ICE officer shoots, injures man in Austin, officials say

The shooting in Austin, which injured Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, came more than two months after an ICE officer fatally shot a man in Houston.
Texas Supreme Court rules baby delivered by surrogate can leave Texas

The decision clears the way for the 1-month-old’s biological parents to relocate him from Dallas to Los Angeles, where the couple lives, to seek treatment there. Their surrogate wants him in Texas.
Feds reimburse Texas for $7.5 billion in border spending, ending delay

The grant program was created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which became law in July 2025.
Federal judge pauses Texas Republicans’ bid to close primaries

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk said in his ruling that he expects Republicans to succeed in restricting primaries to voters registered with the party during the next legislative session.
Top Texas Republicans knew Bo French’s history of racist comments. They supported him anyway.

The Railroad Commission candidate is under fire from fellow Republicans for a post that said a picture of college students celebrating a football victory shows “how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners.”
Texas land commissioner 2026: Who is running and what you need to know

The General Land Office oversees investments that earn billions of dollars for public education, manages state lands, operates the Alamo and administers disaster recovery funds and benefits to Texas veterans. Here’s a look at who’s running in the 2026 race and where they stand.
T-Squared: Erin Thornton establishes the John Thornton Founding Fund

Her $1 million gift — including a $500k match — honors Tribune Founder John Thornton’s vision, and asks the next generation to see themselves as founders too.
More young people are getting involved with South Texas civil rights group amid Trump’s immigration crackdown

For La Union del Pueblo Entero’s biennial convention, members under 45 years old made up the largest share of participants.
UT-Austin cutting majors centering Latino, Black, women and gender studies, email shows

The University of Texas at Austin rejected a department’s plan to keep the majors, a decision that came without public knowledge, an interim department chair told faculty.
Texas freezes installation of Flock cameras along state roads

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state Department of Transportation to stop issuing permits for automated license plate readers.