Executive vice chancellor named the sole finalist to be Texas A&M president
Regents must wait 21 days before the hiring can be made official and Susan Ballabina takes charge of the state’s largest public university.
McAllen area residents push back against any ICE detention facility in their community
Monday’s remarks from residents comes after a list of potential ICE facilities included a McAllen warehouse.
Texas’ GOP attorney general candidates want to challenge decades-old Supreme Court rulings
Emboldened by overturning Roe v. Wade, conservative legal groups hope Ken Paxton’s successor will help them overturn gay marriage and public school access for undocumented students.
Texas House Democrats who walked out over congressional map fined over $8,000 each
A Republican-led House committee approved the penalties Friday, charging Democrats $500 for each day they were absent, plus costs borne by law enforcement to bring them back.
Feds subpoena Texas counties for voters’ records
At least three Texas counties were contacted this week by the Department of Homeland Security for detailed records about individual voters.
Portrayals of Islam and people of color dominate discussion in Texas’ social studies rewrite
The State Board of Education approved an early draft of social studies changes, setting up a vote in June that will determine how students learn history over the next decade.
Trump’s DOJ will move forward with Colony Ridge settlement despite concerns from judge
The proposed $68 million settlement with a Texas land developer that the Justice Department had accused of preying on Hispanic residents includes no money for the victims but more than $20 million for police and immigration enforcement.
Texas Tech System leader cancels academic programs “centered on” sexual orientation, gender identity
Chancellor Brandon Creighton directed provosts to phase out the programs and ordered universities to recognize only “two human sexes.”
Texas’ highest criminal court overturns sentence of inmate who has been on death row for 47 years
Clarence Curtis Jordan’s attorney said the intellectually disabled man didn’t have a lawyer to work on his behalf for nearly four decades.
Here’s how to cast a ballot in Texas’ May 2 local elections
In-person early voting is April 20 and April 22-28. The last day to apply to cast a ballot by mail is April 20. Read more about who qualifies for that option, which is limited in Texas, in our guide.