Nation Aug 22 WATCH: U.S. indicts Guatemalan national in smuggling case over deaths of 53 migrants in Texas truck Officials announced Thursday that Rigoberto Román Mirnado Orozco is charged with six counts of migrant smuggling resulting in death or serious injury in the deadliest attempt from the U.S. Mexico border.
Nation Jul 25 Uvalde school police officer pleads not guilty to charges related to 2022 mass shooting Some of the victims' families have spent more than two years pressing for officers to face charges after 19 children and two teachers were killed inside the fourth grade classroom. Some have called for more officers to be charged.
Politics Jul 20 Longtime Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who had pancreatic cancer, dies at 74 Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday, has died.
Nation Jul 15 Texas governor criticizes Houston power company as they say electricity will be mostly restored by Wednesday The majority of Houston outages that followed Hurricane Beryl should be fixed within the next two days, the city’s main utility company said Monday as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to punish CenterPoint Energy even after the lights come back.
Nation Jul 11 As Houston swelters, power company faces pressure to restore service three days after Beryl Nearly 1.3 million homes and businesses in the Houston area remained without power Wednesday, and residents continued to search for places to cool off, fuel up and find food.
Nation Jul 06 Beryl expected to regain hurricane strength as it crosses Gulf of Mexico en route to Texas Texas officials Saturday were urging coastal residents to brace for a potential hit by Beryl as the storm is expected to regain hurricane strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Politics Jun 28 Texas Supreme Court upholds state ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors The 8-1 ruling from the all-Republican court leaves in place a law that has been in effect since Sept. 1, 2023. The Texas law prevents transgender people under 18 from accessing hormone therapies, puberty blockers and transition surgeries, though surgical…
Nation Jun 28 Former Uvalde schools police chief accused of delays while shooter was ‘hunting’ children, indictment says The shooter ultimately killed 21 people at Robb Elementary. Pete Arredondo was arrested and briefly booked into jail before he was released Thursday night on 10 state jail felony counts of abandoning or endangering a child in the May 24,…
Nation Jun 27 Former Uvalde school police chief and officer indicted over shooting response, reports say The former Uvalde schools police chief and another former officer have been indicted over their role in the slow police response to the 2022 massacre at a Texas elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead, according to multiple reports…
Politics May 28 What to know about the Texas primary runoff elections Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan faces a tough challenge that could see him ousted from his powerful seat.