County officials issued a disaster declaration Tuesday, saying the state’s mass arrests at the border have cost the county millions of dollars and overwhelmed its criminal justice system. El Paso County leaders say a recent surge in migrant arrests by the state has cost the border county millions of...

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas on Thursday, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Zambada co-funded the Sinaloa Cartel with El Chapo and has been his leader since...

A former Uvalde school police officer pleaded not guilty of abandoning his training and not confronting the shooter of the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School. According to the Associated Press, Adrian Gonzales was one of the first law enforcement officers to arrive at the scene. He, along with nearly 400 officers, waited more than 70 minutes to confront the shooter inside the school, despite hearing gunshots.

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to the American Federation of Teachers at its annual national convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on July 25 in her first trip back to Texas as a presidential candidate. The crowd of convention goers shouted their approval of Harris loudly,...

The Texas Senate, under Lt. Dan Patrick’s watch, has systematically buried and dismissed sexual harassment allegations against senators and staffers to protect the upper chamber’s image, according to a Texas Monthly investigation. According to the investigation, two senators have been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women, Republican...

Governor Greg Abbott has declared victory in his voucher fight, but Texas Democrats are gearing up to flip enough seats in November to stop the Governor’s top priority. There are a little more than a dozen races to follow, and according to State Representative Gina Hinojosa, only three more Democratic seats are needed to block vouchers again.

Texas Experiences One Of Its Strongest Earthquakes Ever, Felt Across Multiple Regions The Ultimate Flip: Can Averie Bishop Secure The Most Winnable Seat In Texas?. Writer, editor, photographer and editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson has joined the Reform Austin newsroom, where he will employ the artistic skill and political insights that earned a Pulitzer Prize to drive coverage of Texas government. As managing editor, Anderson is responsible for guiding Reform Austin’s efforts to give readers the unfiltered facts they need to hold Texas leaders accountable. Anderson’s original cartoons will be a regular feature on RA News. “Reform Austin readers understand the consequences of electing politicians who use ideological agendas to divide us, when they should be doing the hard work necessary to make our state government work for everyone,” Anderson said. “As a veteran journalist, I’m excited about Reform Austin’s potential to re-focus conversations on the issues that matter to common-sense Texans – like protecting our neighborhoods from increasingly common disasters, healthcare, just to name a few.” Anderson worked for the Houston Chronicle, the largest newspaper in Texas, from 2006 until 2017. In addition to the Pulitzer, Anderson earned the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award. He’s also a two-time winner of Columbia College’s Fischetti Award, and the National Press Foundation’s Berryman Award. Anderson’s cartoons have been published in Newsweek, the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune and other papers. In 2005, Anderson won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning while working for the Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky. The judges complimented his “unusual graphic style that produced extraordinarily thoughtful and powerful messages.”

Early this morning, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) registered one of the strongest earthquakes in Texas history, which was felt from West Texas to North Texas. The USGS reported that the tremors originated near the town of Hermleigh, Texas, about 54 miles northwest of Abilene, occurring at 10:38 p.m., 10:46 p.m., and 11:56 p.m. The first earthquake was the strongest, registering a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale. This was followed by an aftershock of magnitude 4.4 just minutes later and a subsequent magnitude 3.1 shock. All the quakes occurred approximately 4.8 miles beneath the Earth’s surface.

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is under scrutiny because the company that hosts his podcast has donated more than half a million dollars to his re-election campaign. Verdict With Ted Cruz, co-hosted with Ben Ferguson, is a (usually) thrice-weekly podcast where the Senator discuses various political issues. Unsurprisingly, it has been very active this year as Cruz faces re-election against challenger Rep. Collin Allred (D-Texas). On its surface, there’s nothing particularly sinister about it. Cruz’s podcasting speech is not remarkably different from his normal speech.

