Texas needs hundreds of thousands of new homes to lower soaring costs, comptroller warns
Comptroller report highlights the challenges Texas faces, including rapidly escalating home prices and a severe shortage of available housing.
Texas Gov. Abbott is seeking to install more buoy barriers across the state's border with Mexico
His administration is waiting for a court to back its expansion plan
Tren de Aragua gang members continue to cross into the U.S. through Texas, Mexican authorities warn
The gang was designated as a transnational criminal organization by the U.S. Treasury Department in July of this year
Missing Texas woman found alive and safe after multi-state search; ex-boyfriend arrested
A nationwide search for Brenna Swindell concluded successfully in Oregon.
Texas governor announces removal of over a million ineligible voters from rolls; activists question data
The Texas ACLU claims the data "lacks context" and says the administration is putting forward "a pattern of voter intimidation"
'El Mayo' rejects being tried for drug-trafficking in New York, seeks to remain in Texas
The DOJ is seeking for the co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel to be tried in the same court as "El Chapo" Guzmán
Top Latino Organization Accuses Texas AG Of 'Intimidation' Over Election-Related Raids
During one of the raids, the agents searched the home of Cecilia Castellano, a Democrat running for a state House seat, and confiscated her phone. Republicans view this seat as a key opportunity to gain control in the upcoming election.
Texas Democratic House candidate's home raided over vote-harvesting allegations
Authorities search Democratic candidate Cecilia Castellano's home over allegations of vote-harvesting in her 2024 campaign.
Texas did not bus any migrants to Democratic-led states in July, data shows
Governor Greg Abbott had vowed to continue doing so during the Republican National Convention
Ted Cruz opponent Colin Allred backs Harris at DNC after keeping distance during campaign
Allred had so far chosen to run his campaign focusing on state issues, rather than national ones
Texas Halts Gender Updates On Driver's Licenses For Transgender Individuals
Before this change, people could update the gender on their driver's licenses if there was a mistake, or if they had an updated birth certificate or a certified court record.
Thousands of Austin residents face power outages on the hottest day of the year
Millions of Texans are under excessive heat warnings as cities across the state experience record breaking temperatures.
7 people arrested in Guatemala in connection with death of 53 migrants smuggled in trailer in Texas
The migrants died of asphyxiation in 2022 after being abandoned in San Antonio
Ted Cruz gains key endorsement at the border in bid to keep Texas Senate seat
The Border Patrol union announced its support of the Republican. Most polls show him with a slim lead over Democratic challenger Colin Allred
Democrats are bleeding Latino support across Texas ahead of the elections
An analysis shows a change of trend happening not only in the south of the state, but in big cities as well
Illegal immigration in Texas has dropped almost 90% since December, official says
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 56,408 migrant encounters between ports of entry in July, an 80 percent drop from last December
19-year-old Latino charged in Texas high-speed crash that killed five people, including two children
Fort Worth police say Eduardo Gonzáles rear-ended another vehicle on Interstate 35W; he faces five counts of intoxication manslaughter
Texas Attorney General Sues Houston Immigrant Rights Group Over Political Criticism
The state requested that FIEL's corporate registration be revoked, its certificate of formation canceled, the organization dissolved, and a permanent order issued to prevent the group from doing business in Texas again.
Mexico is helping immigrants overcome legal hurdles through free legal clinics in the U.S.
The pilot clinic kicked off in El Paso this week and will expand to all 53 of Mexico's diplomatic sites in the country
Overcrowding in Texas jails is prompting facilities to send people awaiting trial to other counties and states
As of June of 2024, 41% of Texas county jails housed inmates elsewhere, a 10% increase compared to June of 2010
Texas AG again sues Biden administration for its workforce protections of transgender employees
The suit takes place one day after a federal judge in Texas expanded a ruling that blocks protections for LGBTQ students in the state
Legal Experts Urge Immigrants To Seek Healthcare Despite Texas Order On Immigration Status
Abbott issued an executive order on Aug. 8, mandating Texas public hospitals to collect and report patients' immigration status. He explained that this order was meant to help the state get reimbursed by the federal government.
Federal judge in Texas expands block of Biden administration protection of LGBTQ students to any future Title IX regulations
Judge Reed O'Connor's decision expands on a previous ruling that took down specific rules from Title IX
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is running out of migrants to send to Democratic-led cities up north
The amount of migrants reaching the border has dropped drastically over the past months
Texas AG gives Dallas hard deadline to allow guns into State Fair
The decision to ban guns from the event has drawn ire from local Republicans. AG Ken Paxton gave Dallas "fifteen days to fix the issue."
Texas is the latest state where Kamala Harris is closing the gap on Donald Trump, new poll shows
Another poll from this week revealed the vice president is now just 5 percentage points behind the Republican in his home state of Florida.
Governor Abbott orders more razor wire 'to protect Texans and Americans from the Biden-Harris border crisis'
He also claims that Operation Lone Star has resulted in the apprehension of over 517,400 illegal immigrants and more than 45,900 arrests
Texas House Republicans urge State Fair to rescind its decision to ban all firearms on the grounds
Last year, a gunman opened fire at the fair, injuring three people; the fair's firearm policy was changed las week
Texas man tried to kill infant son by giving him gasoline to drink, cops say
The boy's father has been charged with arson, with additional charges possible as the investigation continues
Uvalde releases footage from mass shooting at Robb Elementary: 'Please hurry, there's a lot of dead bodies'
The release comes after more than a dozen news organizations filed a suit in 2022 after being repeatedly denied open records requests