The Latest Breaking News from Texas

Texas man on death row pleads guilty in 2 cold-case killings

A man already sentenced to death for an Oklahoma cold-case killing has pleaded guilty to murder in the deaths of two girls whose disappearances also went unsolved for decades

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

Supreme Court rules Texas veteran may sue to get his job back; conservative justices dissent

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday an injured Iraq War veteran may sue to get his job back as a Texas state trooper in accordance with a federal law guaranteeing that returning soldiers can reclaim their government positions.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 29, 2022

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Faces A Reckoning

Texans are calling out the Texas Commission For Environmental Quality for failing to address environmental injustices throughout the state.

Texas Observer · Jun 29, 2022

Texas will increase checkpoints for trucks crossing from Mexico after migrant smuggling deaths

DPS said the checkpoints won’t occur at the ports of entry, which is different than in April when Abbott mandated all commercial vehicles entering from Mexico be checked by state police. The order snarled trade with Mexico at the time.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 29, 2022

Mac Engel: WNBA player speaks honest truth about Brittney Griner: ‘If this was Shaq, he’d be home’

FORT WORTH, Texas — A prominent American remains detained in Russia because Brittney Griner is not as prominent as her supporters want to believe.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

RBC Capital Cuts Verisk Analytics Price Target By ~8%

RBC Capital analyst Ashish Sabadra lowered the price target for Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) to $210 from $227 while maintaining the Outperform rating on the shares. The analyst expects 2Q22 revenues modestly below consensus as the tailwinds from strong insurance premium growth, international travel, and a potential uptick in auto insurance are more than offset…

Benzinga · Jun 29, 2022

Five-Star 2023 Wide Receiver Commits to Texas

This is the second five-star recruit the Longhorns have landed just this week.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 29, 2022

Texas manufacturers raise recession fears amid falling demand, slower output

Texas manufacturers are tapping the brakes.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

Kraft Heinz Inks Power Purchase Pact With Berkshire Hathaway Energy Business

Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) has signed a virtual power purchase agreement with BHE Renewables, a Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-A) Energy business. Under the agreement, BHE will provide power from renewables to Kraft Heinz's operations within the U.S. The facilitation is part of Kraft Heinz's aim to procure most of its electricity from renewable sources…

Benzinga · Jun 29, 2022

Kamala Harris criticises Texas governor for going ‘straight to politics’ after 53 migrants die in San Antonio

The Vice-President said in an NPR interview that the ‘broken’ immigration system ‘was decimated’ by the Trump administration

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022