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Horned lizards raised at San Antonio Zoo found thriving in the wild
Thanks to the zoo’s conservation efforts, the Texas State Reptile seems to be making a comeback.
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National Democrats aim to flip 12 Texas House seats under newly expanded target list
Republicans would have just a 76-74 majority in the Texas House if the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee succeeds in flipping its targeted GOP districts.
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Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar faces removal attempt following federal fraud indictment
Cuellar has denied that he defrauded the sheriff’s office during the COVID-19 pandemic. His brother is Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar.
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In parched Texas, a state fund to boost water projects falls almost $3 billion short of demand
Ten water projects received initial approval to split $1.28 billion in state money this year, but 13 others didn’t make the cut — including one that may supply drought-stricken Corpus Christi.
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Deported South Texas DACA recipient returned to U.S. freed after detainment
José Contreras Díaz, 30, was deported by ICE despite having valid DACA status. ICE returned him to the U.S. but detained him on April 29 after he landed in Texas.
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How the unreported killing of an American by ICE shattered two San Antonio families
Josh Orta was the sole witness of Ruben Martinez’s death to dispute the government’s account. Months later, he died in a crash after learning an ICE agent killed his friend. Their mothers blame the government for their loss.
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South Texas residents suing SpaceX over alleged home damage
The lawsuit filed by 80 plaintiffs Thursday accuse Elon Musk’s company of gross negligence and trespassing for loud blasts from 11 rocket tests.
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Once thriving, Laredo’s growth stalls under Trump’s immigration crackdown
The city’s economic growth has taken a dip, falling short of expectations amid a steep decline in international migration, among other factors.
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Trump’s new tool to speed up wall construction may be a trap for Texas landowners
The administration is using a new kind of ‘right-of-entry’ request that allows building earlier in the legal process. Property owners could be signing away more than they realize, attorneys say.
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Independent testing where Tesla’s lithium refinery discharges wastewater found toxic metals
The drainage district that commissioned the test has now sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Elon Musk-owned carmaker’s operations, near Corpus Christi.
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The number of child care deserts in Texas is growing
While East Texas areas are struggling with a chronic lack of care, hope is being seen in the South and West.
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She won a $7M grant to teach Texans how to farm. Then the Trump administration yanked it over DEI.
Diana Padilla has spent a decade teaching Rio Grande Valley residents how to farm and was set to expand across the rest of the state, first in Kaufman County.
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Longtime immigration court interpreter arrested by ICE at South Texas airport
The state’s only licensed Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years.
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In South Texas, quinceañera dig becomes campaign fuel for Tejano musician Bobby Pulido
Since GOP Rep. Monica De La Cruz said the race ‘isn’t about who you want performing at your niece’s quinceañera,’ the Democrat has played at a dozen such events in the 15th Congressional District.
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Report: Rep. Tony Gonzales sent sexually charged texts to campaign aide in 2020
Messages obtained by the Express-News show the San Antonio politico asked the woman for sex and naughty pics four years before his affair with staffer Regina Santos-Aviles.
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Democratic House candidate Bobby Pulido toured with bandmate convicted of child sex crime
The revelation reported first by the New York Post is the latest hit against the Democratic rising star who Republicans are casting as morally depraved because of his past social media posts.
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Feds keep Texas border communities in dark about $1 billion buoy project in Rio Grande
The barriers, already being installed in Brownsville, are meant to thwart unauthorized crossings. Experts warn they may worsen flooding and change the river’s course.
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Texas officials didn’t know Elon Musk’s Tesla was discharging lithium wastewater into a ditch
While the electric vehicle company has a permit to discharge effluent into a ditch, the local drainage district said it didn’t permit use of its easement.
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After Monica De La Cruz helps migrant teen in ICE custody, Texas man seeks aid for fiancée
The Republican in Congress helped a migrant teenager she previously knew get released from federal custody. Scores of migrants are in similar situations with no clear exit.
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Top election watcher shifts Rep. Tony Gonzales’ district in Democrats’ direction after he leaves race
While Texas’ 23rd District, which includes San Antonio, still leans Republican, the dynamic has shifted after the scandal-plagued Gonzales dropped out.