Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a conservative conference.

Assclown Alert: Pretending to root out Medicaid fraud with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

Paxton’s announcement isn’t about protecting taxpayers or rooting out Medicaid fraud. Once again, it’s political posturing.

by Sanford Nowlin April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

Texas News

As Republican panic builds over James Talarico, operatives set up Stop Talarico PAC

The PAC was created the same day the Texas Democrat’s U.S. Senate campaign broke a fundraising record by hauling in $27 million over the first quarter.

by Sanford Nowlin April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

Meenu Batra was detained by ICE in March.

Texas News

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.

By Gaige Davila, The Texas Observer April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

News

Trump ‘very much interested’ in appointing Ted Cruz to U.S. Supreme Court

Trump is reportedly eyeing the far-right Senator from Texas as a replacement for Justice Samuel Alito, should the 76-year-old retire before the midterms.

by Michael Karlis April 15, 2026April 15, 2026

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer inspects an outbound vehicle at a checkpoint in 2024.

San Antonio News

Report: DHS deported a U.S. citizen arrested near San Antonio

The man, picked up in the Texas Hill Country town of Fredericksburg, said officers refused to see his documents and threatened him with fraud charges.

by Sanford Nowlin April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

A voter walks past an election sign on his way to vote outside of the Lauro Cavazos Middle School polling station in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Department of Homeland Security officials this week told the Lubbock County elections administrator to expect subpoenas for county voter records soon.

News

Texas counties receive subpoenas for voters’ records from Department of Homeland Security

At least three counties have been contacted this week for detailed records about some individual voters. A Homeland Security representative told one election official ‘all 254 counties will be contacted.’

by Natalia Contreras, VoteBeat April 11, 2026April 11, 2026

San Antonio News

Protesters gather at San Antonio City Hall to demand end to war in Iran

More than 50 people showed up Wednesday night to voice outrage over the bloodshed and President Trump’s threats to wipe Iran off the map.

by Michael Karlis April 9, 2026April 15, 2026

Customers stock up on groceries at an Austin H-E-B on Jan. 13, 2024.

Texas News

Texas expected to pay $700 million in penalties to the feds for SNAP errors by 2027

The federal government is penalizing states for having a high error rate in their payments to food stamp recipients.

by Terri Langford April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

Organizers from Starbucks Workers United rally at Labor Plaza in downtown San Antonio several years ago.

Bad Takes

U.S. workers want union representation. We need political leaders who respect that.

Only 4% of employees in the San Antonio-New Braunfels area are covered by a union contract.

by Kevin Sanchez April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

Pat Parenteau worked to secure protections for the whooping crane when the “God Squad” first met 50 years ago.

Texas News

Why Trump’s ‘God Squad’ is not like the God Squads before it

‘This idea that you can invoke a national security exemption when there is no threat to national security is not only brand new, it’s ridiculous.’

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on EarthApril 4, 2026April 4, 2026

Children walk between structures at the Dilley detention camp in this ICE file photo.

San Antonio News

Groups warn Trump isn’t stopping jailing migrant families, demand Dilley’s closure

The number of migrants held at a controversial camp near San Antonio has dropped, but that doesn’t mean the feds plan to stop detaining families.

by Sanford Nowlin April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at an event for his U.S. Senate campaign in Tyler on Feb. 16, 2026.

Texas News

Texas attorney general’s office under scrutiny for letting donors use hotel room bookings

The attorney general’s office reallocated taxpayer-funded rooms to donors and other private citizens, some of whom initially failed to cover the cost of the stay.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Gov. Greg Abbott shows off his best beady-eyed squint at the 2024 Republican Convention.

Texas News

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pulls just 1% in presidential straw poll at Dallas CPAC

For all the conjecture that Abbott is eyeing the White House, numbers from this week’s conservative conference suggest there’s little excitement about him running.

by Sanford Nowlin April 2, 2026April 2, 2026

Texas News

Judge rules Trump illegally canceled immigration status of 900,000 who followed entry guidelines

The landmark federal ruling restores the status of those who sought asylum through the CBP One app before the White House abruptly canceled it last April.

by Stephanie Koithan April 2, 2026April 2, 2026

The Texas Capitol is shown on March 19, 2026.

Texas News

Texas is cutting undocumented immigrants off from school, work and driving

The sweeping rule changes, all enacted outside the typical legislative process, have upended life for noncitizens, including those who are here legally.

by Alejandro Serrano and Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune April 2, 2026April 2, 2026

A Women's March demonstrator holds up a sign mocking Donald Trump's border wall and supporting separation of church and state.

News

Texas judge rejects push to let churches make political endorsements

A group of Texas churches and the IRS agreed to nix the Johnson Amendment, which prohibits nonprofits from endorsing candidates. A Trump-appointed judge said no.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune April 1, 2026April 1, 2026

San Antonio News

Analysis: Rep. Chip Roy’s latest Islamophobic outburst reeks of desperation

Roy’s tiresome torrent of Islamophobic screeds show just how little he has to offer as a policymaker.

by Sanford Nowlin April 1, 2026April 1, 2026

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., seen on April 14, 2022.

Texas News

AI-aligned super PACs are pouring millions into Texas congressional races

Groups funded by artificial intelligence industry leaders have spent more than $2.8 million in the state, mostly on U.S. House GOP candidates who favor a light regulatory touch.

By Olivia Borgula, The Texas TribuneApril 1, 2026April 1, 2026

A 54-year-old woman from Edinburg holds her hands as she poses for a photo at her home in the Rio Grande Valley on March 18, 2026. After suffering a bad fall in October, she refused to go to the hospital over fears she could be deported.

Texas News

‘Don’t take me to the hospital’: Undocumented immigrants in Texas are delaying medical care

Since Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texas hospitals to start asking patients for their citizenship status in November 2024, reported visits by undocumented immigrants have dropped.

by Colleen DeGuzman, Stephen Simpson, Terry Langford and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune March 30, 2026March 30, 2026

San Antonio News

Thousands rally in downtown San Antonio as ‘No Kings’ protests set record turnout

Saturday’s anti-Trump action included 3,300 rallies across all 50 states. Organizers billed it as the largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history.

by Sanford Nowlin March 28, 2026March 28, 2026