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Minors can't buy cigarettes in the U.S., but they can farm tobacco. A new Human Rights Watch report says the practice is hazardous; cigarette makers say there are some safe roles for kids on farms.

Shinseki has resigned his post, President Obama says, hours after the embattled head of Veterans Affairs said he would work to fix "systemic" problems in the VA's health care network.

Faced with a long ballot on Tuesday, Texas Democrats chose a complete unknown with an agreeable name as their favorite in a down-ballot statewide race.

As older Americans make up a greater percentage of the population, more of them are finding themselves in need of home care workers.That workforce is…

The indictment stems from the Texas governor's veto of funding for a public integrity office after the Democratic head of the office was arrested for drunk driving.

After decades in obscurity, country singer Doug Seegers went from down-and-out to up-and-coming in an instant.

From Texas Standard:No sanctuary in Texas – that seems to be the top story across the Lone Star State, as a controversial bill essentially banning…

The $800 million border security operation passed by state lawmakers has helped seal off parts of the state’s southern border. But the surge has also made…

Perry, nominee for energy secretary, has significant experience with energy as the former governor of Texas, but has little in regards to the nuclear weapons he'd be responsible for protecting.

After receiving a letter from Republican state Rep. Kyle Biedermann surveying their beliefs, mosque leaders and representatives of the Texas Muslim…