July 28, 2021 Abbott orders Texas National Guard to assist with arrests at US-Mexico border Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday ordered Texas National Guard members to assist the Department of Public Safety (DPS) in arresting illegal immigrants at the border who break state laws.
July 28, 2021 Ellzey wins US House seat in Texas in closely watched race Jake Ellzey, the Texas Republican, won a special congressional election against Susan Wright, who had the support of former President Trump.
July 27, 2021 Jake Ellzey wins Texas special election over Trump-backed Susan Wright Republican candidate Jake Ellzey won a hotly contested special election runoff in Texas's sixth congressional district, defeating fellow Republican Susan Wright.
July 27, 2021 Texas police learn COVID-positive illegal immigrants sent to local hotels, after Whataburger encounter Authorities in South Texas said they learned that undocumented immigrants who have testes positive for COVID-19 are being released from federal custody to a Catholic charity, which booked hotel rooms for them without notifying local officials.
July 27, 2021 Fireball blazes across Texas sky Texas residents were stunned to see a fireball blaze across the sky on Sunday night.
July 27, 2021 Missing Texas teen found after being held in armed felon’s Florida vacation rental home, sheriff says A missing Texas teen was found in Florida last week after investigators tracked her to a vacation rental home where an armed felon was holding her against her will, authorities said Monday.
July 27, 2021 Sens. Hawley, Lee, Cruz lead amicus brief urging SCOTUS to overturn landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade Republican Sens. Josh Hawley, Mike Lee and Ted Cruz filed the brief with the Supreme Court on Tuesday for the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
July 27, 2021 Texas man pleads guilty in 1995 cold case murder of California mom, authorities say An admitted murderer from Texas has pleaded guilty to the cold case murder of a mother in California who was attacked while she was jogging on a trail 26 years ago, authorities said Monday.
July 27, 2021 South Dakota governor encounters migrants crossing southern border while visiting National Guard Migrants illegally crossed into the U.S. in waves behind Gov. Kristi Noem as the South Dakota Republican described an "open border process" that lets coyotes rake in up to $5,000 for each adult trafficked.
July 27, 2021 Texas man attacks bailiff after being convicted of killing officer A Texas man elbowed a bailiff who was attempting to handcuff him after the man was convicted of killing a San Antonio police detective.
