Houston mayor vows local investigation into ICE shooting but says feds aren’t sharing information
“They control the scene, the deceased, the van, the witnesses. So yes, they control the investigation,” Mayor John Whitmire said.
Days after fatal ICE shooting, Texas GOP leaders remain silent about calls for independent probes
Almost none of the state’s major Republican officials have weighed in on the killing of a Houston man by federal agents, and U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Houston said she had not spoken with Gov. Greg Abbott.
Fatal Houston ICE shooting follows agency’s increased focus on street arrests
The risk of violent encounters rises when immigration enforcement shifts from picking up suspected criminals in jail to arresting people on the streets, experts say.
Stephen F. Austin State University to close child care center due to budget constraints
The Janice A. Pattillo Early Childhood Research Center will close classrooms in phases over the next few years, beginning with infants in the 2027-28 academic year.
A data center proposed at a quiet corner of East Texas leaves a community bracing for a boom
Kaesha Avishai and other Angelina County residents are worried about what the data center’s arrival means for their property and their way of life.
Houston Democrats demand feds release footage of ICE agent fatally shooting migrant
Four members of Congress demand that ICE and Homeland Security release evidence supporting its claims that an ICE agent shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in self-defense.
Ted Cruz warns Talarico has “real chance” to flip Texas’ U.S. Senate seat
Calling into Gov. Greg Abbott’s guest-hosted Hannity radio show, the Republican senator said Talarico is “charming” enough to win over voters “who may not be paying close attention to the issues.”
Aaron Reitz, former attorney general candidate, appointed U.S. attorney in Texas’ southern district
Reitz, a partisan firebrand who has vowed to “destroy the left,” previously served as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s top deputy.
Harris County prosecutor will investigate ICE shooting but cautions that feds control access to evidence
District Attorney Sean Teare said he is in contact with prosecutors in Minnesota who are investigating the January shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents.
Historic Rio Grande Valley church saved from being cut off behind border wall
The wall would have blocked parishioners from reaching La Lomita chapel. A state representative has put a stop to those plans.