Texas-based housing provider for migrant children engaged in sexual abuse and harassment, DOJ says

The Justice Department says Southwest Key employees, including supervisors, have assaulted children since at least 2015.
As the Rio Grande runs dry, South Texas cities look to alternatives for water

Many of the solutions are costly, putting them out of reach for small towns. But the region’s most populous cities are getting innovative.
Ted Cruz warns Texas Republicans that his reelection is not in the bag
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz told Texas delegates he thinks President Joe Biden will withdraw, offering Democrats a chance to energize their voters.
Here’s how much Ted Cruz and Colin Allred have raised in their U.S. Senate race

Current fundraising figures show that the Senate candidates have fundraised a combined $81.2 million.
Join us for a August 15 conversation with Fort Worth lawmakers

We’ll hear from lawmakers on legislative priorities for the 2025 legislative session
Why Texas’ mass power outages continue to happen

Repairing electricity infrastructure after storms usually costs customers. So could strengthening it before the next weather event.
Abbott’s RNC remarks amplify his attack on Biden’s border policies
The Texas governor used his time on the Republican convention stage to praise Trump on border security and to challenge the Democratic president.
Jeff Yass, billionaire school voucher advocate, gives Greg Abbott another $4 million

The donation follows another $6 million Yass gave Abbott in January, which the governor’s campaign said was the largest single donation in Texas history.
A Texas school built to segregate Mexican American students becomes a national park

The school is in Marfa, about 45 miles east of the U.S.-Mexico border. It was closed in 1965 with the integration of the Marfa school district.
Immigration is taking center stage in Texas’ Senate race. Here’s what Colin Allred, Ted Cruz’s records show.

Poll after poll shows Texas voters rank immigration and the border as the most pressing issues.