shifted into fifth gear over the last few years, with programs offering prospects earlier and earlier.
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