Oct 30 What to expect in Texas on Election Day By Leah Askarinam, David Koenig, Associated Press Republican incumbent Ted Cruz faces a challenge from U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a former NFL linebacker and civil rights attorney who flipped a competitive U.S. House seat to take office in 2018. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 4:48 Harris and Trump take a detour from swing states to campaign in Texas By Laura Barrón-López, Eliot Barnhart With just 11 days to go, both Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump veered away from battleground territory and into the deep-red state of Texas. A lineup of presidents and pop stars are joining Harris on the… Continue watching
Oct 25 WATCH: Trump calls the U.S. a 'garbage can for the world' at campaign event in Austin, Texas By Jill Colvin, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Trump’s trip to Texas, his second stop in a border state in two days, comes as the former president escalates his already dark and apocalyptic rhetoric against illegal immigration. Continue reading
Oct 24 WATCH: Harris holds campaign rally with Beyoncé in Houston, Texas By Darlene Superville, Colleen Long, Nadia Lathan, Associated Press Harris and Beyoncé ignited a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Trump on Friday, with the superstar telling the Democratic nominee’s biggest crowd ever that it was “time to sing a new song” as Harris warned that her GOP opponent was… Continue reading
Oct 24 AP report: Beyoncé may appear at Harris' Texas rally on Friday By Associated Press Beyoncé is expected to appear Friday in her hometown of Houston at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris, according to three people familiar with the matter. Continue reading
Oct 18 Texas sues doctor over accusations she violated ban on gender-affirming care By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press It is the first time Texas has tried to enforce the law. Continue reading
Oct 17 Judge grants unusual effort by state lawmakers to delay the execution of a Texas man By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press A last-ditch effort to stop Texas from executing an autistic man in a shaken baby case stretched into the final hours Thursday night as one judge granted an extraordinary maneuver by lawmakers to delay the lethal injection while the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the… Continue reading
Oct 15 An online journalist tried to sue over her 2017 arrest. The Supreme Court just ordered another look at her case By Associated Press The high court directed the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review the lawsuit by journalist Priscilla Villarreal, known online as La Gordiloca. Continue reading
Oct 07 Supreme Court leaves in place lower court decision banning emergency abortions in Texas By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The high court did not detailing its reasoning and there were no noted dissents. Continue reading
Oct 04 Supreme Court steps into fight over nuclear waste storage in rural Texas and New Mexico By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Political leaders in both states oppose the facilities. Continue reading