Politics Dec 15 DOJ and California go to court over new congressional map designed to favor Democrats 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
Politics Dec 08 Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett announces run for U.S. Senate in Texas 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. By Bill Barrow, John Hanna, Associated Press
Politics Dec 08 Former Rep. Allred switches from Texas Senate race to a House comeback bid Texas is critical for Democrats to have any hopes of winning a Senate majority in the 2026 midterm elections. By Bill Barrow, Associated Press
Politics Dec 07 Trump calls Democratic Rep. Cuellar ‘disloyal’ for not switching parties after pardon 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. By Bill Barrow, Associated Press
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
Dec 03 Texas robotics firm will resume search for MH370 plane that vanished more than 10 years ago By Associated Press Malaysia's transport ministry said Wednesday that a private firm will resume a deep-sea hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 later this month, more than a decade after the jet vanished without a trace. Continue reading
Dec 03 Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in federal bribery and conspiracy case By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump has pardoned Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife in a case brought by federal prosecutors. Continue reading
Nov 26 Texas landlord challenges U.S. Postal Service’s exemption from lawsuits over mishandled mail By Susan Haigh, Associated Press A Texas landlord's case before the U.S. Supreme Court is challenging the U.S. Postal Service's exemption from lawsuits over lost or mishandled mail. Continue reading