The Latest Breaking News from Texas

Trump launches 2024 comeback bid vowing to ‘make America great and glorious’

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump launched a comeback bid Tuesday night, jumping into the 2024 campaign as a divisive but formidable front-runner – buoyed by unshakable support from the base and resisted by a sizable number of party insiders.

Tribune News Service · Nov 16, 2022

Ted Cruz lashes out at Senate GOP leadership after Democrats retain control

The Texas Republican demanded a delay in leadership elections and is among an increasingly vocal cohort voicing their discontent with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 15, 2022

Texas sends next busload of migrants to Philadelphia

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says Philadelphia will be the next destination for migrants the state is transporting from the U.S.-Mexico border by the thousands to Democratic-led locales

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022

Obamacare discrimination protections don’t apply to LGBT patients, Texas judge rules

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the Biden administration cannot prohibit doctors from denying certain medical care based on a patient’s sexual orientation and gender identity.

Tribune News Service · Nov 15, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott expands Texas’ migrant busing plan to Philadelphia

Abbott said Philadelphia’s mayor has “long-celebrated and fought for sanctuary city status, making the city an ideal addition to Texas’ list of drop-off locations.”

The Texas Tribune · Nov 15, 2022

To Fight Human Trafficking, Police in Texas Town Endorse Zoning Restrictions on Massage Parlors

City officials in Nederland, Texas, are kicking around the idea of limiting new massage parlors to industrial areas of town.

Reason · Nov 15, 2022

Texas man arrested for 2007 cold case murder of man who vanished after going to buy a car

Charles Kessinger, 38, of San Antonio, Texas, was charged with the 2007 robbery and first-degree

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022

Texas Gov. Abbott raised $400,000 to bus migrants to Democratic-led cities

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott raised $401,000 from private donations to help fund his operation to bus migrants from the southern border to Democratic-leaning cities.

Tribune News Service · Nov 15, 2022

Kevin McCarthy elected House GOP leader over objections from Chip Roy, Michael Cloud and other hard-liners

The California Republican still needs at least 218 votes to become House speaker. That vote will be on Jan. 3.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 15, 2022

Texas AG Needn't Testify in Case Alleging Texas Intends to Punish Participation in Out-of-State Abortions

The panel relies on, among other things, "the Apex doctrine."

Reason · Nov 15, 2022