The Latest Breaking News from Texas

Nixon aide lashes out at Trump over ‘stuff of dictators’ Texas rally

‘If thinking Americans don’t understand what Trump is doing and what the criminal justice system must do we are all in big trouble!’

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Transgender prisoner in Texas denied gender-affirming surgery, lawyer says

AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has denied a request from Cristina Iglesias, a transgender woman incarcerated in Texas, to become the first inmate in federal custody to receive gender-affirming surgery, her lawyers said.

Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2022

Abbott support remains solid on border issues, but costs of wall aren’t popular, says new poll

DALLAS — Thirty-six percent of Texas registered voters say it is reasonable to spend $20 million per mile in state funds to extend the border wall with Mexico, while 27% say it is wasteful, according to a new poll.

Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2022

Abbott running comfortably ahead of O’Rourke in DMN-UT-Tyler poll; Paxton could face runoff

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is running 11 percentage points ahead of Democrat Beto O’Rourke in this year’s race for Texas governor, according to a Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler poll released Sunday.

Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2022

Caiman Get Me Copper: Suspect Had ‘Gator Guard Dog When Police Raided His Home

Officers seized drugs, guns, cash and a three-foot-long caiman in the bust. 

Zenger · Jan 30, 2022

Amid ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ rhetoric, some GOP candidates of color thrive

WASHINGTON — Wesley Hunt, who is running for the GOP nomination in Texas’ 38th District, hauled in more than $1 million in the most recent fundraising quarter and holds $1.5 million in the bank.

Tribune News Service · Jan 30, 2022

Trump pardon promise for Capitol rioters ‘stuff of dictators’ – Nixon aide

Trump makes promise at Texas rally on Saturday as John Dean says ‘failure to confront a tyrant only encourages bad behavior’

The Guardian - US · Jan 30, 2022

Will Auto-Dealer Protection Laws Stifle Electric Car Adoption?

Today, 17 states prohibit all automakers from selling vehicles directly to customers, while another 11 states have carved out specific exceptions for Tesla.

InsideEVs · Jan 30, 2022

Some asylum aspirants pin hopes on Trump-era policy

When the Biden administration extended a Trump-era policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in Brownsville, Texas, it was barely noticed _ the latest step in a slow-moving rollout to make asylum hearings available

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2022

Trump tours the country in support of candidates pushing the ‘big lie’

As thousands turn out to hear the former president, midterm candidates vie for his backing by pushing ‘stolen’ election myth

The Guardian - US · Jan 30, 2022