Trump unloads on Cornyn, ties AG nomination fight to bitter Texas primary

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump unleashed more fury on a Senate Republican he worked to oust who is standing in the way of his personal lawyer becoming the next attorney general. Trump unloaded on Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, over acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s stalled nomination Friday morning, a … Read more

Fox News Poll: GOP divisions shape Texas Senate race

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump won the Lone Star state by nearly 14 percentage points in 2024, but a new Fox News Poll of Texas registered voters suggests this year’s Senate race is far less settled. Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton has yet to fully unify the GOP, despite … Read more

Democrat compares ICE to ‘domestic terrorists’ as 111 House Dems demand Texas detention center close

Rep. Delia Ramirez calls for abolition of ICE at DHS hearing At a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., delivers a powerful and emotional statement, questioning if any parent wouldn’t go to extreme lengths for their dying child. Ramirez attacks for-profit prison corporations and makes a direct call to abolish ICE and … Read more

Civil War-era artifact turns out to be live explosive, Texas officials say

A man in South Texas had what he thought was a dummy Civil War-era ordnance in his home for years, but it turned out to be a live explosive, local officials said Tuesday.  The Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office said the man called deputies just before 8 a.m. and told them that a military friend of … Read more

The Texas Yogurt Shop Exonerations | Case by Case

For decades, Maurice Pierce, Robert Springsteen, Michael Scott and Forrest Welborn lived under the shadow of the yogurt shop murders, a crime that left an indelible mark on Austin and forever changed the lives of the the families of the victims: Eliza Thomas, Amy Ayers, and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison. All four men were … Read more

Judge orders immigration officials to free key witness in deadly Texas ICE shooting

Houston — A federal judge on Monday ordered U.S. immigration authorities to release a key witness in the fatal shooting of a Mexican homebuilder by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston. U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison ordered the release of Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego from ICE custody within 48 hours, after the … Read more

11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 7 migrants in rail cargo container in Texas

A federal indictment was unsealed Friday against 11 people in the smuggling deaths of seven migrants, including a 14-year-old boy, who were hiding inside a sweltering rail cargo container in Texas in May. Six people were found dead inside the shipping container in a rail yard in the Texas border city of Laredo, and another … Read more

Bags in vehicle of man fatally shot by ICE did not contain drugs, Texas DA says

HOUSTON — A substance investigators found in a van driven by a man fatally shot by ICE earlier this month was not an illegal narcotic, the Harris County District Attorney’s office said Friday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 51-year-old father of three, … Read more

Dem’s stunning ideal standard for immigration detention conditions resurfaces amid Texas senate bid

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! During a 2019 interview following a visit to border enforcement, James Talarico, candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, said he gauged the suitability of immigration detention facilities based on how he would treat his own family. “I think I was struck by the conditions these folks were … Read more

Texas appeals court reverses injunction that closed clinics owned by midwife accused of performing abortions

An injunction that stopped a Texas midwife charged with performing illegal abortions from operating her Houston-area clinics was reversed Thursday, but her attorney says the “damage is done.”  The 15th Court of Appeals determined the state did not provide sufficient evidence for the injunction issued in Waller County, Texas, in March 2025 against Maria Rojas. … Read more