Q&A: Meet the Republican candidates running for Texas House District 44

Four Republican candidates are running for a position in the Texas House of Representatives to represent…

Texas AG Paxton Sues 5 Cities to Block Marijuana Decriminalization Ordinances

Despite Paxton’s lawsuit, polls show that two-thirds of Texans support legalizing recreational marijuana.  

Aron Thorn on Texas Border Standoff

  What if there isn’t a “border crisis” so much as an absence of historical understanding,…

Border convoy arrives to Texas

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What to know as Republican governors consider sending more National Guard to the Texas border

  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis deployed hundreds of additional National Guard troops to Texas Thursday as…

Parson to join Texas governor for southern border press conference

  The governors will host the press conference on Sunday.  Read More     

Under Ken Paxton, Texas’ civil Medicaid fraud unit is falling apart

By Vianna Davila, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica For years, an elite team of lawyers at…

In Texas House special election, big endorsements weren’t enough for …

Money fell short in the runoff for House District 2, despite winning the support of a…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is defying a US Supreme Court order. That’s frightening

Erwin Chemerinsky Texas’ continuing dispute with the federal government over immigration enforcement goes to the very…

Soros money seeks Texas, Trump on a platter

Opportunity knocks. Open borders, open borders, open borders — cut down all that concertina wire that…

A decade-old Scalia dissent is now driving the Texas-Biden dispute over illegal immigration

Citing Justice Antonin Scalia, Texas says it can arrest migrants who cross the border illegally, as…

Primary Importance in Texas

March 5 elections for the state’s House of Representatives will determine the fate of Governor Greg…

DeSantis sending Florida State Guard to combat Texas border ‘invasion’

Members of the State Guard, Florida National Guard and Florida Highway Patrol will be deployed to…

DeSantis sends National Guard troops to Texas border

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced Thursday he will be deploying members of the National Guard…

Is The ‘God’s Army’ Border Convoy—With Only 50 Vehicles In Texas—A Bust? What To Know

The group has already crowdfunded over $150,000 for rallies it is hoping hundreds of thousands will…

Colin Allred outraises Ted Cruz campaign at end of 2023

Allred also dominated in fundraising over State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who had the second highest haul…

Ted Cruz Is Winning With Texas Millennials

Cruz, viewed as the one of the most vulnerable GOP senators, is relying on millennials amid…

West Texas A&M Institute Intended to Promote ‘Thought about Traditional Conservative Value(s),’ Reporting Reveals ‣ Texas AFT

This past week, reporting from the Texas Tribune revealed more details of the undue right-wing influence…

Border Patrol and Texas Troopers Were Once the Best of Friends. What Happened?

For almost three years, Texas DPS agents worked hand in hand with the feds, but their…

Dripping Springs readies for rally from Take Our Border Back convoy bound for South Texas

Organizers and participants say they expect peaceful journey along convoy’s route.  

Sarah Palin, Ted Nugent stop in Dripping Springs to rally for Take our Border Back convoy

Organizers and participants say they expect a peaceful journey along the convoy’s journey to the Texas-Mexico…

Sarah Palin, Ted Nugent stop in Dripping Springs to rally for Take our Border Back convoy

Organizers and participants say they expect a peaceful journey along the convoy’s journey to the Texas-Mexico…

We recommend for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals presiding judge, GOP primary

Incumbent Sharon Keller faces challenger David Schenck in the Republican primary for the presiding judge of…

Texas Republican questions why GOP would help Biden on border: ‘He’s bleeding’

Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) argued that Republicans shouldn’t reach a deal with President Joe Biden on…

Donald Trump endorses Texas secession campaigner

David Covey, who is running for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives, said he…

Sarah Palin arrives to support Texas trucker convoy

Sarah Palin and Ted Nugent joined the rally for the ‘Take Our Border Back’ movement in…

Texas’s ‘states’ rights’ argument in the border dispute sets a dangerous precedent

  Greg Abbott is using the same quasi-legal arguments once used by the Confederacy. Some of…

‘Take Our Border Back’ Vehicle Convoy to Rally Near US-Mexico Border

  By Helen Coster, Ted Hesson and Mica Rosenberg (Reuters) – A vehicle convoy carrying Americans…

