Operation Lone Star: More than 30,000 foreign nationals turned back to Mexico Sat, Mar 25, 2023 2:17 PM Texas law enforcement working through Operation Lone Star have turned back more than 30,000 foreign nationals to Mexico as of...
$16.5 billion in property tax relief bills unanimously pass Texas Senate Fri, Mar 24, 2023 3:55 PM Three property tax reform bills unanimously passed the Texas Senate and are in the House. They were among 30...
Texas sets monthly record again, leads U.S. in job creation Fri, Mar 24, 2023 3:23 PM Texas set several monthly job growth records again in February. It led job growth in the U.S. and again set another monthly...
Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Texas roundup Fri, Mar 24, 2023 8:15 AM Texas is holding elections, including for municipal offices, on May 6. A number of candidates running in these elections...
Election legislation roundup: Texas State Senate Thu, Mar 23, 2023 6:56 PM As of March 19, Ballotpedia has tracked 27 election-related bills in the Texas State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of...
Election legislation roundup: Texas House of Representatives Thu, Mar 23, 2023 5:19 PM As of March 19, Ballotpedia has tracked 60 election-related bills in the Texas House of Representatives since the beginning of...
Texas colleges claim to drop 'diversity, equity, inclusion' policies after Abbott directive Thu, Mar 23, 2023 3:31 PM Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s chief of staff sent a letter to all heads of state agencies and state-funded university systems last...
Blinken contradicts Border Patrol testimony on fentanyl smuggling into U.S. Thu, Mar 23, 2023 11:22 AM U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee about fentanyl seizures at the southern...
Election integrity bills move through Texas legislature Thu, Mar 23, 2023 9:36 AM Several election integrity bills are moving through the legislative process. SB 2, filed by Sen. Bryan Hughes,...
Voters in El Paso, Texas, to decide on a charter amendment to require the city to consider climate change Thu, Mar 23, 2023 9:28 AM El Paso voters on May 6 will vote on a charter amendment, titled Proposition K, to declare “[reducing] the city’s contribution...
Texas Senate committee hears testimony on bills related to COVID mandates Wed, Mar 22, 2023 4:24 PM Members of the Texas Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony Wednesday about a range of issues related to...
New U.S. border data: 284 suspected terrorists apprehended so far in fiscal 2023 Wed, Mar 22, 2023 2:54 PM Nearly 300 suspected terrorists have been apprehended attempting to enter the U.S. in the first few months of fiscal 2023 as 28...
Texas alleges Biden administration unlawfully enacted 2023 federal budget Tue, Mar 21, 2023 1:29 PM Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenging...
Abbott calls for mandatory minimum sentences for criminals carrying guns illegally Mon, Mar 20, 2023 2:54 PM Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison for criminals carrying guns illegally after...
Texas comptroller adds to list of financial companies divesting from oil, gas Mon, Mar 20, 2023 2:25 PM Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Monday announced an updated list of companies that are boycotting the oil and gas industry and...
Texas, U.S. officials warn Americans not to travel to Mexico as cartel violence escalates Mon, Mar 20, 2023 10:27 AM The U.S. State Department and Texas Department of Public Safety have warned Americans not to travel to Mexico because of...
Border Patrol agents apprehend greatest number of Chinese nationals in one day since 2010 Mon, Mar 20, 2023 9:45 AM U.S. Border Patrol agents in Texas apprehended 90 Chinese nationals illegally entering the U.S. in the Rio Grande Valley on...
Over 1.6 million border apprehensions, gotaways to date this fiscal year Fri, Mar 17, 2023 5:37 PM More than 1.6 million foreign nationals have been apprehended or reported evading law enforcement officers after illegally...
Abbott denounces Biden’s ESG policies that hurt Texas oil and natural gas industry Fri, Mar 17, 2023 9:36 AM Gov. Greg Abbott denounced President Biden’s ESG policies on Thursday, arguing they will hurt the U.S. energy industry. ...
Ranchers testify to property damage, crime caused by illegal foreign nationals Fri, Mar 17, 2023 7:20 AM Several land owners and officials testified about property damages caused by foreign nationals trespassing on their land while...