The Latest Breaking News from Greg Abbott

Francisco Oropeza, 38, was arrested in Conroe, around 20 miles from his home in Cleveland, Texas, where cops said he'd gunned down his neighbours with an AR-style rifle shortly before midnight Friday

Officials did not specify the location of his arrest on Tuesday night, but they said the suspect was being held at the Montgomery County jail where he was initially taken.

Francisco Oropeza, 38, was arrested without incident Tuesday about 20 miles from the scene of Friday’s shooting north of Houston that left 5 people dead.

U.S. cities already struggling to shelter thousands of migrants are calling for federal help and an end to some Republican governors’ political gamesmanship over immigration

Authorities have been stymied in their search for a man accused of opening fire at his Texas neighbors' home and killing five people

Vigil was held on Sunday for Cleveland shooting victims as Francisco Oropesa, 38, remains on the run

Suspect was reportedly arrested ‘without incident’

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

When five people were shot dead in their home over a noise complaint, Greg Abbott labelled the victims ‘illegal immigrants’. True to form with past shootings in his state, he made no mention of the role his own lax gun laws may have played. Rachel Sharp reports

As Chicago resorts to sheltering some migrants on police station floors, Greg Abbott told Lori Lightfoot it was “ironic to hear you complain about Chicago’s struggle to deal with a few thousand illegal immigrants, which is a fraction of the record-high numbers we deal with in Texas on a regular…

Mr Abbott previously referred to five victims of a mass shooting as “illegal immigrants”