Bill allowing concealed handguns on college campuses draws blanks

AUSTIN — One of the biggest gun bills this session — allowing students with concealed handgun licenses to carry their firearms on college campuses and in their classes — appeared to die quietly ...

Siblings survive havoc of EF-5 twister

Nadia Hill / Managing Editor Keith Dennis heard the sirens wailing from two miles out, patiently listening and waiting for his sister's voice to reassure him she was alive. She was wrapped in blankets, padded by all of her pillows and huddled under a foam mattress topper. The wind screamed and windows shattered. He knew she was rain soaked, alone and in shock. Dennis picked apart his ...

Scout leaders take up lifting gay ban

Former Boys Scout leader Jennifer Tyrrell, left, rests her head on her son and current Boy Scout Cruz Burns, 8, before an news conference at the Equal Scouting Summit. (AP Photo/LM ...

Medical center hit patients survive

MOORE, Okla. (KXAN) - The medical complex adjacent to a hard-hit neighborhood in Moore, Okla., was battered to rubble by Monday's tornado but the patients made it out alive. Dozens inside a clinic were trapped for a time when the walls collapsed in on them. "The thing that actually saved us was this big electrical box," said Dawn Miles, nurse. pointing to the box. She took KXAN on ...

Emails show how Treasury delayed alerting Congress to Tea Party targeting

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa on Wednesday displayed a string of emails showing his failed efforts to get an update from the Treasury Department inspector general's office about its investigation into the IRS practice of targeting conservative groups who sought tax-exempt status. Emails seeking the information date back to September 2012, six weeks ...