State lawmaker urges action as East Texas man allegedly being extorted while held in Mexico

State Rep. Jay Dean said over the weekend that Caden Hawkins, 22, a Hallsville native, is being held "as a cash asset for a corrupt federal judge in Juarez, Mexico." ...

Statewide legal fight grows over Texas’ Ten Commandments classroom mandate

HOUSTON — A new class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU is aiming to remove Ten Commandments posters from classrooms across ...