The Latest Breaking News from Texas

Officials plead not guilty in ‘vote harvesting’ election probe

The investigation is being criticized as politically driven

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

Illinois court rejects Texas request to enforce arrest warrants against House Democrats

Judge Scott Larson ruled that the Texas speaker and attorney general had “failed to present a legal basis for the court” to take up the issue.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 13, 2025

If Texas were to ban or regulate THC, crime labs say they would need more resources

Crime lab officials told lawmakers Wednesday they are struggling to keep up with deadlier drugs like fentanyl and a THC ban or new regulations would add to the challenge.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 13, 2025

Holiday Plans

We just passed through July. And the amount of Christmas movies that were available on TV and streaming services was insane. (No, I still don’t watch TV or have any streaming services, but my parents do and we put on movies for my mom almost daily.) So, of course, I…

Blogging Away Debt · Aug 13, 2025

Gavin Newsom Taunts Trump, Says California Will 'Draw New, More Beautiful Maps' To Gain Democratic Seats

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said his administration will redistrict its congressional maps after Trump missed a deadline he gave him to urge Republican governors to back off their redistricting efforts

Latin Times · Aug 13, 2025

Texas’ oldest wildlife refuge was set to expand. Then the Trump administration changed course.

Established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge was set to grow up to 700,000 acres to protect wildlife in West Texas and the Panhandle.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 13, 2025

Fox News host rages at rising Democrat for accusing him of abruptly ending interview

‘I just went on Fox News to tell the truth about the redistricting power grab in Texas,’ James Talarico tweeted. ‘He refused to answer — and cut the interview early.’

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

Video shows mangled train cars on top of each other after huge derailment

Aerial footage shows the aftermath of a derailed freight train in Texas on Tuesday (12 August), which saw 35 carriages come off the track.

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

Grief feels unbearable, disorienting and chaotic – a grief researcher and widow shares evidence-based ways to face the early days of loss

The July 4 floods in Kerr County, Texas, sent shockwaves across the country. Now that most of the victims’ burials are over, the weight of grief is just beginning for loved ones left behind. It’s the daily devastation of an upended world where absence is glaringly present, nothing feels familiar,…

The Conversation · Aug 13, 2025

Dems Claim Victory In Texas Redistricting Clash: 'Killed This Corrupt Special Session'

Texas Democrats are set to return to the state after claiming victory over Republicans in the state's redistricting clash

Latin Times · Aug 13, 2025