Associated Press

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Police say there has been a shooting at a Roswell middle school in New Mexico.

KATY, Texas (AP) — A 19-year-old high school student is scheduled to appear in court on charges that he brought a weapon to his Houston-area school, prompting an evacuation and campus sweep by a bomb squad.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Department of Public Safety officials have joined law enforcement around the country in observing National AMBER Alert Awareness Day.

CHRIS TOMLINSON, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is to address a public policy conference sponsored by the conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation.

LONGVIEW, Texas (AP) — An East Texas woman arrested outside a hospital has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in a failed plot to steal a baby. The Longview News-Journal (http://bit.ly/1ggWacP ) reported Wednesday that investigators believe 31-year-old Tanya Bradley of Longview planned to attack a new mother and take the baby or kill a pregnant woman and remove the fetus...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will announce five "Promise Zones" this week as part of his effort to focus on income inequality in the lead-up to his State of the Union address. Promise Zones are areas where the federal government provides tax incentives and grants to help communities tackle poverty...

DALLAS (AP) — Health officials in Dallas and Denton counties have confirmed 19 flu-related deaths as medical experts urge people to get vaccinated.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court is set to review a Texas law that led to the closing of many abortion clinics in the state.

DALLAS (AP) — A canine named Chloe has been rescued after getting trapped in a Dallas apartment complex drain pipe.

HOUSTON (AP) — Former first lady Barbara Bush has been hospitalized in Houston with a respiratory-related issue.