Mexico opens probe into reported shooting on border lake, search for US man’s body resumes

Mexico opens probe into reported lake shooting

APNewsBreak: Mexico opens probe of US tourist’s reported shooting death, working to find body

Mexico opens probe into reported death of tourist

Mexican authorities say boats, helicopters, divers being used in search for missing tourist

Mexico says search for missing tourist intensified

US officials say search for missing tourist thwarted by threats from drug gangs

Search for missing tourist thwarted by drug gangs

Search for American tourist reported shot on border lake thwarted by threats from drug gangs

Search for man missing on lake thwarted by gangs

Mexican, US authorities searching border lake for American tourist reportedly shot by pirates

Search on for tourist reported shot on border lake

Judge issues gag order in fraud case of Texas financier Stanford and former executives

Judge issues gag order in Stanford fraud case

Judge issues gag order in fraud case of Texas financier Stanford and former-executives

Gag order issued in Stanford fraud case

HOUSTON — A federal judge in Houston has issued a gag order in the case of jailed Texas financier R. Allen Stanford and three of his former company executives.

In gun culture of Texas, should people be allowed to bring concealed weapons to campus?

Texans debate allowing concealed weapons on campus

2 Texas oil company officials sentenced to probation for selling products stolen from Mexico

2 Texas men get probation in Mexican oil scheme

Attorney: Texas man accused of killing his 3 children previously threatened to kill himself

Texas father accused of killing his 3 children

3 children found shot dead in Houston-area apartment; man hospitalized with gunshot wound

3 children found shot dead in Texas apartment

ATF forms 7 teams in cities across the country to combat gun smuggling into Mexico

ATF forms teams in 7 cities to stop gun smuggling

Judge dismisses charges against ex-Merrill exec in Enron case at prosecutors’ request

Judge drops charges in Enron case

HOUSTON — A judge on Thursday dismissed charges against a third defendant in a problematic Enron-related case marred by overturned convictions and flawed legal theory.

Prosecutors ask that charges be dropped against ex-Merrill exec in Enron case

Prosecutors ask to drop charges in Enron case

Lawsuit: ‘Fracking’ fluid from gas drilling in Marcellus Shale tainted water wells in NE Pa.

Lawsuit: Gas drilling fluid ruined Pa. water wells

Decision of whether insurer pay legal bills for Texas financier Stanford now in hands of judge

Fate of Stanford’s legal fees in hands of judge

Attorneys try to knock down claims Texas financier Stanford took part in massive Ponzi scheme

Lawyers: Texas financier didn’t run Ponzi scheme

Attorneys for Stanford say financier didn’t use $1.7B in investor funds as personal loans

Lawyers: Texas financier didn’t tap investor money

Examiners say ex-Stanford execs knew of financial problems at Texas financier’s Caribbean bank

Witnesses: Execs knew of woes at financier’s bank

Fraud examiner says ex-Stanford execs knew financier tapped investor money for personal loans

Witness: Execs knew Stanford tapped investor funds

DeLay wants Texas trial on charges related to campaign funds moved from liberal Austin

DeLay asks that trial be moved from liberal Austin

Texas Judge says Tom DeLay will go to trial on money laundering charges before 2 co-defendants

Judge: DeLay will go to trial before co-defendants

Insurer says it shouldn’t have to pay legal bills for Stanford, ex-execs in fraud case

Insurer says Texas financier must pay legal bills

DeLay heads to Texas court in money laundering case, days after DOJ ends probe without charges

Money laundering case against DeLay moving forward

Financier Stanford and ex-execs battling insurer over legal bills in $7 billion fraud case

Legal bills at issue in Texas financier’s hearing

Texas executes 3rd member of Houston gang that raped, murdered 2 girls in 1993

Texas executes gang leader for murder of 2 girls

Dad to make 3rd trip to Texas death chamber for execution of gang member who killed daughter

3rd trip to Texas death chamber for grieving dad

Ex-House Majority Leader DeLay says he’s not surprised DOJ probe over without criminal charges

Ex-Rep. Tom DeLay unsurprised after DOJ ends probe

Tom DeLay says he was always confident DOJ probe would end with no criminal charges

Tom DeLay pleased DOJ ends criminal probe

HOUSTON — Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay says he always knew a Justice Department probe of his ties to disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff would end without any criminal charges being filed against him.

Lawyer for former Clemens trainer McNamee looking forward to lawsuit in NY, not Texas

McNamee lawyer hails Clemens appeal ruling

Federal appeals court rules against Roger Clemens in defamation suit against former trainer

Roger Clemens loses defamation lawsuit appeal

Mavs owner Mark Cuban submits highest opening bid for Texas Rangers as auction gets under way

Cuban submits highest opening bid for Tx Rangers

Packers DE Johnny Jolly makes deal with Texas prosecutors, judge to settle codeine charge

Packers DE Jolly agrees to settle drug charge

Lawyers want sentence overturned for Texas federal judge convicted of obstruction of justice

Convicted ex-fed judge wants sentence overturned

Bank robberies attributed to ‘Granddad Bandit’

Bank robberies attributed to ‘Granddad Bandit’

Texas man imprisoned 27 years for rape a free man after DNA tests prove his innocence

Texas man exonerated of rape free after 27 years

Texan imprisoned 27 years for rape a free man after DNA tests prove his innocence

Texan exonerated for rape freed on bond

HOUSTON — A Houston man who has spent the last 27 years imprisoned for a rape he didn’t commit is free.

Judge grants bond to free Texan after 27 years in prison for rape he didn’t commit

Judge grants bond for Texan exonerated for rape

Judge orders Texan imprisoned for 27 years for rape he didn’t commit freed on bond

Texan exonerated for rape ordered freed on bond

Man convicted of killing 2 Houston opera singers becomes 15th Texas inmate executed this year

Man executed for deaths of 2 Houston opera singers

Houston man charged in beating death of 6-year-old son who wouldn’t sleep

Texas man charged in beating death of 6-yr-old son

Roger Clemens asks appeals court to revive defamation claims against ex-trainer

Clemens asks court to revive defamation claims

APNewsBreak: Environmental groups accuse Exxon Mobil of thousands of Clean Air Act violations

APNewsBreak: Groups say Exxon violates US air laws

Legal circus making Texas financier Stanford’s $7 billion fraud case greatest show in court

Stanford lawyer not focused on case’s legal circus

Charges dropped against Houston mom accused of soliciting Canadian teen online

Case of mom accused in underage affair dropped

Texas executes convicted killer of suburban Houston nurse during home robbery

Texas executes killer of Houston-area nurse

French company Technip agrees to pay $338 million in Nigerian bribery scheme

French firm agrees to pay $338M in bribery case

Appeals court vacates truck driver’s life sentences for nation’s deadliest human smuggling try

Life sentences overturned in smuggling deaths case

Judge delays ex-Merrill Lynch exec’s retrial in Enron-related case to weigh misconduct claims

Retrial delayed for ex-Merrill Lynch exec

HOUSTON — A federal judge in Houston has delayed the retrial of a former Merrill Lynch executive whose 2004 Enron-related fraud and conspiracy convictions were overturned.