The Latest Breaking News from Texas

WNBA Draft Prospects to Watch During March Madness

With the draft just eight days after the final, the NCAA tournament is the perfect time to evaluate potential prospects.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 18, 2025

New $70 million contract to help continue construction of Trump’s border wall is handed out

Seven-mile stretch of border wall is expected to be extended in Hidalgo County, Texas, to curb drug smuggling and illegal crossings

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025

Migrants Turn to TikTok to Find Smugglers as U.S. Crackdown Escalates: 'It Took Me Half an Hour'

A report by The Texas Tribune in December also revealed that smugglers are using social media to recruit Americans to take part in smuggling schemes as well

Latin Times · Mar 18, 2025

Texas arrests midwife on abortion charge

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the state's first arrest of an accused abortion provider under a 2021 law

Salon · Mar 18, 2025

Lawmakers weigh moving bingo operations out of Texas Lottery’s purview amid agency’s uncertain future

A possible reassignment of the charitable games comes as 15 bills in the Legislature seek to either alter or abolish the troubled agency.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 18, 2025

High winds continue to threaten Oklahoma after wildfires destroyed and damaged hundreds of homes

Officials are warning that high winds expected this week will again raise the risk of severe wildfires in Oklahoma

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025

Rice Hires Former Texas Baseball Coach David Pierce to Lead Owls

The former Rice assistant is returning to the school in a massive college baseball hire.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 17, 2025

Texas lawmakers seek to transfer University of Houston-Victoria to Texas A&M system

Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, said Texas A&M is better positioned to grow the Victoria school and serve the region’s petrochemical and agriculture industries.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 17, 2025

Texas midwife arrested for allegedly providing abortions amid state’s near-total ban

Maria Margarita Rojas charged with illegal performance of procedure, considered a second-degree felony in the state

The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2025

Texas midwife accused by state's attorney general of providing illegal abortions

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that a Houston-area midwife has been arrested and accused of providing illegal abortions, marking the first time authorities have filed criminal charges under the state’s near-total abortion ban

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025