Feb 22 Judge rules that Texas high school legally suspended Black student over hairstyle By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press A Black high school student’s monthslong punishment by his Texas school district for refusing to change his hairstyle does not violate a new state law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination, a judge ruled on Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 12 Motive remains unclear after shooting at Joel Osteen's Texas megachurch By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The shooting happened Sunday in between services at Lakewood Church, one of the nation's largest megachurches. Continue reading
Feb 11 Sheriff says suspect downed after shooting at megachurch of pastor Joel Osteen in Texas By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press A Texas sheriff said Sunday that a shooter was down after a shooting at the Houston megachurch of celebrity pastor Joel Osteen on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Texas Gov. Abbott speaks at gathering of GOP governors at U.S.-Mexico border By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott returned to Eagle Pass on Sunday, surrounded by GOP governors who have cheered on his extraordinary showdown with President Joe Biden’s administration over immigration enforcement. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 5:00 Border standoff between Texas, feds intensifies as governor defies Supreme Court ruling By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Shrai Popat This week, the Supreme Court sided with federal agents to remove razor wire put in place by Texas along the Rio Grande. The state is using wire and state agents to block Border Patrol from accessing a section of the… Continue watching
Jan 22 Divided Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire installed by Texas on U.S.-Mexico border as lawsuit continues By Associated Press The justices, by a 5-4 vote Monday, granted an emergency appeal from the Biden administration, which has been in an escalating standoff at the border with Texas and had objected to an appellate ruling in favor of the state. Continue reading
Jan 19 Texas prosecutor convenes grand jury to investigate Uvalde shooting, multiple reports say By Acacia Coronado, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell told the San Antonio Express-News that a grand jury has convened to review evidence related to the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022 that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 6:31 DOJ issues scathing review of failed police response to Uvalde school shooting By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako The Justice Department released a report on how law enforcement failed in its response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead. The nearly 600-page report lays out a series of “cascading failures… Continue watching
Jan 18 WATCH: Law enforcement response to Uvalde shooting a 'failure,' Attorney General Garland says By Eric Tucker, Acacia Coronado, Lindsay Whitehurst, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press A Justice Department report released Thursday identifies "cascading failures" in law enforcement's handling of one of the deadliest massacres at a school in American history. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 7:05 Rep. Cuellar on border dispute between Texas, federal officials after migrant deaths By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ali Schmitz Following the death of a woman and two children in the Rio Grande along the southern border, a dispute between Texas and federal officials has intensified. The migrants drowned while attempting to cross into Eagle Pass at a section of… Continue watching