Texas border convoy descends into antisemitism

  Conspiracy theories regarding “Jewish money” and terrorism have been promoted at a border rally in…

Sarah Palin praises border convoy in Texas before caravan heads toward Eagle Pass

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The surprising history of the Texas park at the epicenter of the state’s immigration fight

  Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas — the current epicenter of a standoff with the…

Gov. Cox Is Heading to Texas Border – Mid-Utah Radio

  (Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox will join fourteen governors from Georgia…

Attorney General Treg Taylor Joins 26 States In Support Of Texas Border Defense

  (Anchorage, AK) – On Monday, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor joined 26 other states in an…

Governor Pillen Heading To Texas For Border Security Update

  Governor Jim Pillen will be heading back to Texas on Sunday to get a security…

Florida National Guard, State Guard going to Texas to help border crisis. 8 things to know

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‘Take Our Border Back’ Convoy Rally makes stop in Central Texas

  Hundreds gathered in Dripping Springs for a rally Thursday evening as they made their way…

House Republicans demand more border security during Texas visit

Democrats, like former Texas House of Representatives member Poncho Nevarez, question the purpose of the GOP…

Ambulance Workers in Texas Are Reeling Under the Border Surge

Washington politicians are traveling to Eagle Pass, Texas, to highlight the politics of the border crisis.…

Justice Department sues Texas for trying to secure its border

Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin has the details from Eagle Pass, Texas, on ‘The Story.’…

Temporary Suspension of CBP Operations at Amistad Dam International Crossing

Travelers who typically utilize the Amistad Dam crossing are encouraged to utilize the nearby Del Rio…

Laredo BP Agents Stop Human Smuggling Attempt

Border Patrol agents were able to apprehend a total of five people and they were taken…

Edinburg EDC launches Facade and Lot Improvement Program

For more information on the FLIP program and to apply beginning Jan. 8, please visitwww.edinburgedc.com or contact…

PSJA ISD’s 4th Annual Family Posada: A Festive Celebration of Community, Culture, & Sustainability

“We would like to thank everyone that had a part in organizing this wonderful event. This…

Pharr Takes “It’s Time Texas” Community Challenge Pledge

Participants can track their progress by downloading the FREE Community Challenge mobile app while earning points…

Pharr ZUMBATHON, January 8th

Come out and join us for some fun and fitness.  

Whataburger Fundndraiser Raises Over $94k for Food Bank RGV

The fundraiser ran from November 24th through December 25th, 2023 across all 45 Whataburger locations in the…

DOJ lawsuit over new Texas border security law ‘outrageous’: Abbott

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) panned the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) suit over the state’s new…

US Department of Justice sues Texas over new state immigration law

Suit is aimed at stopping a law allowing police to detain people suspected of crossing the…

McAllen Parks & Recreation Department Moves to New Location

The McAllen Parks and Recreation Department will house the staff from Parks, Building Maintenance and Recreation…

TSTC HVAC Grad Follows in Father’s Footsteps

“My dad would bring home air conditioning units so he could repair them,” Jimenez said. “It…

Starship Art Unveiling, January 23rd

Texas Border Business Join us for the STARSHIP ART UNVEILING at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport,…

Waste Collection Station Closure in Peñitas

County Commissioner Everardo “Ever” Villarreal states, “I apologize for any inconvenience this closure may cause.  

Texas Democrat blasts Speaker Johnson for scoffing at $14 billion in border funds

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) criticized Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for suggesting on Wednesday that border patrol…

AG Paxton Sues Biden Admin. for Overreaching Transportation Emissions Rule

The Department of Transportation does not have the statutory authority to institute such a rule, and…

Biden admin is ‘orchestrating’ mass immigration at the border, Texas land commissioner warns

Texas Land Commissioner Dr. Dawn Buckingham joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the crisis at the southern…

Flood visits Texas border, addresses illegal immigration crisis

Joining a contingent of Republican lawmakers, Nebraska 1st District Rep. Mike Flood visited Eagle Pass, Texas,…

U.S. Department of Justice sues Texas over state’s immigration enforcement bill

The lawsuit alleges that Senate Bill 4 violates the U.S Constitution because it challenges the federal…

