Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police are investigating the death of a man who was fatally shot while fishing in a bayou. Police say 39-year-old Michael Yates Jr. was fishing Sunday night in northeast Houston with two other individuals when an unidentified man approached the group and began speaking to them...

PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued three men whose shrimp boat sank in the mouth of the Sabine River near the Texas-Louisiana border. Coast Guard officials say 911 dispatch notified them around 4 a.m. Monday that the 28-foot shrimp boat "Captain Kevin" was taking on water...

COPPELL, Texas (AP) — Texas and nationwide retail gasoline prices have slipped 3 cents per gallon this week. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the statewide average at the pump was $2.09 per gallon. Drivers across the U.S. are paying an average $2...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An Oct. 13 sentencing date has been set for a Texas woman who pleaded guilty in New Orleans to conspiracy to distribute heroin. U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite's (poh-LEET's) office said in a news release that 51-year-old Martha Quinones (KEE'-noh-ness) of Houston pleaded guilty Thursday...

SELBYVILLE, Del. (AP) — Delaware police say they've arrested one of two men they say made threatening statements at a Delaware welcome center, prompting the postponement of a The Band Perry show. Police announced in a statement Tuesday that 35-year-old Dzmitry Papou of Selbyville surrendered to authorities after learning of the case in local media...

HOUSTON (AP) — Police say a third person has died in a shooting near downtown Houston that happened as people gathered in a street to watch fireworks. Investigators initially said two were killed and two were injured Monday night after an argument broke out between two groups of people...

HOUSTON (AP) — Officials say they'll ramp up enforcement efforts at Houston parks and other "hot spots" after more than a dozen people were hospitalized after using a synthetic drug. The Houston Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/297AgPy ) that authorities will create a 50-person police patrol division, transfer about 175 officers to patrol beats and take other measures to prevent drug use

HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old girl took her grandmother's car for a joyride with her 7-year-old sister, striking other vehicles as she led police on a high-speed chase north of Houston. The grandmother reported her car stolen Thursday...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio police say a 23-year-old man has been fatally shot on a sidewalk in front of a gas station. Police said the man was shot early Wednesday evening. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say they're looking for a vehicle that sped away after the shooting...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Fort Worth Water Department says its workers inadvertently used a disinfectant they shouldn't have while trying to get rid of the odor caused by a sewage spill along a creek and killed about 3,200 fish. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality spokesman Brian McGovern told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (http://bit...