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
Women report being turned away by ER doctors in Texas despite arriving in labor and bleeding
Two women have filed EMTALA complaints against Texas hospitals for refusing to treat their ectopic pregnancies.
Texas Democrat Kristian Carranza accused of changing her last name to appeal to Latino voters
The questioning takes a page out of Donald Trump's playbook, who alleges Kamala Harris only just started to identify as Black to relate to that demographic
Majority of Texans say housing costs are too much, poll shows
Latino and Black Texans are more likely than white Texans to see housing affordability as a major issue, the poll found
Water scarcity in Texas reservoirs are not only due to Mexico's lack of deliveries, data shows
Levels at the Amistad and Falcon international reservoirs are currently at 19% and 12% of capacity, respectively
Two Texas counties sue Biden administration over harm resulting from border policies
One of the plaintiffs claims illegal aliens have caused $50,000 worth of damages on his ranch
Greg Abbott's new anti-immigrant hospital policy will 'throw patients for a loop', advocates warn
Abbott justified the bill claiming that the state shoulders the burden of the Biden administration's "open border policies"
Arthur Lee Burton is executed in Texas after U.S. Supreme Court denied his application for a stay
The U.S. Supreme Court denied Arthur Burton's application for a stay based on evidence of his intellectual disability
Ted Cruz gets backing from Texas Democrat in bid to keep his senate seat
Democratic Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced she is backing the Republican senator during a rally in Houston
Texas death row inmate with hours to live maintains he has 'intellectual disability' as appeal sits with Supreme Court
Arthur Lee Burton would be the third person to be executed in the state this year. Another one was suspended minutes before it was set to take place last month
Sen. Ted Cruz is pushing for tougher immigration laws after the killing of a girl in Texas
Two Venezuelan nationals have been charged with capital murder over the death of Jocelyn Nungaray
Texas Ranger Returns To Duty After Being Suspended For Uvalde School Shooting Response
The massacre was the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, leading to the deaths of 19 children and two teachers.
A Texas landowner is suing CBP for the second time for trying to take his land to build border wall
The federal government claims that a portion of Florentino Luera's land does not belong to him
Texas Gov. Abbott celebrates latest arrest from '10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants' list
"That is one more criminal the Biden-Harris Administration let into our country that is now behind bars", said the governor on X
Texas Rep. Colin Allred, vying for Ted Cruz's Senate seat, maintains distance from Kamala Harris' campaign
Allred, trying to appeal to middle voters as he seeks to win a statewide office not held by a Democrat in decades, keeps arms length from Harris ticket
Lawsuit seeks to force Texas to air condition its prison system as inmates report deadly conditions
Only about a third of Texas' 100 prison units count with full AC with the rest having partial or no air-conditioning at all.