SAN ANTONIO, May 8 (UPI) -- A Texas man accused of owing more than $760,000 in child support pleaded guilty to leaving the country to avoid paying the sum.

AUSTIN, Texas, March 29 (UPI) -- The investigation into alleged sex abuse at a polygamist sect with 439 children has cost Texas $12 million so far, officials said.

DALLAS, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- An unidentified Dallas man says he has filed for divorce from his husband, citing "discord or conflict of personalities" as the reason for the same-sex split.

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Texas officials say the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is flip-flopping on the legality of a cell phone jamming device it wants to test in a prison.

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Members of a West Texas polygamist group surrendered to authorities after being indicted in connection with underage marriages, officials said.

HOUSTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The Texas attorney general is suing the Houston-based Darque Tan salon chain for allegedly suggesting its tanning beds provide health benefits.

ELDORADO, Texas, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A Texas sheriff Wednesday was arranging the surrender of three members of a polygamist sect indicted on child-abuse and bigamy charges.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Texas school districts aren't required to offer Bible classes if fewer than 15 students in a school are interested in the course, a state official ruled.

AUSTIN, Texas, July 29 (UPI) -- Five members of a polygamous sect in Texas who were indicted with their leader have surrendered to face sexual assault charges, authorities said.