Feds may build border wall through South Texas refuge as original plan stalls in court

The original plan, which has been stalled since July, called for construction of a wall along the Santa Ana wildlife refuge.

by Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune October 27, 2026October 27, 2026

The original plan, which has been stalled since July, called for construction of a wall along the Santa Ana wildlife refuge.

News

Trump administration can hold immigrants in ICE custody without bond, court rules

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled detained immigrants don’t have a constitutional right to a bond hearing after they enter the country illegally.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune October 24, 2026October 24, 2026

News

Ken Paxton says he’s tough on crime. His trust invested $600,000 in a convicted fraudster’s company.

The blind trust’s investment in Wildcatter offers a new, unreported look at the attorney general’s financial ties with the very type of business executives whose prosecutions he typically celebrates.

by Alexandra Glorioso, Jeremy Schwartz, Misty Harris and Zach Despart, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune October 24, 2026October 24, 2026

Texas News

FEMA won’t help Texans after July 2026 floods as agency tells states to lead disaster response

Disaster recovery experts say FEMA individual assistance funds are critical for residents to cover short-term costs. Gov. Greg Abbott is considering an appeal.

by Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune October 22, 2026October 22, 2026

Bad Takes

Republicans at Trump’s San Antonio rally, and elsewhere, revisit a tired smear campaign

Today’s red-baiting GOP continues to bang the horrors of 20th-century communism like a cheap drum.

by Kevin Sanchez October 19, 2026October 19, 2026

Texas News

19 million Texans are registered to vote, breaking record

The number of Texans registered to vote jumped 2% from March even as the state struggles to process backlogged voter records.

by Sasha Draeger-Mazer, The Texas Tribune October 16, 2026October 16, 2026

Assclown Alert

Embracing the Trump grift with U.S. House candidate Carlos De La Cruz

The Republican running to represent a San Antonio district says he’s looking out for working families, but his embrace of Trump tells a different story.

by Sanford Nowlin October 12, 2026October 12, 2026

Texas News

Ted Cruz calls JD Vance ‘insecure’ as pair quarrel over presidential ambitions

The senator from Texas took the potshot after Vance accused him of launching a White House bid instead of focusing on the midterms.

by Sanford Nowlin October 7, 2026October 7, 2026

San Antonio News

In new San Antonio district, law enforcement Democrat and GOP Air Force vet upend partisan script

The 35th Congressional District was redrawn to elect a Republican, but Latino voters’ brewing leftward shift has put the seat in play for Democrat Johnny Garcia, who faces Trump-backed Carlos De La Cruz.

by Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune October 6, 2026October 6, 2026

San Antonio News

Hundreds march against planned ICE detention site on San Antonio’s East Side

Marchers, activists and Democratic leaders called on the city to fight the 1,500-bed facility in court.

by Sanford Nowlin October 3, 2026October 3, 2026

Texas News

Senate GOP smashing political spending records in Texas with ad-buying binge for Ken Paxton

With the Senate GOP majority hinging on a red Texas, Republicans spent an eye-popping $122 million in September to support nominee Ken Paxton. But the polls have hardly budged.

by Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune October 1, 2026October 1, 2026

Texas News

Trump’s proposed ban on diesel exports could have unintended consequences for Texas refineries

Experts say the president’s goal of lowering gas prices by prohibiting exports would devastate the energy sector and cause fuel shortages.

by Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune October 1, 2026October 1, 2026

San Antonio News

At least 5 Texas trucking firms have filed for bankruptcy since start of Trump’s Iran war

Two of the companies are headquartered in South Texas, one of them in the San Antonio area.

by Sanford Nowlin September 30, 2026September 30, 2026

Texas News

Trump booed at University of Texas vs. Tennessee game

Trump has the lowest approval rating of any president going into the midterms since 1990, according to a new Wall Street Journal poll.

by Stephanie Koithan September 28, 2026September 28, 2026

Bad Takes

Trump’s war on immigration leaves us a weaker nation

The toll is both human and economic, and it’s a shame we let it get this far.

by Kevin Sanchez September 18, 2026September 18, 2026

Texas News

More young people getting involved with South Texas civil rights group amid Trump immigration crackdown

For La Union del Pueblo Entero’s biennial convention, members under 45 years old made up the largest share of participants.

by Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune September 17, 2026September 17, 2026

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a conservative conference.

Texas News

Texas and federal officials announce charges against 7 related to noncitizen voting

State officials also referred 117 people for investigation related to noncitizen voting, but confirmed nearly 600 other flagged voters are U.S. citizens.

by Natalia Contreras, VoteBeat September 16, 2026September 16, 2026

Texas News

Senate Republicans finally mobilize with big money for Ken Paxton in Texas

After opposing Paxton in his primary and sitting out all summer, Senate GOP leadership is dropping tens of millions to help the attorney general play catch-up on the airwaves.

by Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune September 11, 2026September 11, 2026

Texas News

A quarter of all July immigration arrests happened in Texas as state stepped up cooperation with ICE

The White House has lowered the profile of its deportation raids, but it’s increased the number of arrests due to cooperation deals with state and local cops.

by Sanford Nowlin September 11, 2026September 14, 2026

News

RNC’s ‘Trumpapalooza’ convention has many names, one big question: Who’s paying for it?

Key financial details remain undisclosed — from the cost of the arena to how much of the security bill may fall on taxpayers to how the RNC is paying for it.

by Joedy McCreary, Open Secrets September 10, 2026September 10, 2026