Nation Jan 05 Jury selection begins in trial of former officer accused in Uvalde school shooting response By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press
Nation Dec 23 Camp Mystic's reopening plans in Texas has drawn outrage, but some families want to return Some families say their daughters' return to Camp Mystic will be a key step in their healing. But others who lost their daughters in the floods say the decision to reopen is insensitive. By Sean Murphy, Associated Press
World Dec 23 Mexican Navy plane transporting young medical patient crashes in Texas, killing at least 5 people Mexico's Navy said in a statement that four of the people aboard were Navy officers and four were civilians, including a child. By Hallie Golden, Megan Janetsky, Associated Press
Politics Dec 15 DOJ and California go to court over new congressional map designed to favor Democrats California voters decisively approved the map last month. The Justice Department has accused California of racial gerrymandering by favoring Hispanic voters. By Trân Nguyễn, Michael R. Blood, Associated Press
Politics Dec 09 Supreme Court declines to hear appeal on Texas book ban case that allows officials to remove objectionable books from libraries Free speech rights groups have criticized the Supreme Court's decision and say the Texas case has already influenced book bans in other areas of the country. By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press
Dec 08 Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett announces run for U.S. Senate in Texas By Bill Barrow, John Hanna, Associated Press Texas is critical to Democrats' long-shot hopes of reclaiming a Senate majority in next year's elections, and GOP incumbent John Cornyn is facing the toughest primary race of his 24-year Senate career. Continue reading
Dec 08 Former Rep. Allred switches from Texas Senate race to a House comeback bid By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Texas is critical for Democrats to have any hopes of winning a Senate majority in the 2026 midterm elections. Continue reading
Dec 07 Trump calls Democratic Rep. Cuellar 'disloyal' for not switching parties after pardon By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Donald Trump is angry that Rep. Henry Cuellar is running again as a Democrat rather than switch parties after the president pardoned the Texas congressman and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case. Continue reading
Dec 05 Newly released 911 calls from Texas floods reveal chaotic and desperate pleas for rescues By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press In an instant, frantic voices overwhelmed the two county emergency dispatchers on duty in the Texas Hill Country as catastrophic flooding inundated cabins and youth camps along the Guadalupe River. Their panic-stricken pleas were among more than 400 calls for help across… Continue reading
Dec 04 Supreme Court allows Texas to use redrawn congressional map favorable to GOP in 2026 By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year’s elections to be held under the state’s congressional redistricting plan favorable to the GOP and pushed by President Donald Trump despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely… Continue reading