A “distressing discovery” in The Woodlands, Texas, on Tuesday alerted authorities to a troubling incident, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reported. A human fetus in the early stages of...
ACLU Files Suit Over TX Border Security Bill
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, and the Texas Civil Rights Project have filed a lawsuit against Texas Senate Bill 4 in a federal court, alleging the new law is...
Injunction Stops Feds From Cutting Border Wire
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Tuesday that an injunction has been granted that prevents federal agents from cutting concertina wire along the border meant to deter unlawful migrants from...
Gov. Abbott Signs Three Border Security Bills
Gov. Greg Abbott traveled to a border wall construction site in Brownsville on Monday to sign into law three bills that were passed during the third and fourth special legislative sessions this...
Patrick Accuses Phelan of Dodging State Audit
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has suggested that Speaker Dade Phelan could be breaking the law by purportedly refusing to provide documentation of how much taxpayer money the Texas House spent impeaching...
CBP Suspends Operations at Railway Crossings
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Field Operations announced on Sunday that operations at the international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso will be temporarily...
Texas Reports 60% Fewer Abortions in 2022
The Texas Department of Health and Human Services reported a significant decline in the number of abortions in 2022 compared to the year prior. It reported that 60% fewer abortions took place in...
Texas Woman Gets 30 Months for Federal Loan Fraud
A woman from Lubbock has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a $3.5 million fraud scheme, according to a Monday news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for...
Texas Senate Ranking Shows Three GOP Studs
A new ranking of Texas state senators found that three members lean significantly more to the right than their colleagues. The ranking was published by The Texas Tribune. The left-leaning news...
VIDEO: Governor Touts Work of Operation Lone Star
Gov. Greg Abbott recently touted Texas' latest efforts to secure the state against unlawful migration from the south, particularly Operation Lone Star's work on building a border wall. Abbott posted...
TX Mom Allegedly Helps Inmate Son Escape Jail
A child sex offender is back behind bars one day after allegedly escaping Brazoria County Jail with the help of his mother. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) announced that Robert...
Abbott Honors Veterans at Wreath-Laying Ceremony
Gov. Greg Abbott and First Lady Cecilia Abbott appeared at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin on Saturday to honor the service and sacrifice of Texans at the Wreaths Across America wreath-laying...
Abbott To Sign Border Security Bills Into Law
Gov. Greg Abbott will be in Brownsville on Monday at a border wall construction site, where he is expected to sign multiple border security bills passed during the special sessions into laws. Abbott...
School Choice Frames GOP Primary Battlefield
The inability of the Texas Legislature to advance school choice out of the last special session has put some House Republicans running for reelection in a tight spot ahead of primary season. Gov....
‘One-Stop-Shop’ Helps Homeless Single Moms
The "one-stop-shop" model employed by Haven for Hope in San Antonio continues to help homeless people turn their lives around, including single mothers. As previously reported by The Dallas Express,...
More Power Added to Texas Grid
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday Calpine Corporation’s Freestone County Energy Center expansion project in Houston, which will add more than 425 megawatts to the Texas electrical grid, and more...
House Releases AG Impeachment Trial Costs
More than 80 days after the trial concluded, it’s been revealed that the cost of the failed impeachment effort against AG Ken Paxton was $4.3 million.
Amtrak To Explore Possible Dallas-Houston Train
Amtrak and its partners will receive more than $2.1 million in federal grants to expand and improve its services throughout the country, including the possibility of developing a high-speed train...
TX City Considers Travel Ban for Abortion
The City of Amarillo is set to continue hearings regarding a proposed abortion travel ban and will consider the ordinance at a December 19 city council meeting. The proposed ban follows a legal...
Musk Plans STEM University in Austin
Elon Musk intends to open a new university in Austin that will focus on STEM subjects. Musk, a Texas transplant and the owner of multiple companies including Tesla, SpaceX, and X, formerly known as...
Parks and Wildlife Deptartment Warns of Diseased Deer
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is warning hunters of reported cases of chronic wasting disease in free-range deer, with officials having most recently documented cases in Coleman County....