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April 19, 2024

Judge shoots down Texas AG Paxton's attempt to block guaranteed income program

Houston district Judge Ursula Hall shot down Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to block a guaranteed income program based on grounds that its unconstitutional.

April 19, 2024

Texas shelter dog becomes impressive police K-9 as he combats fentanyl crisis

Rock, a German shepherd mix, was found wondering the streets. In less than a year, he's become a top narcotics K-9 at the Fort Worth Police Department in Fort Worth, Texas.

April 18, 2024

Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflow

A hack that caused the water system of Muleshoe, Texas to overflow in January has now been linked to a Russian hacktivist group; the hacking attempts were reported to federal authorities.

April 18, 2024

Anti-cop, anti-Israel rhetoric from staffers threatens Dem’s ‘moderate’ image

Campaign staffers for Texas Senate candidate Colin Allred have made their positions on a number of controversial political issues clear in recent years.

April 18, 2024

911 service restored in many areas after several states hit with outages

No cause has been identified for the 911 outages reported in four states across the U.S. Wednesday into Thursday, but most services have been restored.

April 18, 2024

Texas farming crisis looms as US, Mexico spar over long-standing water treaty

Texas farm groups are sounding alarms over water shortages stemming from a dispute between Mexican and U.S. officials over a long-standing water treaty.

April 18, 2024

Feds investigate Texas surgeon accused of denying patients life-saving liver transplants

Texas surgeon Dr. J. Steve Bynon Jr. is accused of changing his patients' entries in a government organ waiting list, effectively making them ineligible for new livers.

April 18, 2024

On this day in history, April 18, 1934, first self-operated 'washateria' opens in Fort Worth, Texas

It was considered a breakthrough for its time when, on this day in history, April 18, 1934, the first laundromat — or "washateria," as it was called then — opened in Fort Worth, Texas.

April 17, 2024

Texas city commission passes resolution to protect transgender treatments for minors from state law

Austin’s LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission approved a resolution to protect individuals and organizations providing “healthcare" to transgender people.

April 16, 2024

Lindsey Graham says DHS told him Laken Riley's alleged murderer was paroled into US illegally

Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan illegal immigrant charged in the murder of Laken Riley, was allegedly paroled into the U.S. illegally, according to Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.