Associated Press

Texas-based BNSF faces accusations of negligence and wrongful death for failing to control clouds of contaminated dust that used to swirl from the rail yard and settle across a Montana town.

The Federal Aviation Administration says a Southwest Airlines jet leaving Denver was forced to land after the engine cover fell off and struck the wing flap during takeoff. Southwest Airlines says the Boeing 737 landed safely Sunday and the passengers headed to Houston are being put onto another aircraft.

A California-based vendor of election services is charging several Texas counties tens of thousands of dollars in additional fees. The requests from VOTEC have led the counties to discuss their options with the Texas Secretary of State's office.

A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu — an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows. The only reported symptom was eye redness, and the patient is recovering.

AT&T said that a dataset found on the dark web contains information including some Social Security numbers and passcodes for about 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former account holders. Whether the data originated from AT&T or one of its vendors is still unknown.

The Dallas-based company says a dataset found on the “dark web” contains information such as Social Security numbers for about 7.6 million current account holders.

Officials believe the change will more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African heritage.

Federal officials say milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu. Officials with the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed the flu virus is the Type A H5N1 strain, known for decades to cause outbreaks in birds and occasionally infect people.

A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule by the National Labor Relations Board that would have made it easier for millions of workers to form unions at big companies.

emocrats in search of flipping a U.S. Senate seat were watching Texas closely on Super Tuesday to see whom voters nominate against Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, whose underdog challengers have cast as vulnerable after a narrow margin of victory in 2018.

President Joe Biden and Donald Trump are both heading to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas — Biden to Brownsville; Trump to Eagle Pass.

New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said investigators have identified the source of the calls as Life Corporation, based in Arlington, and that the calls were transmitted by a company called Lingo Telecom.