Gov. Abbott acquires Israeli cell phone tracking software for Texas border operation

The Texas Department of Public Safety has acquired a powerful and controversial surveillance software that could…

Some Republicans fear they may be focusing too much on the Hunter Biden ‘soap opera’

“I think when we get home, the focus is the economy, the border, crime,” the chair…

A look at the Texas border, where buoys and razor wire barriers threaten migrant lives

Texas is using large buoys and sharp razor wire to prevent migrants from attempting river crossings.…

Ken Paxton’s far-right billionaire backers are fighting hard to save him

 

A checkered history: Texas Attorneys General

The office of the Texas Attorney General has been graced by many illustrious figures and many…

‘Project 2025’: the plan to dismantle US climate policy for the next Republican president

Rightwing groups penned a conservative wish list of proposals for the next conservative president to gut…

State Rep. Ryan Guillen finds himself in the middle of the action in …

The longtime Rio Grande City representative, who switched parties in 2021, has played a key role…

Marking Milestone with Ribbon Cutting for New Curtain Burner, July 31st

Hidalgo County Precinct 3 is proud to announce the successful acquisition and compliance with all guidelines…

Justice Department files injunction against Texas over floating border barrier in Rio Grande

The DOJ filed a request for a preliminary injunction against Texas, which asks the state to…

CBP apprehends 86 fugitives at Texas-Mexico border since July 1

In addition to homicide, some of the crimes they were wanted for included sexual assault, human…

Mixed reactions to federal lawsuit challenging Texas border buoys

South Texas lawmakers, environmentalists and migrant advocates are applauding a federal lawsuit filed earlier this week…

Lone Finalist for Harlingen CISD Superintendent Named

Due to Texas law which requires a 21-day waiting period, Dr. Gonzalez cannot officially be hired…

Love Locks of Mission Unveiling Ceremony July 27th

The unveiling ceremony will commence promptly at 6:00 p.m., followed by an evening of festivities from…

Edinburg Chamber Invites Nominations for New Board Members by Aug. 11th

For more information and to submit your nomination, please visit edinburg.com or call 956-383-4974.  

Governor Stitt sending 50 members of Oklahoma National Guard to Texas border with Mexico

 

Opinion: Conservatives are right to object to intellectual conformity on campus

As Republican governors and state legislatures increasingly seek to reshape higher education along lines more congenial…

Mixed reactions to federal lawsuit challenging Texas border buoys

South Texas lawmakers, environmentalists and migrant advocates are applauding a federal lawsuit filed earlier this week…

Even ‘Gutfeld!’ Thinks Pontoons at the Texas Border Are Ridiculous: ‘Only Work Until Someone Brings a Safety Pin’ (Video)

The United States “is now defending itself with balloons,” the Fox News host said  

ICYMI – Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Joins Fox & Friends Live from the Southern Border to Discuss Biden’s Border Crisis and Arkansas’ Actions to Help Secure the Border – Arkansas Governor

EAGLE PASS, Texas – GovernorSarah Huckabee Sanders today joined Fox & Friends live from Eagle Pass, Texas, to discuss…

Orientation For New Members, July 31st

For more information on the RGVHCCV or the Zoom Orientation meeting call the office to 928-0060.…

Texas State Police Purchased Israeli Phone-Tracking Software for “Border Emergency”

Texas state police bought Israeli phone-tracking software as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s troubled border crackdown.…

Misleading Mailers and Mazes

“Shysters” is the only word I could think of to describe political operatives who are bombarding…

Gov. Abbott’s Policing of Texas Border Pushes Limits of State Power

The governor brought in razor wire, floating barriers and state troopers to deter unauthorized migration. The…

Texas border officers find pounds of cocaine hidden inside wheels of cheese brought from Mexico

A 22-year-old U.S. citizen arrived from Mexico and declared four wheels of cheese, which officers soon…

First-term San Antonio councilman Marc Whyte opposes ‘Death Star’ bill lawsuit

Whyte’s support of the controversial Republican-backed bill suggests he’s likely to replace Clayton Perry as council’s…

House GOP lines up behind McCarthy on the Biden impeachment seesaw

The speaker and his members are caught between two competing forces: conservative eagerness to target the…

Back To School Bash, July 26th

The Back to School Bash will bring together families, students, and local partners to support education…

South Texas Mayors’ Alliance, United in Strength for Regional Prosperity, Celebrated Third Meeting

The South Texas Mayors’ Alliance, established to harness the combined economic and political prowess of these…

Montgomery County libraries adding more ‘conservative’ books, limiting youth access to sexually-oriented themes

Montgomery County Commissioners Court voted unanimously this month to prevent visitors under 18 from accessing ‘explicit…

Texas’ floating barrier not a new idea, former official says

Former official says Trump planned “water wall.”  

Texas’ floating barrier not a new idea, former official says

Former official says Trump planned “water wall.”  

CBP apprehends 86 fugitives at Texas-Mexico border since July 1

In addition to homicide, some of the crimes they were wanted for included sexual assault, human…

‘Battle plan’: How the far right would dismantle climate programs

Hundreds of conservative operatives outlined a plan that Donald Trump, or any Republican, could use to…

Trump activist eyeing bid to unseat Texas Rep. Matt Shaheen over Paxton impeachment

One of Donald Trump’s most loyal grassroots activists is considering challenging incumbent state Rep. Matt Shaheen…

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy helps bend powerful House committee further to the…

With help from two other ultraconservatives, the Texas Republican’s seat on the Rules Committee has let…

Texas A&M prof. suspended for allegedly criticizing lt. gov.

