The room in the Commonwealth Journal office which stores old bound editions of our local newspaper has always been a bit of a ...

Conservative Catholics who support the demise of the Chevron deference cite agency overreach and religious freedom. But some ...

Mark Thompson Leonard, 71, of Abita Springs passed away Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, at his home, surrounded by family, friends and dogs. Mark was born Oct. 29, 1952, in Cape Girardeau to Paul J. and Jane ...

Judge Denies Effort to Halt State Fair of Texas' Gun Ban DALLAS (AP) — A judge on Thursday denied a effort by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to halt the recently announced ban on guns at the ...

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said at an event Tuesday that the Texas Education Agency "will prevail" in the lawsuit against the state. A Travis County judge has again blocked the state ...

A district court judge in San Antonio ruled against the Texas attorney general’s attempt to stop one of the state’s biggest counties from mailing voter registration applications to a large ...

A judge is set to decide the legality of a policy banning guns at the State Fair of Texas on Thursday after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the ban violates state law. Last month ...

Bryan Kohberger, the 29-year-old criminologist accused of a quadruple home invasion murder, will soon get a change of scenery after more than 18 months behind bars in the Latah County Jail in ...

DALLAS A judge on Thursday denied a effort by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to halt the recently announced ban on guns at the State Fair of Texas. Dallas County District Judge Emily Tobolowsky ...

A Dallas County district judge is leaving the State Fair of Texas gun ban in effect after an injunction hearing Thursday. Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Dallas and the fair last month because ...

A Dallas County District judge on Thursday denied Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to block a new State Fair of Texas policy restricting who can bring guns to the 24-day event. The ban will ...

LIBERTY HILL, Texas — Editor's note: Authorities in Williamson County revealed new details on the alleged plot to kill a couple and a judge. The original story continues below. Multiple people ...