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The move clears the way for gay couples to wed in the state. Democratic Attorney General Dustin McDaniel's office is expected to appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court.

Rep. Ralph Hall of Texas, 91, was defeated in a Republican primary runoff by John Ratcliffe, 48, a former U.S. attorney with Tea Party support.

Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a bill appropriating more than $7.1 billion to fund state government for the fiscal year that begins July 1.The general…

On this day in 1976, the Supreme Court reinstituted the death penalty. This is part one of a two-part series on capital punishment.

Renowned Texas sculptor Jesus Moroles died Monday in a car accident on I-35 north of Georgetown.Last Thursday, Moroles and his crew from Rockport, near…

Sexual assault survivors and agencies that advocate on their behalf gathered at the state capitol in Oklahoma City on Thursday to share their stories of…

The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office announced the resignation Monday morning of an undersheriff at the center of an investigation into the conduct and…

President Obama is slated to speak in West Virginia Wednesday afternoon, but protesters were lining up hours beforehand — and their welcome wasn't exactly hospitable.

Also: Severe weather leaves three dead in the South; Brazilian police accuse mine company officials in a deadly dam collapse; and the U.N. warns more people than ever are displaced around the world.

Organizers of a medical marijuana petition must turn in nearly 124,000 signatures no later than Tuesday if they want it on a state ballot next year....

If you’re a state inmate and win cash in a lawsuit, the Department of Corrections has the right to pay debts on your behalf.But there’s a possible wrinkle…

Also: A major payday lender is charged in a federal racketeering case; the Arizona legislature bars journalists without background checks; and the last American Idol winner is crowned.