Image: The Ten Commandments in the foreground of the Texas Capitol, seen on June 30, 2025. Image by Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas Tribune Jaden Edison, The Texas TribuneJanuary 20, 2026 The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]
GOP Sen. Cruz, Rep. McCaul call for investigation after federal agents fatally shoot man in Minneapolis
Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas TribuneJanuary 26, 2026 Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Michael McCaul became the first Texas Republicans in Congress to call for an investigation into the actions of federal immigration officers in Minneapolis […]
Lawmakers, protesters demand release of 5-year-old held at Texas immigration detention center
Photo: Protestors at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley on Wednesday January 28, 2026. The protestors called for the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who is being held in the detention center […]
This newspaper publisher is challenging her fellow Republicans to do better for rural Texas
Photo: Suzanne Bellsnyder drives to Spearman Senior High School to speak with Spearman ISD Superintendent James Layman on Dec. 15, 2025. Image by Phoebe Terry for The Texas Tribune Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas TribuneJanuary 29, […]
Minnesota sues federal government over access to evidence in Alex Pretti killing
A legal fight over who controls evidence in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents is shaping up to be a major test of law enforcement accountability, state sovereignty and public trust in […]
As data centers jostle to get on Texas’ grid, ERCOT promises new rules for planning
Image: The state’s main grid operator is expected to detail a new way to review requests for major power consumers like data centers. Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune Inside Climate News, The Texas TribuneJanuary 19, 2026 Texas’ […]
As immigrant arrests rise, here’s what to know about ICE operations in Texas
Photo: Austin Police Department officers and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents guide a van out of the J.J. Pickle Federal Building in downtown Austin on April 1, 2025. Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune Colleen DeGuzman, The […]
China rejects U.S. ‘China threat’ framing in Greenland dispute, state media reports
China pushed back Monday on what it described as U.S. attempts to use a “China threat” narrative in connection with Greenland, according to a report from China Focus, a state-controlled media outlet. China Focus said […]
Trump unveils “Great Healthcare Plan,” but proposal raises major unanswered questions
President Donald J. Trump is calling on Congress to pass what the White House is branding as “The Great Healthcare Plan,” a wide-ranging proposal the administration says is designed to lower healthcare costs for Americans […]
Texas TSA Case Raises Serious Questions About Due Process, Bodily Searches, and Accountability
A Transportation Security Administration enforcement case stemming from an incident at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is raising broader concerns about how TSA handles allegations involving bodily searches, medical accommodations, retaliation, and the right to a hearing—particularly […]
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