Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul journeys to space in new sci-fi horror flick Ash

In the new sci-fi horror movie Ash, actor Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) plays Biron, a space station crew member who's trying to convince his fellow crewmate, Sara (Eiza González), that he's part of their mission. At the beginning of the film, Sara wakes up on the floor of a base camp on a distant plane

Texas measles cases rise to 309 and spread to 3 new counties

The number of cases in Texas' worst measles outbreak in three decades has climbed to 309, according to state health officials said Friday. While the worst of the flare-up appears to remain confined to West Texas and its origin point in Gaines County, near the New Mexico border, three new counties ha

Trump's closure of Education Department will hit San Antonio schools hard, Rep. Joaquin Castro warns

The Trump White House's plan to downsize and eventually eliminate the Department of Education will be "devastating" to San Antonio schools and likely will rob Texas of billions in funding, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said Friday. "The Department of Education is responsible for funding billions to Texas

Republican lawmakers revive effort to give attorney general more power to prosecute election crimes

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