By Greg Flakus Kerrville, Texas 02 June 2008 A judge in San Angelo, Texas has ordered state authorities to return more than 440 children to their parents, who belong to a polygamous sect based at a west Texas ranch. Authorities raided the compound o...
By Greg Flakus Houston 30 May 2008 Authorities in the western U.S. state of Texas are preparing to return children to their parents in a polygamous sect, following a ruling by the state supreme court that the state overstepped its authority in taking...
By Cindy Saine Washington 05 March 2008 Senator Hillary Clinton scored crucial primary wins Tuesday in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island, reviving her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. But her opponent, Senator Barack Obama, has more pl...
By Barry Wood Fossil Rim, Texas 26 November 2007 To see some of the world's most impressive wild animals, many people travel to Africa and go on a safari. But people in Texas can find some of these exotic animals close to home, not just in zoos, but...
By Paul Sisco Washington 14 November 2007 At the McDonald Observatory in western Texas, a unique space program has been quietly underway for more than 30 years. It is called the Lunar Laser Ranging Program. VOA's Paul Sisco has more. Research scienti...
By Greg Flakus Austin, Texas 16 July 2007 Rev. Richard Elwood, blesses the grave at the burial for Lady Bird Johnson at the Lyndon Baines Johnson National Historical Park in Stonewall, Texas, 15 July 2007 Former First Lady Claudia Lady Bird Johnson w...
By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 05 June 2007 The recent deadly tornadoes that struck rural Kansas brought back sad memories for the people of Jarrell, Texas, a community of about 1400 people less than an hour's drive north of the state capital, Austin....
By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 27 March 2007 watch Flakus report One of the foundations of any civilized community is that storehouse of information and knowledge known as the library. But in the digital age, many people are finding information on th...
By Greg Flakus Cactus, Texas 25 January 2007 On December 12, the United States government carried out the largest nationwide operation against illegal immigrants at their workplaces in U.S. history, arresting 1,300 people at six meat-packing plants...
By Paula Wolfson Washington 25 December 2006 U.S. President George Bush heads to his Texas ranch Tuesday for a week-long holiday break. But as VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Washington, it will be very much a working vacation. President Bush is ex...