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April 20, 2026

WATCH: Houston faces $110M hit as Texas gov lays down law on 'sanctuary' policies

Gov. Greg Abbott says Houston is in breach of contract and must repay Texas $110 million or repeal its sanctuary-type ordinance limiting ICE cooperation.

April 17, 2026

Texas AG sues Houston mayor and city council over new sanctuary city ordinance limiting ICE cooperation

Texas AG Ken Paxton sued Houston's mayor and city council over a sanctuary ordinance that ended a police policy requiring officers to wait for ICE agents.

April 16, 2026

House lawmakers express disgust over Swalwell not being exposed sooner: 'It's shameful'

Lawmakers from both parties express alarm over Rep. Eric Swalwell's alleged sexual misconduct as Capitol Hill debates how to prevent future abuses.

April 16, 2026

GOP zeros in on South Texas Dem who urged Trump to 'allow people to cross freely'

Republicans say Rep. Vicente Gonzalez is vulnerable in his redrawn South Texas district due to his record on border security and immigration policies.

April 7, 2026

Texas man tackled by church security after bringing loaded gun, ammo to Houston service

Police say a Texas man armed with a gun and more than 100 rounds of ammunition was tackled by a security guard inside a Houston church before shots.

March 22, 2026

Texas parents flood school choice program, far exceeding the initial 90,000 student capacity

Texas school choice applications for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts surpassed 241,000, far exceeding the 90,000 spots funded by the program's initial $1 billion investment.

March 11, 2026

Texas conservatives tout record-breaking school choice signups after long battle with teachers unions

After battling with Democrats and teacher unions, Texas conservatives are celebrating the successful launch of what is likely to become the largest school-choice program in the country.

February 24, 2026

Trump-nominated judge blocks Abbott’s DEI ban in 3 districts

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas' DEI ban in Houston, Katy and Plano school districts, impacting student clubs and diversity programs.

February 23, 2026

Abbott surges Texas troopers to border after cartel kingpin’s killing sparks violence in Mexico

Gov. Greg Abbott announced he is surging state troopers to the border and across the state to enhance public safety operations amid an ongoing spike in cartel violence.

February 13, 2026

Texas governor exposes ‘hypocrisy’ of Dem push for states’ rights in Minnesota after Biden years

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called out the “hypocrisy" of Democrats advocating for states’ rights in Minnesota after he was lambasted for enforcing the border under the Biden administration.