Houston13 hours ago
Harris County constable's deputy fatally shot in his car on the way to work
A Harris County constable’s deputy was fatally shot Tuesday while driving to work, Houston police say.
texasSep 1
Abilene Christian University football team involved in Texas bus crash, leaves 4 injured
US-Mexico BorderAug 31
Border arrests are expected to rise slightly in August but are hovering near 4-year lows
Lawsuits18 hours ago
Group sues Texas over law banning state business with firms “boycotting” fossil fuels
A progressive business group sued Texas Thursday over a 2021 law that restricts state investments in companies that, according to the state, “boycott” the fossil fuel industry.
car crashAug 31
Mississippi bus crash kills 7 people and injures 37
Seven people were killed and dozens were injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus traveling from Atlanta to Dallas overturned on Interstate 20 on Saturday morning, according to the Mississippi Hi...
votingAug 29
Texas AG launches illegal voting tipline; some experts say evidence doesn't support widespread voter fraud
Ahead of November’s elections, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office has launched an illegal voting tip line.
Crime and CourtsAug 27
Patrick Mahomes' father pleads guilty to DWI charge in Texas, court records show
Court records in Texas show the father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge in Smith County, Texas.
Crime and CourtsAug 27
Student fatally shot in apparent murder-suicide at Rice University
Victim Andrea Rodriguez Avila, a junior, missed a class Monday, so police moved forward with a welfare check, during which her body was found.
texas electionsAug 26
Texas SOS finds failures, improved procedures in election audit, but no widespread fraud
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson released 2021-22 election audits for four Texas counties, finding several failures and improved procedures but no evidence of widespread voter fraud.
missing personAug 27
Family of missing Austin-area woman says she has been found
A missing woman who was last seen with her ex-boyfriend on Thursday has been found, according to members of her family.
texas electionsAug 26
Texas Latino leaders label voter fraud investigation ‘nonsense,' call for federal, state reviews
A Democratic candidate for the Texas House on Monday dismissed as “nonsense” a state investigation into a vote harvesting scheme that led authorities to confiscate her phone and search the homes of a legislative aide and elderly Latino election volunteers.
ImmigrationAug 23
Texas sues over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status
Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship.
Texas DPSAug 23
Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw announces retirement
Texas Department of Public Safety Director Col. Steve McCraw says he’s retiring at the end of the year after 15 years leading the department.
Patrick MahomesAug 23
Patrick Mahomes gives $5 million to Texas Tech for stadium projects
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has donated $5 million to alma mater Texas Tech to help fund a $242 million renovation of the south end zone of Jones AT&T Stadium and the Dustin R. Womble Football Center.
transgender rightsAug 22
Transgender Texans blocked from changing their sex on their driver's license
The Texas DPS will no longer allow transgender residents to change the sex on their driver’s license to align with their gender identity.
US-Mexico BorderAug 22
Man indicted on smuggling charges after 53 migrants die in a trailer in Texas
U.S. authorities on Thursday announced the indictment of a Guatemalan national who they say helped coordinate a human smuggling effort that ended with 53 migrants dead in asweltering tractor-trailerin Texas.
LubbockAug 21
Lubbock teenager near end of 1,600-mile walk to advocate for social security reform
If all goes as hoped, a teenager from Lubbock will arrive in the nation’s capital around noon on Wednesday, August 21. It’s a journey of more than 1,600 miles, and Eliseo Jimenez is pounding the pavement to get there. The 17-year-old is walking to Washington, D.C. to make a point about social security and advocate for reform. He’s...
2024 DNCAug 21
Democratic Party platform touches on big Texas issues
Tuesday morning, the Texas delegation in Chicago heard several speeches at their daily breakfast. One topic stood out: abortion.
Crime and CourtsAug 20
Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd's murder moved to a Texas prison after stabbing
The ex-Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd has been transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months after he was stabbed in a different facility.
ImmigrationAug 20
Number of migrant buses leaving Texas for blue cities drops sharply to zero
The number of buses transporting migrants out of Texas has dropped sharply since President Joe Biden’s executive action limiting asylum claims went into effect on June 4, NBC News reports.
