The Latest Breaking News from Texas

What to watch for in tonight’s showdown between Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott

Uvalde school massacre and immigration to be hot topics at debate

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022

Reddit CFB perfectly explained why ESPN keeps cutting into Aaron Judge at-bats in college football terms

Basically, the Yankees are Texas.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 30, 2022

Toyota’s tech head talks future of cars: ‘We’re just at the start of our transformation’

The Plano, Texas, office of Toyota’s mobility and innovation arm looks like a sleeker version of the typical bright white, open-floor startup.

Tribune News Service · Sep 30, 2022

TribCast: Trouble in Ken Paxton’s office

In this week’s episode, Matthew Watkins speaks with Jake Bleiberg of the Associated Press and Steve Vladeck from the University of Texas School of Law about the turmoil in the Texas attorney general’s office and its litigation success.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 30, 2022

Uvalde families file sweeping lawsuit

The lawsuit says each defendant played a part in the shooting’s tragic outcome

Salon · Sep 30, 2022

Texas can withhold list of people it thinks are noncitizens and can’t vote, appeals court rules

The appellate court reversed a previous ruling that found that Texas violated federal law by refusing to release the list. The suit was brought by five civil rights groups that sought to hold Texas accountable if it disenfranchised naturalized citizens.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 30, 2022

It was a big year for Texas’ wealthy, with 43 scoring spots on Forbes’ richest list

It was a big year for Texas’ wealthy.

Tribune News Service · Sep 30, 2022

Don't Use Immigrants as Political Pawns

The best rebuke to the Biden administration's inhumane border policies is for Republican governors to welcome migrants into their states.

Reason · Sep 30, 2022

Dysfunction in Texas AG’s office as Paxton seeks third term

As Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton seeks reelection to a third term, his agency has come unmoored by disarray behind the scenes

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022

Austin Nurses Win Largest Hospital Union in Texas

National Nurses United organizers at Ascension Seton Medical Center just delivered a major victory for the Texas labor movement.

Texas Observer · Sep 30, 2022