Sex abuse victim family says they’re “tired of being used” for politics amid Talarico attacks
Talarico has been attacking Paxton on the campaign trail over his office’s handling of a case where a Waco man was charged with sexually abusing a young boy.
Drifting anti-immigrant buoys in Rio Grande temporarily close two bridges with Mexico
Rio Grande levels began rising Thursday and are expected to crest at moderate flood stage Friday night.
Houston police worked with ICE on at least 103 occasions since April, report shows
The first report on police-ICE interactions required by the City Council shows Houston transferred 18% of people with immigration-related warrants to ICE custody.
Robert Howden, Abbott aide, to succeed Jane Nelson as Texas’ top election official
Howden’s appointment follows weeks of speculation over who would take over running Texas’ elections before the November midterms.
At a Houston funeral home, a community comes together to pay respects to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
As his sons greeted visitors near the casket of their father, who was killed in an ICE operation, some at the public visitation said they knew him well — even if they’d never met him.
New flooding haunts Hill Country residents a year after historic disaster
Residents experiencing flooding on Thursday similar to 2025’s catastrophic July 4 event describe a new sense of preparedness but the same intense anxieties.
Brownsville lands $3.2B AI drone tech company. Community members question the impact it could bring.
Saronic Technologies accepted a tax incentive deal on the promise of bringing 10,000 jobs in 10 years. Critics say this deal comes with a caveat.
Ken Paxton’s campaign says he will debate James Talarico in Texas’ U.S. Senate race
Paxton’s campaign said he plans to debate after Talarico challenged him to do so, though it did not commit to a specific host.
Billionaire Reid Hoffman gives $10 million to super PAC backing Talarico’s Senate bid in Texas
The LinkedIn co-founder’s donation was nearly 80% of the pro-Talarico super PAC’s second-quarter haul. It comes as the Austin Democrat wages a campaign focused on keeping big money out of politics.
Texas election chief raised concerns about the federal tool used to flag potential noncitizens
Jane Nelson wrote a letter in April to federal officials to ensure they were using the most accurate data after the SAVE program flagged U.S. citizens as potential noncitizens.