Texans don't need a licence for a handgun but owning six or more sex toys is considered a crime in a country where the leading cause of death for those aged one to 19 is by gun.

A Texas judge has ordered a school district to restore a decoration that included a biblical verse recited by Linus in the 1960s TV special "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

A federal judge on Thursday blocked until at least next month hotly debated Texas rules mandating burial or cremation of fetal remains from abortions or miscarriages that were set to go into effect within days.