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Gerald Teldon, a veteran of the Allied air war over Italy and the Balkans during World War II, was decorated for his service at a ceremony at the San Antonio Chabad Center for Jewish Life and Learning just hours before his great-grandson's bar mitzvah.

The zoo has paired sets of horned lizards to encourage breeding, then carefully hatch the eggs.

Uvalde CISD Superintendent Hal Harrell says he wanted to wait until an investigation into the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was complete before making personnel decisions. However, as he hasn't been given any details, he decided to place UCISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo on administrative leave effective Wednesday.

SpaceX plans to launch rockets near Brownsville, Texas, and send the first person to Mars from there. Seven years after breaking ground, residents say the only thing skyrocketing is housing prices.

Lizelle Herrera, 26, was released from custody Saturday night on $500,000 bond. Then, on Sunday, the DA said the Starr County Sheriff's Department "did their duty in investigating the incident brought to their attention by the reporting hospital." However, he said that this is not a criminal matter under Texas law.

Blue Star Families, a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting military families, released the findings of its 2021 Military Family Lifestyle Survey Wednesday. It incorporates responses from more than 8,000 individuals worldwide and explores the challenges associated with service.

“People back then didn’t think of the consequences, but there is one of the rooms that’s completely filled with trash, and some of it is not biodegradable, so they’re going to stay here for years unless we actually pull them out.”

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Tuesday he is suing the federal government over the Defense Department’s vaccine mandate for military service members, saying the requirement interferes with his authority over the Texas National Guard. Abbott accused the Biden administration of violating the Second Militia clause of the Constitution and undermining his commander-in-chief power.

University of Texas at Austin researchers project a statewide surge in coronavirus cases over the next few weeks will outpace the nation as a whole.

“Everyone always talks about New York and California, but I think Texas is going to be the place to be,” said Joseph Ash with New York City-based Kassin Sabbagh Realty. “The workforce is moving there, companies are moving there. To me, it’s the best state in the country.”

Osvaldo Chacon has been singing since he was 5, and 15 years later, he's going to compete in a program he's been hoping to get to all those years.

The Texas Military Department will soon begin building border wall infrastructure in the Rio Grande Valley and continue construction in the Del Rio sector as part of Governor Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star. The controversial program is set to continue indefinitely.