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Texas redistricting key to Trump’s crusade against potentially looming blue wave
Donald Trump wants to pick up five House seats in Texas to save Republicans from losing Congressional control.
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Appeals court orders release of Uvalde school shooting records
Eighteen news organizations including The Texas Tribune have been seeking the records since 2022, when 19 children and 2 teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School.
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As Trump looks to net five GOP seats through Texas redistricting, Democrats grasp for response
President Donald Trump said he thinks Republicans could flip a handful of congressional districts in Texas next year through ‘just a very simple redrawing.’
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Ahead of midterms, DNC launches new site showing damage Texans face under Trump’s agenda
The site TrumpTax.com offers state-by-state breakdown of the effect of Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ and on-again, off-again tariffs.
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Kerrville officials say they’re getting threats for perceived missteps in flood response
A city councilwoman with the Texas Hill Country city is calling for increased security after ‘targeted threats.’
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Attorney General Ken Paxton requests death row inmate Robert Roberson be executed Oct. 16
A court hearing on Wednesday will determine whether to proceed with Paxton’s request.
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Kerrville city manager says he had weather alerts turned off on his phone
City Manager Dalton Rice said he doesn’t want to be bothered by phone alerts when he’s with his family.
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Senate GOP campaign committee blasts Texas AG Ken Paxton as ‘repulsive and disgusting’
The statement from the National Republican Senatorial Committee signals it’s throwing its support behind John Cornyn in the GOP Senate primary.
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Trump visiting Kerrville today, one week after Texas flood tragedy
The president will be joined by officials including Gov. Greg Abbott, who’s helping the White House dismantle FEMA.
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San Antonio Express-News’ parent company buying Dallas Morning News
The deal will give New York-based Hearst Corp. control of the daily newspapers in Texas’ four biggest cities.
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Kerrville mayor says he wasn’t aware of state resources that Gov. Abbott said were in place ahead of flooding
The governor said Tuesday that the state had “assets, resources and personnel” in place before the July 4 floods.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says asking who’s to blame for Kerrville flood deaths is ‘word choice of losers’
Abbott also compared the tragedy to football, adding we’re going to ‘win this game.’
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Trump White House plans to install 17-mile buoy barrier along Rio Grande in South Texas
The project could cost taxpayers around $90 million, according to one estimate.
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San Antonio man gets 10 years in prison on charge he smuggled 25 migrants in a tanker
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol reports a 93% decrease in illegal border crossings so far this year.
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Rescue helicopter over Kerrville flood zone collides with personal drone
The collision with the recreational drone grounded the helicopter as it searched for survivors.
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Early information suggests much blame to go around in tragic Central Texas flooding
Local authorities were delayed in posting about the flood and said there is no flood alarm system.
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Firefighters travel from Mexico to aid Texas flood recovery
‘Solidarity without borders,’ the international crew said in a Facebook post announcing it’s here to save lives.
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz was on vacation in Europe during Texas flood
‘Cancun Cruz’ was photographed touring ancient ruins in Greece as the death toll climbed in Texas.
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Trump’s legislation will constrict the growth of Texas’ clean energy industry and its power grid
Solar energy now makes up almost 20% of the grid’s capacity and 40% of new gigawatts in line for interconnection, with power demands surging.
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Texas’ immigration law is unconstitutional, appeals court rules
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling means that Senate Bill 4, which allows local police to arrest suspected undocumented immigrants, continues to be blocked.
