Various Texas officials are responding to the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump and most members of his cabinet at the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) Dinner on Saturday night. During the annual dinner hosted by the WHCA, a nonprofit organization comprising media members who cover the presidential administration, several shots were heard outside the
After several years of legal wrangling over a 2023 Texas law making illegal immigration a state crime, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a pending lawsuit against the measure and lifted an injunction that had prevented the law from taking effect. Senate Bill (SB) 4, authored by Texas Sen. Charles Perry (R-Lubbock) during
State Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) is calling on Deer Park Independent School District (ISD) to remove “obscene” library books that he says violate Senate Bill (SB) 13. SB 13 was passed during the 89th Legislative Session and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott on June 20. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a November 2025 ruling by an El Paso-based federal judicial panel that claimed Texas legislators illegally considered racial factors when redrawing the congressional map last year with the intent for Republicans to pick up five new seats in the 2026 election. Initially, Justice Samuel Alito issued a temporary stay of
Texas’ primary runoff is now less than one month away, marking the last chance for candidates in several heated races who failed to clear more than 50 percent of their party’s support in March to now win those nominations for the November general election. Early voting for the runoff kicks off on May 18 and
Tawana Galberth, a tenants union leader and resident at Sunset Ridge Apartments in New Haven, Connecticut. Residents say the frequency of towing has picked up in recent months after the formation of a tenants union. Shahrzad Rasekh/CT Mirror Connecticut legislators overhauled the state’s towing law last year to make it more fair for low-income residents
State Senator Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston ) and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX-21 ), who have only weeks until early voting in the Republican primary runoff election for Texas attorney general, held a discussion at a Dallas candidate forum on Thursday night to discuss their respective voting records. Roy took the stage first, praising his legal
The Trump administration selected Dr. Jennifer Shuford, Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services ( DSHS), to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) as a leader. President Donald Trump’s inauguration as the CDC’s new assistant chairman and chief medical officer was announced last week on Truth Social. Additionally,
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts announced that families will receive the first round of student awards for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts ( TEFA ) program from April 22 through April 24. 42, 644 people in its best goal level, including those with disability, and their siblings from households making$ 655, 000 or less
On Saturday, President Donald Trump signed an order that may speed up the review of a number of psychedelics, including drug. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., podcast host Joe Rogan, and Americans for Ibogaine CEO W. Bryan Hubbard, Texas congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX-8 ), as well as his twin brother, former
In South Texas, a sterile fly facility was recently constructed as part of the federal government’s ongoing effort to stop the New World screwworm ( NWS ) from spreading. At the groundbreaking, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX ) and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins were present. × This section requires Browser. For you to
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