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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

At midterm convention, Trump vows to campaign hard for Paxton after mocking his speech and looks

The president used his winding, nearly two-hour keynote address to try to boost Republicans around the country, telling his supporters to ‘pretend that I’m on the ballot’ this fall.

by Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune September 10, 2026September 10, 2026

News

San Antonio councilman asks for utility review of proposed ICE detention center

Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez wants to find out how the massive East Side lockup’s power and water usage will effect rates for local utility customers.

by Sanford Nowlin September 9, 2026September 9, 2026

AG Paxton hasn’t challenged Trump over Texas’ $10 billion Medicaid cut even though he sued Biden

The attorney general won a lawsuit against the feds for withholding a Medicaid funding stream three years ago. Texas faces the same cut, but Paxton has stayed quiet.

by Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune September 5, 2026September 5, 2026

Texas food banks feel the squeeze of federal cuts, drop in donations

More Texans have become food insecure due to a rise in natural disasters and less qualifying for SNAP benefits. Rural food banks in particular face additional pressures.

by Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune September 3, 2026September 3, 2026

Texas hospitals expect to lose $27 million a day in Medicaid funding starting Tuesday

Starting Sept. 1, the Trump administration will withhold about $9.8 billion in extra funding that helps hospitals cover the difference between Medicaid payments and the actual cost of services.

by Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune September 1, 2026September 1, 2026

San Antonio News

FEMA still hasn’t approved most disaster aid for Texans hit by this year’s July floods

The six-week wait for approval fits a pattern: On average, the Trump White House is taking longer than previous administrations to approve major disaster assistance, research shows.

by Emily Foxhall and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune August 28, 2026August 28, 2026

‘Living like vampires’: ICE surge fractures daily life in deep South Texas

‘It’s gotten that bad: People don’t want to register their children to school. They don’t want to do groceries. They don’t even want to stop by the store for their morning coffee.’

by Gaige Davila, The Texas Observer August 28, 2026August 28, 2026

Trump visits Texas to fundraise for Ken Paxton’s Senate bid

The president’s trip, which includes a GOP event and a NASA ceremony, comes as the Texas attorney general trails his U.S. Senate challenger James Talarico in the polls and fundraising.

by Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune August 28, 2026August 28, 2026

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during the CPAC Texas 2022 conference in Dallas.

Judge rejects Minnesota request to keep ICE officer jailed in extradition fight with Texas

A lawsuit seeks to force Gov. Greg Abbott to speed the extradition of Christian Castro, who faces release from jail this week with charges still pending in Minnesota.

by Alex Nguyen and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune August 27, 2026August 27, 2026

Poll shows Democrats Talarico, Hinojosa and Pulido winning big in deep-red South Texas

In 2024, Donald Trump won the same congressional districts included in the poll by margins as wide as 18%.

by Michael Karlis August 26, 2026August 26, 2026

New hearing sought in fight over Texas law that gave undocumented students in-state tuition

A federal judge blocked the Texas Dream Act in June after it was challenged by the Trump administration and state officials declined to defend it.

by Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune August 25, 2026August 25, 2026

Abbott asks court to reject Minnesota bid to force extradition of ICE officer

The Texas governor said he has doubts Christian Castro is a fugitive subject to extradition, adding the state is still investigating. A hearing on keeping him in custody is Tuesday.

by Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune August 24, 2026August 24, 2026

Texas maternal mortality committee’s next report will skip post-‘Roe’ deaths. Lawmakers suspect political influence.

And one Texan says the body’s decision “retriggered” the pain of losing his wife, who counts among the preventable deaths that soon followed the state’s abortion bans.

by Mary Tuma, The Texas Observer August 23, 2026August 23, 2026

Cornered by Big Bend backlash, Texas Republicans tread carefully around Trump

Most of the state’s GOP leaders have hedged on the White House’s plans for the region, welcoming a construction pause without breaking from a president they’re loath to cross.

by Alejandro Serrano and Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune August 21, 2026August 21, 2026

Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners inundated with border wall concerns during annual meeting

After bulldozers entered Big Bend National Park, hundreds of Texans came to Wednesday’s meeting to ask the agency to keep federal border barriers out of state parks.

by Sam Karas, Big Bend Sentinel August 20, 2026August 20, 2026

Feds pausing Big Bend border construction while CBP commissioner visits the park

It was not immediately clear how long CBP plans to implement the pause. The Trump administration had announced plans to build an access road and vehicle barriers in the park.

by Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune August 17, 2026August 17, 2026

Federal judge extends pause on border wall construction at South Texas wildlife refuge

An irrigation district claims border wall construction is damaging its property and canal.

by Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune August 14, 2026August 14, 2026

San Antonio News

Lawmakers urge 6 San Antonio-area cities to pull back from ICE enforcement agreements

Rep. Joaquin Castro and other Democrats asked Balcones Heights, Hollywood Park and other communities to leave a program where their police work with ICE on arrests.

by Sanford Nowlin August 13, 2026September 11, 2026