The Latest Breaking News from Texas

Trump is desperate to get his border wall built. Texas landowners are fighting back

Much of the land in Texas is privately or state owned

The Independent UK · Oct 9

Mayes Middleton, running for Texas attorney general, wants to “put God back in government”

Middleton, a Republican, has long pushed for injecting Christianity into the public sphere. His Democratic opponent, Nathan Johnson, said those views make him unfit for office.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 9

America First And Foreign Talent: Trump honours six tech titans; medals underscore immigrant roots

TOI correspondent from Washington: There was something deliciously awkward and ironic about US President Donald Trump’s celebration of American technological greatness in the White House on Thursday. Of the six technology titans who received the nation’s highest science and tech honours from the MAGA boss, five were born outside the…

The Times of India · Oct 9

Plano COVID Testing Clinics Agree to Pay $20 Million Over Allegations Nasal Swabs Were Billed as Office Visits

Heal 360 clinics in Plano will pay $20 million in claims for COVID nasal swabs that were billed as office visits. How the uninsured program was billed.

Medical Daily · Oct 8

MAGA Supporter Drives 9 Hours to Trump's San Antonio Rally and Waits 48 Hours, Says He Has 'Nothing Better to Do'

A Donald Trump supporter reportedly travelled nine hours and camped outside a San Antonio venue for two days before the president's rally, saying he simply wanted to see him.

International Business Times UK · Oct 8

CEO who wasn't a cyclist rode 2,000 miles from Mexico to Canada in 12 days, raised $766,000

Matt King, CEO of Gobundance, trained for five and a half months before cycling nearly 2,000 miles from Mexico to Canada in 12 days. Along the journey, King and his team raised more than $766,000 and distributed funds to over 70 individuals and organisations, supporting families and communities facing financial…

The Times of India · Oct 8

Fort Hood shooter’s firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says

The Pentagon said on Thursday the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan would be livestreamed on December 3 after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to make the execution "public". Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 in a 2009 shooting at the Texas…

France 24 · Oct 8

More controversial Ken Paxton audio leaked after he was heard saying Trump was a problem

Paxton and Trump have had an awkward relationship, with the president publicly mocking Paxton and the Senate candidate privately criticizing Trump

The Independent UK · Oct 8

Husband Secretly Divorced Wife in Pakistan: Texas Supreme Court Rejects Recognition in $100M Dispute

The Texas Supreme Court ruled a Pakistani divorce obtained without Hira Azhar's knowledge is not legally valid in Texas, finding five days of newspaper publication failed to provide adequate notice.

International Business Times UK · Oct 8

Trump Says He Expected Henry Cuellar to Switch Parties After Pardon, Calls Him 'Disloyal' for Staying a Democrat

Trump says he expected pardoned Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar to switch parties, then calls him 'disloyal' for seeking re-election as a Democrat.

International Business Times UK · Oct 8