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.
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.”
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.
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.
Immigrant killed by ICE was not target of operation, Congress member says

U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Houston said ICE’s acting director told her that agents were not wearing body cameras and promised that they would start soon.
What to know about Houston ICE shooting and other migrant deaths in Texas

Most migrant deaths in Texas have occurred while they were detained since President Donald Trump began his immigration crackdown. Several were from natural causes.
Texas’ ACA enrollment shrinks by 4% after tax credit expiration, new federal data shows

As of February, 21% of Texans who enrolled in a plan through the federal marketplace did not pay their first premium.