Federal appeals court to rehear challenge against Texas’ immigration law
Senate Bill 4 returns to the 5th Circuit with border crossings at record lows, a sharp reversal from the influx that inspired Texas’ law authorizing state police to arrest undocumented immigrants.
North Texas school district cancels Islamic Games for alleged ties to group governor calls terroristic
The games’ organizers said it was not associated with the group Gov. Greg Abbott has targeted.
Immigrant’s death in ICE custody ruled homicide by El Paso medical examiner
Immigration officials initially said the 55-year-old Cuban detainee died of “medical distress” but later changed the cause to suicide. The medical examiner ruled he was suffocated while being restrained.
Federal court focuses on informant in appeal of Texas death row inmate’s conviction
A full panel of judges on a federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday in the appeal of Brittany Holberg’s capital murder conviction, which was previously overturned in March.
How Texas is getting ready for this weekend’s winter storm
State and local officials say they’re better prepared than they were five years ago when Winter Storm Uri blanketed the state, killing hundreds and leaving scores without power and water.
Former Uvalde schools officer found not guilty in trial over his response to Robb Elementary shooting
Jurors deliberated for more than seven hours before finding Adrian Gonzalez not guilty in the first trial over the response to the attack that killed 19 children and two teachers.
How to know the difference between a local power outage and rolling blackouts
Power outages are a possibility during any severe weather event. But a local power outage is different from a larger power grid problem.
How Texans can prepare for this weekend’s winter weather
Freezing rain, sleet and snow are expected to hit a large portion of Texas beginning Friday.
Gov. Abbott endorses Nate Sheets over Sid Miller for agriculture commissioner
In a statement, Abbott said Texans deserve a commissioner focused on Texas agriculture and “with zero tolerance for criminality.”
Texas counties, auto industry push back on proposed ID restrictions on car registration tied to immigration
People testified during a Wednesday hearing said the DMV’s proposed changes would harm not just affected residents, but also Texas businesses and road safety.