The Latest Breaking News from South Texas

SpaceX settles $15 million trespassing lawsuit with Cards Against Humanity

Elon Musk's rocket company is clearing out its "gravel, tractors and space junk" from a once-pristine plot of South Texas land.

Space · Oct 27, 2025

A new South Texas data center will rely on untapped renewable energy

The new data center will work directly with a nearby windfarm to use energy the windfarm can’t send to the state’s electricity grid.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 21, 2025

Panel on Judicial Clerkships and Internships

Today I led a panel at the South Texas College of Law Houston about judicial clerkships and internships. I was… The post Panel on Judicial Clerkships and Internships appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Oct 17, 2025

Jury finds Texas couple guilty of concealing and harboring bakery workers in the US illegally

A jury in South Texas has found two bakery owners accused of concealing and harboring employees in the U.S. illegally guilty

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

Why the proposed Texas congressional map may not be a lock to net five new GOP seats

The new proposed lines would also prevent few, if any, opportunities for Democrats hoping that an aggressive gerrymander could backfire on Republicans.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 31, 2025

Texas House Republicans unveil new congressional map that looks to pick up five GOP seats

The first draft of the lower chamber’s new redistricting map targets Democratic members of Congress in the Austin, Dallas and Houston metro areas and in South Texas.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 30, 2025

Tejano singer Bobby Pulido forms exploratory committee for South Texas congressional bid

The music star is considering challenging Rep. Monica De La Cruz in a district emblematic of the GOP’s gains with Latino voters.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 24, 2025

Texas lawmaker proposes beefing up temporary worker program to ease farm labor shortages

The South Texas Republican's "Bracero 2.0" legislation — named after a 1940s temporary labor program — would raise wages for migrant farmers and simplify applications for employers, amid other changes.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 14, 2025

Former Democratic state House candidate among nine indicted for alleged vote harvesting in South Texas

The charges are the latest escalation in a probe that resulted in Texas authorities indicting six other Frio County area officials in May.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 4, 2025

‘With What Water?’

Drought has hollowed out Chihuahua’s Conchos Valley and bred civil unrest as South Texas demands the water it’s owed.

Texas Observer · Jul 1, 2025