Feb 11 Pentagon-FAA dispute over lasers to thwart cartel drones led to airspace closure, AP sources say By Seung Min Kim, Ben Finley, Mary Clare Jalonick, Morgan Lee, Josh Boak, Associated Press The sudden and surprising airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday stemmed from the Pentagon's plans to test a laser to shoot down drones used by Mexican drug cartels, sources told the Associated Press. Continue reading
Feb 11 FAA lifts airspace shutdown over El Paso after announcing 10-day closure hours earlier By Associated Press A Mexican cartel drone incursion prompted an hourslong closure of airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas that was lifted on Wednesday morning, the Trump administration said. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 6:14 Reporter details life for children and families detained in Texas migrant facility By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant Since it reopened in March 2025, the ICE family detention center in Dilley, Texas, has held around 3,500 people, with more than half of them being children. As reports of contaminated food and the spread of measles have made national… Continue watching
Feb 02 Democrat Christian Menefee wins U.S. House election in Texas, narrowing slim GOP majority By John Hanna, Associated Press Menefee will replace the late Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor, who died in March 2025. The seat representing the heavily Democratic Houston-based district has been vacant for nearly a year. Continue reading
Feb 02 Texas Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips Republican state Senate seat Trump won by 17 points By John Hanna, Associated Press Trump distanced himself from the loss Sunday, after urging votes for Wambsganss a day earlier. Continue reading
Jan 30 What to expect in Texas' 18th Congressional District special runoff election By Robert Yoon, Associated Press With only two Democrats on the ballot, the party is guaranteed to at least temporarily narrow the slim Republican majority in the House. Continue reading
Jan 28 South Carolina measles outbreak hits nearly 600 new cases in just over a month By Devi Shastri, Associated Press The outbreak centered in northwestern Spartanburg County is showing little sign of slowing down, with health officials saying Tuesday that 789 cases have been confirmed since September. Continue reading
Jan 27 Judge issues temporary order barring removal of 5-year-old and father detained in Minnesota By Associated Press A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly became another lightning rod for America’s divisions on immigration under the Trump administration. Continue reading
Jan 25 Families protest 5-year-old boy held at Texas facility separated from detained father By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press Dozens of immigrant families protested Saturday behind the fences of a Texas detention facility where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent this week after being detained in Minnesota. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 5:15 Jury acquits Uvalde officer of failing to act during school shooting By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant, Bridget Craig Former school police officer Adrian Gonzales was acquitted on charges that he failed to act against the gunman during crucial early moments of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Amna Nawaz discussed the trial and how the… Continue watching