The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that Texas must remove its border buoys from the Rio Grande River that were placed to deter people from entering the United States unlawfully. The...
Man Allegedly Kills Self When Police Try to Question Him About Missing Woman
The case of a young woman who went missing last week has been elevated to critical status after a man allegedly killed himself when police tried to question him a second time about her...
Texas Supreme Court Hears Abortion Case
The Texas Supreme Court is hearing a case Tuesday related to laws regulating abortion in the state. Twenty women and two doctors sued Texas over its near-abortion ban, claiming it puts the women's...
VIDEO: Rep. Chip Roy To Run for Re-Election
Texas Congressman Chip Roy announced on Monday that he will be running for re-election in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024. Rep. Roy (R-TX) made the announcement in a social media post in...
CBP Seizes Drugs, Arrests Gang, Sex Criminals
United States Customs and Border Protection agents were busy during the holiday weekend as the agency reported that it seized more than 300 pounds of drugs and arrested six individual suspects. The...
VIDEO: Abbott Skydives With 106-Year-Old WWII Vet
Gov. Greg Abbott went skydiving on Monday with 106-year-old World War II veteran and assembly line worker Al Blaschke, who broke the record for the oldest person to participate in a tandem parachute...
Escaped North Texas Inmates Still At Large
Two escapees from a North Texas prison are still on the run after slipping into the woods Saturday night. Raymond Ross and Ramon Perez were last spotted near the Fannin County jail at the South...
TX Politicos Look to Primaries to Advance School Choice
With school choice in limbo, Texas officials look to primary season.
Haven for Hope CEO Shares Thanksgiving Poem
For Thanksgiving week, Haven for Hope CEO Kim Jefferies shared a poem describing her gratitude for the organization and its work in restoring the lives of those who are experiencing homelessness. As...
Suicides Drive Healthcare Expansion in Rural TX
Expanded mental healthcare offerings are coming to rural communities in the Texas Panhandle. In Amarillo, a $159 million project will erect a new 75-bed hospital as part of a statewide $2.26 billion...
Lawyer Charged With Smuggling Drug-Laced Paper Into TX Jail
A Houston attorney was arrested last week because of his alleged involvement in a scheme to smuggle drug-laced papers into a county jail. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez revealed at a press...
New Texas Law Makes Human Smuggling a Felony
Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law that will raise the criminal offenses of human smuggling and operating a stash house to felonies beginning in February.
North Texas To Get New State Park
North Texas is just a few months away from having its first new state park in 25 years. The upcoming opening of Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, nestled between Fort Worth and Abilene, will be a new...
CBP Seizes Over 350lbs of Meth at Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 354 pounds of methamphetamine from a pickup truck on Saturday that was attempting to enter the United States from Mexico. A press release from the agency...
TX Rep. Andrew Murr Will Not Seek Re-Election
Rep. Andrew Murr, who led the impeachment effort against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in May, announced Monday that he would not seek re-election to the Texas House of Representatives. Murr...
AG Paxton Sues Pfizer for Defrauding Medicaid
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday that he is suing Pfizer and the drug manufacturer Tris Pharma for allegedly committing fraud by providing adulterated pharmaceutical drugs to...
Gov. Abbott Rings Nasdaq Closing Bell
Gov. Greg Abbott rang the iconic Nasdaq closing bell this week in honor of the state’s many economic milestones. The governor celebrated Texas’ achievements during a virtual bell-ringing ceremony on...
Missing Hiker Found at National Park
A Texas woman was found alive last Friday after being lost in Big Bend National Park for more than a week. The National Park Service (NPS) announced on November 16 that park rangers, border patrol...
Phelan Appoints Shaheen to Sunset Commission
Texas lawmaker Matt Shaheen announced Monday that House Speaker Dade Phelan appointed him to serve on the Sunset Advisory Commission. A press release from Rep. Shaheen (R-Plano) sent to The Dallas...
Six-Year-Old Victim of TX Home Invasion Dies
A 6-year-old boy struck multiple times with a baseball bat during a home invasion in September died last Tuesday. Jeremy Tang-Diaz died in the hospital while fighting to overcome a traumatic brain...
Dallas Part of Extreme-Heat Record
Dallas is among several Texas cities to have experienced several straight days of extreme heat over a 12-month period that ended in October, setting a new record, according to a news release. Data...
