Supreme Court grants death row inmate Ruben Gutiérrez a stay minutes before his execution
Gutiérrez was set to be executed for the 1998 murder of an 85-year-old woman. The Supreme Court granted the application "pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari"
Laredo mayor says passenger train lines to Mexican border cities will boost tourism, security
New Mexican President, Claudia Sheinbaum, revealed plans to boost Mexico's rail network with around 1,850 miles of new track
Hundreds of thousands of Texas residents are still without power a week after Hurricane Beryl
Hurricane Beryl may have caused up to $32bn worth of damages and losses in the United States
Texas sheriff buys pepper ball and tear gas launchers to deter migrants from crossing the border
Kinney County sheriff Brad Coe said the weapons would be used if migrants seek to rush ports of entry
Texas death row inmate one day away from execution loses last-minute bid to save his life
The 57-year-old is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday. He was convicted in 1999 of murdering a woman in her trailer
Latina Republicans distance themselves from the "toxic" issue of abortion ahead of 2024 elections
The trend is part of a national effort from Republicans to avoid abortion following the controversial 2022 SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
Texas judges prevent Biden administration from enforcing protections for LGBTQ+ students
Governor Greg Abbott had already directed the Texas Education Agency to disregard the changes to Title IX
Activists raise alarms about increased dangers for migrants after large rescue in Texas
Advocates claim that new, tougher deterrence measures are leading them to take more dangerous routes. Officials say smugglers deceive migrants about the perils
Residents of a Texan town say bitcoin mining threatens to crash its power grid
A 300-megawatt facility has altered the lives of several Granbury residents, who also complain about the noise it makes
Millions continue without power in Texas amid scorching heat as Beryl leaves behind a devastating trail
Restoring electricity across the state could take days or even weeks, a dangerous scenario as temperatures hit triple digits
Texas Police Pull 54 Out of Rio Grande in Unusual Rescue: 'This Number of People is Odd'
The incident took place on Tuesday evening. None of the people rescued were in critical condition
Texas installs anti-climb barriers in El Paso days after taking down razor wire rows
Any chance of the razor wire removal meaning a softening in the state's anti-immigration rhetoric was short-lived as Governor Abbott anticipated new barriers
Legal and illegal immigrant convictions for homicide lower than native-born Americans in Texas, study shows
Over a 10-year period between 2013 and 2022, 472 illegal immigrants, 336 legal immigrants, and 7,109 native-born Americans were convicted of homicide in Texas.
Beryl makes landfall on the Texas coast as a Category 1 Hurricane
Over two million people were without power in the state. Flood warnings were in effect across the coast
Inmates in Texas' uncooled prisons plead for relief amid scorching heatwave
The request comes amid reports of dehydration, heat rash and attempts to cool down with toilet water
Beryl regains strength as it heads to Texas; it could reach the state as a hurricane
Officials told people they should prepare for flooding, heavy rain and wind as the path of the storm continues to form
Texas law enforcement removes barbed wire from border area
The reason wasn't immediately clear, according to border report
At current pace, Texas would need 30 years to finish building a border wall with Mexico
Such an endeavor would also cost over $20 billion, projections show
California's Death Valley has a chance to break the world heat record in the upcoming days
The temperature could reach 130 degrees this Monday according to the National Weather Service
Texas judge rejects state government's attempt to shut down migrant shelter in El Paso
State Attorney General Ken Paxton has accused Annunciation House of human smuggling
Biden staying in the presidential race risks a Trump victory according to Rep. Lloyd Doggett
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) represents a blue district based in Austin and has served in Congress since 1995.
Geothermal development in the Mexico-U.S. border could turn Presidio, Texas into a hub of clean energy
Researchers from the University of Texas have found significant potential for geothermal energy in one of the poorest counties in the country
Texas and Florida have seen the biggest growth of immigrant population over the past decade
California, Florida, New Jersey and Texas had the largest increases, with Florida and Texas each gaining more than 850,000 foreign-born people.
Texas' Supreme Court upholds state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors
In an 8-1 ruling, the all-Republican court rejected pleas from parents saying it violates their right to seek medical care for their transgender children
Former Uvalde school district police chief arrested on child endangerment charge
Pete Arredondo was taken in by law enforcement officers and released on bond
West Texas leads U.S. in federal criminal prosecutions due to cartel-related activities
Illegal immigration arrests and drug trafficking account for most of the cases reported
Latinos are not the fastest growing demographic in Texas; Asian Americans are
The group grew by 5.5% over the past year, outpacing the state-s overall growth
Texas executes Ramiro González after decades in death row for rape and murder
He was the second person to be executed in the state this year
Governor Greg Abbott wins legal battle on Texas' floating buoy barrier in border with Mexico
The state has placed the buoys on the Rio Grande. The Biden administration filed a lawsuit to force its removal
Another two of Texas' 'most wanted illegal immigrants' arrested in the state
They were number one and three on the list, Governor Greg Abbott said