The Latest Breaking News from Texas

AG Pam Bondi calls for Jasmine Crockett to apologize to Texas and Tesla ‘shareholders’ for Elon Musk criticism

Trump administration has said it will investigate attacks on Tesla as domestic terrorism

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

Interim UT-Austin president seeks to walk fine line between faculty and lawmakers’ concerns

Jim Davis told professors he’ll share their concerns with lawmakers about proposals that would increase oversight on curricula and hiring. Elsewhere on campus, former UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell criticized the bills.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 25, 2025

Texas Prison Staff Falsified and Defaced Temperature Logs As Heat-Associated Deaths Piled Up In The State: Report

A Texas Tribune analysis revealed that at least 41 people had died inside Texas prisons in 2023 during the state's record-breaking heat wave.

Latin Times · Mar 24, 2025

Federal Judge Blocks Texas A&M From Banning Drag Shows

The judge ruled that Donald Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's executive orders targeting "gender ideology" can't change the fact that drag performance is expressive conduct under the First Amendment.

Reason · Mar 24, 2025

Texas Lottery Commission holding out on paying $83.5M to winner over technicality

Texas Rangers and Attorney General Ken Paxton are investigating the ‘suspicious’ win after the ticket was purchased through the app Jackpocket

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025

Texas A&M can’t ban “Draggieland” drag show, federal judge rules

Judge Lee H. Rosenthal said the student group that organizes Draggieland, the Queer Empowerment Council, was likely to succeed in showing the ban violates the First Amendment.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 24, 2025

Texas Children's Houston Open Picks, Predictions And Odds

After four weeks in Florida, the PGA Tour moves on to Texas, with the first tournament in the Lone Star State coming from the Texas Children's Houston Open

Golf Monthly · Mar 24, 2025

The Supreme Court rejects a Texas death row inmate's appeal

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for a new trial drew the support of the prosecutor’s office that originally put him on death row

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025

The Massive Energy Requirements of Treating Texas’ Oilfield Wastewater

One company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced water” for use in agriculture and industry.

Texas Observer · Mar 24, 2025

Texas Children's Houston Open Payout 2025

There's a big prize money payout on offer at this week's Houston Open, with seven-figure checks going to the top two finishers at Memorial Park

Golf Monthly · Mar 24, 2025