The Latest Breaking News from Texas

Here’s why record-high flash flood warnings were issued in U.S. this year

Climate change and improved weather systems have contributed to record-high flash flood warnings this year

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

Ken Paxton sues adult swimming organization for allowing transgender competitors at San Antonio event

The Texas attorney general said U.S. Masters Swimming violated the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act by allowing trans athletes to compete in women’s events.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 17, 2025

Texas judge dismisses case against migrant deported to El Salvador for being an alleged gang member

DPS troopers labeled Pedro Luis Salazar-Cuervo, who remains in a Salvadoran prison, a Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang member based on a photo of him with a tattooed man.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 17, 2025

Federal DEI funding cuts threaten the work of the few remaining Black farmers in East Texas

Trump’s rollback is another example of the federal government’s lackluster efforts at giving Black farmers a boost in recent years.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 17, 2025

At the Races: The Art of the Sale - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including GOP's quest to sell the 'big beautiful' law.

Roll Call · Jul 17, 2025

Trump’s election rigging plan emerges as polling shows Americans turning against his mass deportation agenda

When the voters turn against you, redraw the map.

We Got This Covered · Jul 17, 2025

Death to Big Bird

Plus: Jerome Powell on Trump's kill list, conservatives embrace speech restrictions, homeschooling heat, and more...

Reason · Jul 17, 2025

Democrat Joe Jaworski to run for Texas attorney general again

The former Galveston mayor lost his party’s nomination in a 2022 runoff but says better preparation and a different political environment will work in his favor.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 17, 2025

When grief involves trauma − a social worker explains how to support survivors of the recent floods and other devastating losses

The July 4, 2025, floods in Kerr County, Texas, swept away children and entire families, leaving horror in their wake. Days later, flash floods struck Ruidoso, New Mexico, killing three people, including two young children.

The Conversation · Jul 17, 2025

A risky bet? Texas Republicans poised to redraw congressional map on Trump’s orders

The move would probably weaken influence of the state’s fast-growing non-white population and backfire on the GOP

The Guardian - US · Jul 17, 2025