The Latest Breaking News from Texas

McLaughlin: Why the Big 12 Race Remains Wide Open

The Big 12 landscape remains wide open as Texas Tech struggles, and BYU appears less dominant than earlier in the season.

SuperWest Sports · Oct 6

Trump approves firing-squad execution of 2009 Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan

The US military has moved closer to executing Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 in the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting in Texas.

The Economic Times · Oct 6

Coast Guard Firefight Triggers 1,000-Troop Surge on Both Sides of the Rio Grande

A Coast Guard crew came under fire near Garceno, Texas. Now roughly 1,000 troops — American and Mexican — are massing along the same stretch of Rio Grande.

Latin Times · Oct 6

Texas businessman gets 13 years in federal prison as feds seize his Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Firebird and dozens more cars to pay back fraud victims

Clayton Iley pitched a fake Defense Department loan program and used victims’ identities to fund 90-plus collector vehicles, prosecutors say.

Fortune · Oct 5

Forde-Yard Dash: Which New Coordinators Are Thriving and Which Are Flailing?

Chip Kelly and Kevin McGiven are among the new hires making an immediate impact, while several other big-name coordinators are facing early questions.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 5

Ken Paxton is trailing in the Texas Senate race. Then a secret recording exposes who is actually running his campaign: ‘I don’t control the message’

"It’s all coming—you know—from D.C."

We Got This Covered · Oct 5

Voter registration Texas: Have you registered to vote in Texas? Deadline looms for the Nov. 3 election amid registration system issues

Texas has set October 5 as the final date for voter registration ahead of the November 3 election. Voters can register online but must return the application via mail or in person. Early voting is scheduled from October 19 to October 30, allowing citizens to participate in the upcoming elections.…

The Economic Times · Oct 5

Ken Paxton raises personal-best $18 million in third quarter for Texas’ U.S. Senate race

The attorney general more than doubled his second-quarter haul, but still is well short of past totals posted by Democrat James Talarico, who has yet to announce his July-to-September fundraising.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 5

Mexico Deploys 500 Troops to U.S. Border While Sheinbaum Demands Evidence After Reported Gunfire

Mexico has deployed 500 Army and National Guard personnel to its border with Texas as part of a coordinated security operation with the United States, while President Claudia Sheinbaum is demanding evidence after U.S. officials reported that Coast Guard personnel came under fire from the Mexican side of the border.

Latin Times · Oct 5

Ask Jeeves

How would The Butler vote?

Reason · Oct 5