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39 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: November 11, 2026.
John Whitmire signed the order days after Democrats swept Texas statewide offices, telling reporters 'elections matter' and reversing a policy he adopted in April under pressure from Gov. Greg Abbott.
In an unsigned order, the justices lifted a Texas judge's injunction covering more than 500 miles of the border, including land around Big Bend National Park. Justice Jackson would have denied the request.
Exit polls show voters under 30 delivered a rebuke over the economy, tariffs and the Iran war, with Democrat James Talarico winning them by 60 points in Texas.
Directives from Chancellor Brandon Creighton restrict how faculty can teach race, sex and gender, and professors say the vagueness has pushed many to censor themselves.
Forecasters expect 3 to 5 inches of rain from Texas to Illinois, with rates near 2 inches an hour. Water rescues and swept-away cars were already reported in Arizona.
Austin's mayor said he was 'angry but not surprised.' A council member said the officer rammed the man's car and fired at least five times. ICE's own investigative arm will lead the inquiry, with the FBI assisting, and the Travis County district attorney has asked for the evidence.
Judge James Wesley Hendrix found that once Congress zeroed out the $200 tax on 'gangster weapons' in last year's One Big Beautiful Bill, the National Firearms Act's rules lost their constitutional footing. The appeal deadline is October 5. Anyone who joins the gun groups that sued is covered.
The suit says DHS cannot call one of the emptiest stretches of the border an 'area of high illegal entry' to waive the law. Roughly 65% of the 609-mile project runs across private property.
Nazira Haji Zada, 47, whose son and son-in-law were convicted in an ISIS-inspired Election Day 2024 plot, left voluntarily rather than fight charges built on classified evidence she was not allowed to see.
Travis County District Judge Cory Liu ruled the company violated the state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act, making Texas the first state to hold TikTok liable over child safety. A trial on penalties is expected next month.
Federal filings show the super PAC split the money evenly between ads boosting the Texas attorney general and ads attacking Democrat James Talarico. The PAC is sitting on roughly $400 million.
Texas Southern University's survey puts James Talarico ahead 47% to 45%. The pollster's explanation: Paxton is holding only 85% of Republicans while independents break for the Democrat by 40 points.
WatchA state lawsuit filed in Harris County argues that Senate Bill 10, which orders the Ten Commandments onto every public school classroom wall, collides with the parental rights amendment Texas voters approved in November 2025.
The National Weather Service has issued more than 30 flash-flood emergencies this month alone, part of a barrage of extreme rainfall events scientists tie directly to a hotter atmosphere.
A twister touched down near Interstate 10 and the UTSA campus, damaging an apartment complex, as relentless storms swamped South and Central Texas, prompting mandatory evacuations in Uvalde County and a 59-county disaster declaration.
Forecasters issued a rare Level 4-of-4 flood risk as up to a foot of rain swamped Uvalde and Kerrville, triggering door-to-door evacuations and dozens of water rescues across 59 counties under a state of emergency.
In an unsigned order with no noted dissents, the justices refused to block Texas's App Store Accountability Act, the first law of its kind requiring age checks and parental consent before minors can download apps.
WatchLorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, was driving to a job site when an ICE agent shot him during a traffic stop. Federal investigators have now opened two probes as his family demands answers.
Jurors deliberated less than three hours before rejecting Anthony's self-defense claim in the killing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, a case that drew national attention.
Police say the suspect, wanted for attempted capital murder of an officer, opened fire and barricaded himself in an abandoned veterinary clinic. The lone fatality was identified as city employee Ed Scott.
High-profile races in California, Texas and other key states are driving unprecedented advertising expenditures earlier in the election cycle than ever before.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, propelled by an eleventh-hour Trump endorsement, crushed Sen. John Cornyn by roughly 28 points, setting up a fall clash with Democrat James Talarico.
The Wright family transformed their solar-powered home into part of a Virtual Power Plant network, selling excess energy back to the electrical grid while utility companies seek more participants.
WatchBacked by a late endorsement from President Trump, Attorney General Ken Paxton became the first Texas Republican ever denied his party's Senate nomination, setting up a competitive November fight with Democrat James Talarico.
Standing-room-only Houston crowd cheers as Democratic challenger launches campaign against scandal-plagued Republican Attorney General in what promises to be a bitter contest.
The scandal-plagued attorney general's defeat of John Cornyn transforms the deep red state into a potential Democratic battleground, expanding the national political map.
The scandal-plagued Texas attorney general overcame significant fundraising disadvantages to unseat the veteran senator in a high-profile Republican runoff.
43-foot marine reptile from Texas fossil reveals brutal predator that dominated prehistoric seas 80 million years ago.
Police Chief Lisa Davis said the teenagers stole firearms from a store, hijacked multiple vehicles and fired on a fire truck during a 28-hour rampage that triggered a shelter-in-place order across south Austin.
State attorney general accuses streaming giant of collecting user data without consent and implementing features designed to keep children engaged for extended periods.
A 135 mph twister obliterated a manufactured home in Wise County. The same system spawned a separate EF-1 in Springtown, Parker County, that killed a second person and displaced 20 families.
Federal appeals court rules controversial 2023 state law allowing local police to detain migrants is constitutional, setting up likely Supreme Court battle.
Texas leads with the largest state restriction yet, effective October 1 pending a federal waiver that the Trump administration has signaled it will grant.
Gonzales becomes the second congressman to resign Monday alongside Democrat Eric Swalwell, creating two simultaneous House vacancies and shrinking the GOP majority to 216-213.
Representative Tony Gonzales faces new allegations of pursuing subordinate with lewd texts, complicating House Republican unity efforts.
The 22-year-old immigrant came to the U.S. as a toddler and was arrested at the military installation where the couple planned to live together.
Families across Texas grapple with new reality as immigration enforcement separates children from detained parents, forcing siblings to take on caregiver roles.
The Conservative Political Action Conference's annual gathering turned into an unofficial Paxton pep rally, with the attorney general drawing thunderous applause while incumbent Senator John Cornyn's name was met with audible boos.
The decorated Navy SEAL and five-term congressman lost to state Rep. Steve Toth, 55.8% to 40.7%, a defeat analysts say signals the full dominance of Trump loyalty in Republican primaries.