Texas Democrat blasts Johnson for scoffing at $14 billion in border funds

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) criticized Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for suggesting on Wednesday that border patrol…

Alzheimer’s affects Laredo and El Paso at higher rate than elsewhere in Texas

Laredo and El Paso, two border communities, are tied for the highest rate of Alzheimer’s cases…

DOJ sues Texas over border security law

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on how his state was left to address border security as crossings…

DOJ Sues Texas Over Texas Migrant Arrest Law

‘Texas cannot run its own immigration system,’ the lawsuit states about the bill Greg Abbott signed…

Justice Department sues Texas over border crossing law

The Department of Justice is suing Texas over a law that allows Texas police to arrest…

US-Mexico migrant crisis: Republican senators visit Texas border over migration crisis

Top Biden administration officials huddled with Mexico’s president in urgent talks Wednesday to slow the record…

Justice Department sues Texas over border crossing law

The Department of Justice is suing Texas over a law that allows Texas police to arrest…

How Rep. Andy Biggs proves House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Texas border bonanza was bogus

 

31 migrants rescued after kidnapping near Texas border, Mexican authorities say

Mexican authorities rescued 31 migrants from Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Honduras and Mexico after armed gunmen kidnapped…

Mexican authorities rescue 31 migrants abducted near the Texas border

 

US: Republican Senators visit Texas border over migration crisis

Dozens of Republican Senators headed to the southern border in Texas on Wednesday to draw attention…

Amistad Dam border crossing in South Texas temporarily closed

The Amistad Dam Port of Entry was temporarily closed on Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection…

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson visits border, demands that Biden adm…

Johnson and 60 GOP House members went to Eagle Pass and said they won’t support financial…

Assessing Republicans’ Claims About Immigration During Border Visit

The visit to Texas reflects the extent to which immigration has become one of President Biden’s…

Justice Department sues Texas over new border legislation

(The Center Square) – As promised, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Texas on Wednesday over…

U.S. Justice Department sues Texas to halt new state law targeting il…

Senate Bill 4 allows Texas police to arrest immigrants who cross the border between ports of…

DOJ Sues Texas Over Law That Would Let Police Arrest Migrants Who Enter U.S. Illegally

In addition to allowing police anywhere in Texas to arrest migrants on charges of illegal entry,…

GOP Lawmakers Watch as Illegal Aliens Try to Cross Texas Border

House Speaker Mike Johnson confers with Texas’ public safety chief while illegal aliens wade the Rio…

Justice Department sues Texas over state immigration law

The law would authorize local police and judges to arrest and remove undocumented immigrants, a role…

Justice Department sues Texas over law that would let police arrest migrants who enter US illegally

The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new law that would allow police in the…

Biden administration sues Texas over new border law that allows state-ordered deportations

The move sets up a legal battle that could go to the U.S. Supreme Court over…

VIDEO: Family of 5 migrants crosses Rio Grande as congressional delegation holds nearby press conference at Texas border

 

CBP Seizes 1,018 lbs. of Meth & 165 lbs. of Cocaine Valued at $10.2 Million at World Trade Bridge

The narcotics combined had a street value of $10,298,520.  

Justice Department sues Texas over new migrant law

The law is set to take effect in March.  

Justice Department sues Texas over state’s new border security law

 

Biden White House Asks Supreme Court to Allow Federal Removal of Texas’s Razor Wire at Border

A lower court’s injunction is currently blocking federal agents from removing the razor wire.  

Johnson Leads Group of GOP Lawmakers to Texas Border as Migrant Encounters Set Record

Dozens of Republican lawmakers visited the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas Wednesday to get a first-hand look…

U.S. House speaker tours Texas border amid key budget showdown

Mike Johnson and more than 60 other GOP House members traveled to Eagle Pass Wednesday to……

Justice Department sues Texas over law that would let police arrest migrants who enter US illegally

The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new law that would allow police in the…

Republican lawmakers visit Texas border; say we’re at a ‘breaking point’

Republican leaders of Congress went to see the border problem for themselves, and the evidence was…

Speaker Johnson leads House GOP on a trip to a Texas border city as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is leading about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a visit…

Operation Lone Star Bolsters Historic Border Security Mission In 2023

Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps created by the Biden Administration’s refusal to…

House Republicans Visit US-Texas Border as Ukraine Aid Hangs in Balance

As the number of illegal crossings into the United States has topped 10,000 on several days…

Speaker Johnson, GOP visit border to pressure Biden, Democrats on immigration deal

Speaker Johnson and House Republicans are visiting the southern border as pressure builds on lawmakers and…

City of Edinburg Joins Challenge RGV

The Challenge-RGV aligns perfectly with our vision for a healthier Edinburg.  

