The Latest Breaking News from Texas

No. 15 TCU men’s basketball bounces back with complete performance to crush ULM

FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU is finally looked like the team that was ranked in the top 15 in the preseason with a complete performance in a blowout win over Louisiana-Monroe on Thursday.

Tribune News Service · Nov 18, 2022

Biden to ask Supreme Court to resume student debt relief plan

The legal battle over President Joe Biden’s plan for student debt relief could be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court as the government seeks to lift a lower court order that blocked the program indefinitely.

Tribune News Service · Nov 18, 2022

Texas governor wants to deploy gunboats on Mexico border with emergency 'invasion' powers

Executive order would allow state to devote more than $4bn toward border security

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022

Texas Republican candidates have spent $190.9 million more than Democrats

In Texas, state-level candidates have spent $488.7 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Oct. 29, 2022. Democratic candidates have spent $146.1 million and Republican candidates have spent $337 million. 

Ballotpedia · Nov 17, 2022

Rangers to host 2024 All-Star Game at Globe Life Field

DALLAS — The All-Star Game is returning to Arlington, Texas.

Tribune News Service · Nov 17, 2022

What Greg Abbott’s decisive win over Beto O’Rourke portends for his future

After defeating O’Rourke — Texas’ most promising Democrat in recent history — Abbott begins his third term in a strong position, with a rising national profile and a governing mandate in the eyes of fellow Republicans.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 17, 2022

GOP fell short in Latino-heavy areas along U.S-Mexico border - Roll Call

Republican efforts to lean into immigration concerns fell short on the border, along with a lackluster GOP showing nationwide.

Roll Call · Nov 17, 2022

Pay raises alone won’t solve staffing shortages in “nightmare” Texas youth prisons, ex-workers say

Danger and trauma — not low salaries — are what drive most workers to leave the crisis-wracked Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 17, 2022

Clarence Hill: Dallas Cowboys need Odell Beckham Jr. Stop talking about it and sign him.

FRISCO, Texas — I know it takes two to tango.

Tribune News Service · Nov 17, 2022

Stephen Barbee tells warden 'send me home' in final words before execution

Stephen Barbee said he wanted "everyone to have peace in their heart" before telling the warden "send me home" in final words before his execution in Texas for killing a pregnant ex-girlfriend and her son

Daily Mirror · Nov 17, 2022