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Texas Supreme Court rejects Abbott’s request to remove Democratic Rep. Gene Wu from office over redistricting protest

Half of the residents moved out after the Port Isabel Housing Authority mistakenly said everyone must have legal status under a new HUD policy. The policy hasn’t yet been adopted.

Texas Children’s Hospital must create country’s first “detransition clinic” under legal settlement with state

More than 50 Democrats, including Wu — the House Democratic leader — left the state last August to shut down the Legislature and stall passage of the GOP’s map.

Here are the megadonors and dark money groups bankrolling John Cornyn and Ken Paxton’s Senate primary

Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Friday that Texas Children’s must also pay $10 million to the state because it illegally provided transgender care to kids.

Texas executes 600th inmate since death penalty was reinstated in 1976

The incumbent senator has dominated financially, thanks to an array of megadonors and dark money groups. The Tribune assembled a guide to the money behind the most expensive Senate primary ever.

Federal judge halts parts of Texas immigration law the day before it was set to take effect

Edward Busby was executed by lethal injection Thursday, reinforcing Texas’ position as the nation's leader in capital punishment.

Abbott’s public safety wish list includes statewide prosecutor, more bail restrictions

A U.S. judge on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction against critical sections of Senate Bill 4, but a provision allowing police to arrest people suspected of illegal entry did activate.

Texas can execute death row inmate Edward Busby, U.S. Supreme Court says

Some items on Abbott's agenda would require amending the Texas Constitution, meaning they would need supermajority support in the Legislature.

What to know about the federal rule that Texans have used to mail in abortion pills

Busby’s execution, set for Thursday evening, had been halted by a federal appeals court less than a week ago.

1 arrested after shootout, police chase; 2 wanted in connection with decomposing body

In 2023, the Food and Drug Administration started allowing mifepristone to be delivered by mail. The federal courts are deciding whether to pull that permission.

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How to report property damage from wildfires in Potter/Randall counties

One person was arrested after a two county/two state police chase and shootout, and a third person of interest is now wanted in connection with the death of a w

2 Guymon firefighters injured in rollover crash while responding to wildfire

If your home, property, or business in Potter or Randall County was impacted by the recent wildfires, you can help local and state officials better understand t

Friday Fires: What is burning and where

Two Guymon firefighters were injured in a rollover crash while responding to a wildfire.Fire Chief Grant Wadley said the crash happened around 4:20 p.m. Thursda

Mother charged with capital murder after two kids found dead in burned vehicle

A number of wildfires are burning across the ABC 7 News viewing area.Texas PanhandleRandall CountyThe Hunggate Fire in Randall County is 14,000 acres and 30% co

Railroad trestle in Canyon engulfed in flames from wildfires, collapses

SAN ANTONIO - Two dead people have been found in a burned vehicle.The vehicle was found on the 500 block of Richland Hills. The assistant chief of police will

Wildfires cause HWY 287/385 to be closed from CO to TX, entire OK panhandle

A well-known trestle bridge in Canyon began to collapse in flames on Thursday amid multiple area wildfires that prompted evacuations and road closures across th

Nearly 200 Texas counties, 90 cities have entered partnership agreements with ICE

Highway 287 and Highway 385 southbound from Springfield, Colorado to the Texas state line is closed due to decreased visibility from wildfires,and other hazerd

FM 142 in Lockhart reopened after track hoe strikes bridge

About 76% of Texas counties have now signed agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the federal 287(g) program

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Blue Origin eyes Williamson County for massive project, sources say

The Lockhart Police Department said FM 142 at State Highway 130 in Lockhart has reopened in both directions after a truck carrying a track hoe struck a bridge Friday.

1 dead, 1 arrested following murder at north Austin hotel

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Enterprises LP is considering a Williamson County city for a massive project.

Texas lawmakers push back on massive 765-kV transmission line project

A homicide investigation is underway after a 56-year-old man died after a 24-year old man allegedly shot the 56-year-old in the chest after a "heated" argument at a north Austin hotel, according to the Austin Police Department.

Austin Police search for man accused of stealing $130k-worth of packages

A $40 billion plan to build massive transmission lines across Texas is facing new pushback — this time from state lawmakers who say it won’t fix the grid problems it was meant to solve.

Humid, cloudy, breezy weekend, storms next week

Austin Police requested help finding a man accused of stealing more than $130,000-worth of packages in the greater Austin area.

BookPeople to host 'Conversion Therapy Dropout' author for book reading

High temperatures continue to climb back to the 80s and 90s, with increasing humidity, breezy winds, and more clouds than sun. — Meteorologist Tommy House

Texas Supreme Court rejects petitions from Abbott, Paxton to oust 'quorum breakers'

Over a decade ago, a young Midwestern man decided to enter conversion therapy to "pray the gay away."

Pflugerville ISD closing 4 schools for 2027-28 school year due to budget constraints

The motions were called "unprecedented" by legal experts interviewed by KXAN at the time.

Lanes reopen after emergency bridge repair on I-35 Friday

Pflugerville ISD Superintendent Dr. Quinten Shepherd announced the district will close four elementary schools at the start of the 2027-2028 school year.

Texas puts man to death for a retired professor's killing in its 600th execution since 1982

The Texas Department of Transportation said traffic has been reduced to one lane on northbound Interstate 35 at 11th Street due to emergency bridge repairs.

City of Austin's population surpasses 1 million, new estimates show

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man who experts for both prosecutors and defense attorneys had said was intellectually disabled became the 600th person executed in Texas since 1982, put to death Thursday evening for the killing of a 77-year-old retired college professor. Edward Busby Jr. was pronounced dead at 8:11 p.m. following a lethal injection [...]