STC Diesel Technology Program Connects Students with Employers

Through its annual Diesel Expo, South Texas College’s Diesel Technology program brought employers from across the…

Mexican authorities search for 31 migrants abducted near the Texas border

The abducted migrants were from Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Honduras and Mexico.  

Biden looks to CUT DOWN razor wire at Texas border helping to curb migrant crisis

 

Looking Back

Consumers led the way, and the job market was robust. Let’s hope 2024 is a little…

Masked gunmen abduct 31 migrants near Texas border, Mexican authorities say

Authorities in Mexico are searching for 31 migrants who were abducted from a bus traveling toward…

Speaker Johnson leads House GOP on a trip to a Texas border city as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is leading about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a visit…

Mexican authorities search for 31 migrants abducted near the Texas border

Mexican authorities are searching for 31 migrants from five countries who were abducted from a bus…

Mexican authorities search for 31 migrants abducted near the Texas border

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities are searching for 31 migrants from five countries who were…

Speaker Johnson leads House GOP on trip to Texas border city as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance

Their trip comes as they are demanding hard-line immigration policies in exchange for backing President Joe…

Speaker Johnson delivers remarks on border security in Texas: Watch live

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will deliver remarks at a press conference Wednesday in Eagle Pass, Texas…

Texas governor says he’s sent 95,000 migrants to ‘sanctuary cities’

Gov. Greg Abbott began busing migrants to other states in April 2022, saying that illegal immigration…

Dual Credit Program Graduate Finds Her Calling by Helping Others

The image of those residents in her community needing assistance planted an image in her mind…

Biden Takes Border Dispute Over Barbed Wire to Supreme Court

The Biden administration asks the Supreme Court to allow the Border Patrol to remove barbed wire…

31 migrants abducted from bus near US border

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Police in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas say a…

Amistad Dam border crossing in South Texas temporarily closed

The Amistad Dam Port of Entry was temporarily closed on Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection…

Mexican authorities search for 31 migrants abducted near the Texas border

Mexican authorities are searching for 31 migrants from five countries who were abducted from a bus…

Speaker Johnson leads House GOP on a trip to a Texas border city as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance

EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is leading about 60 fellow Republicans…

House republicans travel to Texas to discuss southern border crisis

 

Mexican authorities search for 31 migrants abducted near the Texas border

Mexican authorities said Wednesday they are searching for 31 migrants from five countries who were abducted…

Texas fighting multiple legal battles over border security measures

Texas fighting multiple legal battles over border  

Biden appeals to justices over Texas-Border Patrol dispute

The Biden administration came to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the justices to block an…

Biden administration set to sue Texas as US Speaker visits border

“Texas is prepared to take this fight all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court,” Gov.…

Deadline Looming on DOJ Threat to Sue Texas Over New Border Security Law

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The clock is winding down on the Department of Justice’s threat…

Texas governor says he’s sent 95,000 migrants to ‘sanctuary cities’

Gov. Greg Abbott began busing migrants to other states in April 2022, saying that illegal immigration…

White House threatens to sue Texas if state enforces controversial border law

 

Texas Gov. Abbott Says He Has Bused 95,000 Migrants to Democrat-Run Cities

The busing of migrants has been controversial, with figures such as New York Mayor Eric Adams…

White House asks supreme court to allow cutting of Texas’s border fencing

The Texas governor has imposed harsh border policies and bussed tens of thousands of migrants to…

Border crisis intensifies as Texas migrant busing, felt locally, raises stakes

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been roundly criticized by Democratic politicians for shipping more than…