Governor Greg Abbott has declared victory in his voucher fight, but Texas Democrats are gearing up to flip enough seats in November to stop the Governor’s top priority. There are a little more than a dozen races to follow, and according to State Representative Gina Hinojosa, only three more Democratic seats are needed to block vouchers again.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire does not appear on a list of more than 250 Democratic mayors nationwide who have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, as she plans to visit Houston on Thursday. As reported by the Houston Chronicle, Whitmire appears to be missing from the list released Monday...

A small Texas school district is facing serious budget problems as state funding remains stagnant amidst rising inflation. The Dallas Morning News reported that the Sunnyvale school district paid just over $300,000 for property and casualty insurance in 2022 and now is expected to face a cost exceeding half a million dollars, while the state refuses to increase the public school funding.

Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has confirmed that he is considering running for Sheila Jackson Lee’s vacant seat, following the Congresswoman’s death. Turner revealed to KHOU 11 that he is “seriously considering” running for the 18th Congressional District seat, previously owned by Jackson Lee. Jackson Lee,...

President Joe Biden will visit Austin next Monday, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. The trip was first scheduled for July 15 but was postponed after former President’s Donald Trump’s assassination attempt. Biden will give a speech at the Lyndon Baines Johnson presidential library...

Dallas Billionaire Mark appears to have the chance of becoming vice president, as betting odds have put him on Kamala Harris’ VP list. After President Joe Biden’s sudden announcement on Sunday that he will not seek reelection, Harris is positioning herself as the leading Democratic candidate for the presidency, with significant support from influential party members. As Harris secures her place, discussions about potential vice-presidential candidates have turned to Cuban, the prolific Dallas billionaire and former owner of the Dallas Mavericks.

Texas State’s Unannounced Free Speech Policy Changes Could Billionaire Mark Cuban Become Kamala Harris VP? Betting Odds Say There Is A Chance. Writer, editor, photographer and editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson has joined the Reform Austin newsroom, where he will employ the artistic skill and political insights that earned a Pulitzer Prize to drive coverage of Texas government. As managing editor, Anderson is responsible for guiding Reform Austin’s efforts to give readers the unfiltered facts they need to hold Texas leaders accountable. Anderson’s original cartoons will be a regular feature on RA News. “Reform Austin readers understand the consequences of electing politicians who use ideological agendas to divide us, when they should be doing the hard work necessary to make our state government work for everyone,” Anderson said. “As a veteran journalist, I’m excited about Reform Austin’s potential to re-focus conversations on the issues that matter to common-sense Texans – like protecting our neighborhoods from increasingly common disasters, healthcare, just to name a few.” Anderson worked for the Houston Chronicle, the largest newspaper in Texas, from 2006 until 2017. In addition to the Pulitzer, Anderson earned the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award. He’s also a two-time winner of Columbia College’s Fischetti Award, and the National Press Foundation’s Berryman Award. Anderson’s cartoons have been published in Newsweek, the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune and other papers. In 2005, Anderson won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning while working for the Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky. The judges complimented his “unusual graphic style that produced extraordinarily thoughtful and powerful messages.”

Texas State University updated its free speech policy to comply with a mandate from Governor Greg Abbott aimed at curbing anti-Semitic speech and incidents on public college campuses without announcing it to students. Some have said this change could target pro-Palestinian protest groups. As reported by KUT, the University changed...

President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he would end his re-election campaign, despite his campaign chairman’s insistence that he would remain in the race. The announcement surprised citizens and politicians as well, sparking mixed reactions among Texas officials and lawmakers, with some praising the decision, and others saying Biden should not have stepped down. Here are some of these reactions.

Biden’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris could sway some Texas delegates to shift their support to her, but none of them are bound to do so. President Joe Biden’s decision to drop his reelection bid Sunday threw his party’s nominating process into immediate chaos and suddenly focused the nation’s attention on the little-known group of delegates who could decide his replacement at next month’s Democratic convention.

President Biden has decided to end his reelection campaign, a move that is certain to send shock waves through the political world. This decision comes after a faltering debate performance that alarmed many Democrats about the 81-year-old president’s fitness for office and ability to defeat former president Donald Trump.