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Brandon Herrera gets Trump endorsement for 23rd Congressional District Herrera, who won the most votes in the Republican primary for the seat, avoided a runoff when incumbent Rep. Tony Gonzales dropped out of the race amid an affair scandal.

12.03.2026 00:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

March primary ensures record turnover for Texas congressional delegation Twelve House incumbents from Texas are set to leave Congress after this year, with the possibility of additional turnover in the May runoffs and November general election.

11.03.2026 20:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Cornyn voices support for nixing filibuster, reversing course as he courts Trump’s endorsement Cornyn’s change of heart comes amid a grueling primary battle with Attorney General Ken Paxton, who said he'd consider dropping out if Republicans scrapped the filibuster to pass a voter ID law.

11.03.2026 14:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Texas execution scheduled for man convicted of killing common-law wife and child Cedric Ricks, who was found guilty in 2014 of the double murder, would be the second inmate the state has executed in 2026 barring a court stay.

11.03.2026 10:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Governor blasts Corpus Christi leaders over looming water shortage, threatens a state takeover Residents and businesses’ demand for water could soon exceed supply. Gov. Greg Abbott said the state could step in if solutions aren’t found.

11.03.2026 00:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

TribCast: Cornyn, Paxton, Trump and the heated U.S. Senate runoff In this week's episode, we're joined by Dallas-Fort Worth radio host Mark Davis to discuss whether Donald Trump will pick a side in the GOP runoff for U.S. Senate and what impact that would have on the race.

10.03.2026 20:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

ExxonMobil set to to move its legal home to Texas, citing business friendly environment Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated the announcement on Tuesday, crediting Texas’ legal environment. Exxon has based its operations in the Houston area since 1989.

10.03.2026 18:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Texas ban on transgender care for minors has compromised treatment for others in El Paso After one of El Paso’s only pediatric endocrinologists was accused of illegally providing gender-transitioning treatments to kids, his patients who aren’t transgender lost care.

10.03.2026 10:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Teen mariachis and family from McAllen released from ICE custody The detention of the family of asylum seekers after a routine check-in with immigration officials had caused an uproar in their community.

09.03.2026 20:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Questions about self-driving cars amplify after one blocked an ambulance responding to Austin shooting While the encounter didn’t significantly hinder response to the shooting, it has raised concerns about the vehicles as they expand to more Texas cities and before new state regulations kick in.

09.03.2026 10:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

After a decade of missteps, Corpus Christi careens toward water catastrophe City officials expect to reach a “water emergency” within months and run out of water next year. That would halt jet fuel deliveries to Texas airports, hike gas prices and trigger a local economic disaster without precedent, former officials say.

08.03.2026 10:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Footage shows the run-up to immigration officer’s fatal shooting of Texas man The clips, from multiple angles, don’t include everything, including key audio. But lawyers for the man’s family argue they refute the Trump administration's explanation that his killing was self-defense

07.03.2026 02:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Calhoun County GOP missed deadline to report primary election results after choosing to hand-count ballots It’s not clear how — or if — a state law about reporting requirements will be enforced. Republicans hand-counting in two other counties did not miss the deadline.

07.03.2026 00:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Rep. Dan Crenshaw says culture of misinformation fueled his primary loss: “The truth didn’t matter” The fourth-term congressman, who lost decisively to state Rep. Steve Toth, said baseless attacks about his alleged insider trading and gun stances fueled the upset.

06.03.2026 22:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Paxton targets Austin ISD in what appears to be Texas’ first enforcement of the “bathroom bill” The complaint was filed via a state tip line alleging an Austin High School student used a bathroom not aligned with their sex at birth, according to the attorney general.

06.03.2026 22:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

How Jasmine Crockett slipped from Democratic frontrunner to decisive defeat in the Senate primary Crockett embarked on her primary bid with a makeshift operation that lacked a campaign manager, a developed fundraising strategy and comprehensive infrastructure for a ground game.

06.03.2026 20:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

After years of gains, Republicans in Congress push to roll back chemical regulations In Texas, environmental activists and experts raise the alarm about the potential impact on public health if the Toxic Substances Control Act is weakened.

06.03.2026 17:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Meet Don Huffines, the self-funding tea party activist who won the GOP Texas comptroller primary The former state senator from Dallas challenged Gov. Greg Abbott from the right four years ago. He’s now in line to oversee the $1 billion voucher program championed by the governor.

06.03.2026 16:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Politicians want to stop companies from buying homes. A ban wouldn’t bring down costs. President Trump, who wants to stop profit-driven companies from buying residences in bulk, spotlighted the struggles of a Houston woman who was regularly outbid by firms on homes in the pandemic.

06.03.2026 11:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Rep. Tony Gonzales drops reelection bid amid pressure over affair scandal The San Antonio Republican was pushed into a runoff in the primary for his border district. Speaker Mike Johnson and other GOP members had called on him to exit the race.

06.03.2026 04:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Legal fight over SpaceX beach closures hits Texas Supreme Court The justices are considering the constitutionality of a 2013 law in a lawsuit brought by environmentalist and indigenous groups against the General Land Office and Cameron County.

06.03.2026 00:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wichita Falls ISD avoids state takeover, will keep its elected school board The threat of a Texas Education Agency takeover was triggered by one of the North Texas district’s schools that had been underperforming for years.

05.03.2026 19:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Speaker Mike Johnson and House leadership ask Tony Gonzales to drop reelection bid The call from party leadership in Congress arrived a day after the San Antonio congressman admitted to the affair for the first time.

05.03.2026 18:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Paxton says he’d consider dropping out of Senate runoff if Republicans pass voter ID bill President Donald Trump, who was neutral in the first round, said he would endorse “soon” in the runoff between Paxton and GOP incumbent John Cornyn and would expect the candidate he did not endorse to drop out.

05.03.2026 18:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Who is Steve Toth, the outspoken state House hardliner who wiped out incumbent Dan Crenshaw? The Texas state representative is part of a band of conservatives known for antagonizing Republican leadership and working to push the state further right.

05.03.2026 11:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Court documents reveal domestic violence history of Austin shooting suspect A court-documented history of family violence didn’t bar the suspected West Sixth Street attack suspect from owning guns under Texas law.

05.03.2026 02:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

ICE moving toward closing El Paso detention camp, report says The Washington Post reported that a document was distributed to ICE staff indicating the agency was drafting a letter to potentially terminate the facility’s $1.2 billion contract.

05.03.2026 01:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Camp Mystic can’t alter flood-damaged area while civil suit proceeds, judge rules Cabins, grounds and other buildings hit by the July 4 flood on the Guadalupe River cannot be renovated or removed, according to the order.

05.03.2026 01:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Rep. Tony Gonzales, forced into runoff, admits to affair with aide who died by suicide “I’ve asked God to forgive me, which he has,” the San Antonio Republican told a conservative radio host the day after he was forced into a primary runoff.

05.03.2026 00:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Texas primary voters smash recent midterm turnout records Turnout in the Democratic primary outpaced that on the Republican side for the first time since 2020, a notable distinction given the draw of high-profile Senate primaries in both parties.

04.03.2026 23:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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