Texas A&M already lost its president in the wake of a Texas Tribune article on the…

Putting a floating barrier in the Rio Grande to stop migrants is new. The idea isn’t.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In the final months of the Trump administration, a new plan to…

Mixed reactions to federal lawsuit challenging Texas border buoys

South Texas lawmakers, environmentalists and migrant advocates are applauding a federal lawsuit filed earlier this week…

Federal lawsuit seeks to block Texas book ban over sexual content ratings

A group of book sellers and publishers filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block a…

2 Rio Grande mussels species up for endangered protections, including in area near Texas border buoys

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing two species of Texas freshwater mussels that…

Constitutional law professor predicts Biden administration’s victory in Texas border lawsuit

 

Texas border: DOJ sues Abbott over installation of floating border wall

The Department of Justice is suing Governor Abbott for the installation of the border buoys going…

The Tiny Lizard at the Center of a Big Oil Battle in Texas

We are in the throes of a brawl over listing the sagebrush lizard as endangered.  

Booksellers sue over Texas law requiring them to rate books for appro…

Two Texas bookstores and three national bookseller associations file suit over House Bill 900, which requires…

CBP Officers at Presidio Port of Entry Apprehend Homicide Suspect

The individual was arrested by CBP officers and turned over to local authorities pending extradition to…

Ethan Hawke Champions Don’t Mess With Texas®

Hawke joins a growing list of Texas celebrities who lent their support to the campaign including…

Mixed reactions to federal lawsuit challenging Texas border buoys

South Texas lawmakers, environmentalists and migrant advocates are applauding a federal lawsuit filed earlier this week…

Putting a floating barrier in the Rio Grande to stop migrants is new. The idea isn’t.

Texas’ floating barrier on the Rio Grande is new, but a former Trump official says the…

Texas school trustees pass policies targeting bathrooms, pronouns

Southlake school trustees are the latest among North Texas districts to pass policies targeting the bathrooms…

Abbott says border barriers may have repelled ‘hundreds of thousands’

Comes as DOJ is suing the state.  

Q: Why are small businesses struggling?

Stay focused on your core product or service.  

H-E-B Names Finalists For 10th Annual Quest For Texas Best Competition

Over the past few months, H-E-B’s Business Development Managers have reviewed over 21 hours of video…

Where the Republican Candidates Stand on Border Security and Immigration

Support for a wall is now routine, and some presidential candidates say they would use military…

Biden is taking Texas to court over its floating border barrier

Biden is clashing with Texas over the border again.  

Gov. Appoints Wetmore to Texas Facilities Commission

In addition, the Commission is responsible for the construction of Texas’ border wall along the southern…

Video Biden administration suing Texas over border practices

ABC News’ Mireya Villareal and John Cohen break down the latest over the buoy battle at…

Republicans target abortion pill access as government shutdown threat looms

House GOP seeks to end availability of mifepristone by mail and cut billions in low-income food…

Justice Department Sues Texas Over Floating Barrier in Rio Grande

The suit was the first direct challenge by the Biden administration to Gov. Greg Abbott’s border…

Texas school trustees pass policies targeting bathrooms, pronouns

Southlake school trustees are the latest among North Texas districts to pass policies targeting the bathrooms…

CBP apprehended 86 fugitives at Texas-Mexico border since July 1

In addition to homicide, some of the crimes they were wanted for included sexual assault, human…

Republican investigation into Biden ‘rising to the level of impeachment inquiry’

The House speaker, Kevin McCarthy, seems ready to get on board with far-right lawmakers calling for…

‘See you in court’: Gov. Greg Abbott responds to Biden Administration over border lawsuit

Gov. Greg Abbott dares the Biden Administration to take him to court over new barriers along…

Eyes on 2024: Making the case against Trump

Win it Back PAC is launching a new TV ad in Iowa and South Carolina Tuesday…

In targeting Catholic Charities, Republicans amplify right-wing Catholic fringe

GOP representatives, who seem to be taking their cues from deeply conservative Catholic groups that vow…

Elon Musk Mocks ‘Barbie’ as Hit Movie Gets Conservative Backlash

While the Margot Robbie movie smashes box office records, conservative ideologues accuse the film of being…

Big Bend Sector Warns Migrants About Heat-Related Dangers

So far in Fiscal Year 2023, Big Bend has recorded 63 rescues.  

GOP governors defy Supreme Court, federal government

First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the…

Southlake school trustees pass policies targeting bathrooms, pronouns

Southlake school trustees are the latest among North Texas districts to pass policies targeting the bathrooms…

How right-wing news powers the ‘gold IRA’ industry

Ads for gold coins have become a mainstay on Fox News, Newsmax and other conservative outlets,…

The Dehumanizing Cruelty at the Texas Border Is Part of a Larger GOP Pattern

While investigations should proceed to ensure accountability for those responsible for the horrors near the Rio…

What McCarthy said at Bohemian Grove

And many states across the country are experiencing all-time lows in unemployment.  

US DOJ sues Texas over floating border barriers

The U.S. Justice Department on Monday sued Texas over floating barriers installed by the state in…

U.S. sues Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott declines to remove floating bo…

The U.S. Department of Justice made good on its warning last week that it would sue…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promises legal battle over river buoys after DOJ warns it will sue

In a letter to President Joe Biden, Abbott defended his state’s placement of a floating barrier…

Texas To Release Offshore Wind Kracken As Foes Sharpen Knives

Offshore wind stakeholders may have the wind at their backs in Texas, where conditions are ripe…

Ken Paxton, key supporter file separate challenges to upcoming impeachment trial

 

News Wrap: Wildfires force thousands of tourists to evacuate Greek islands

 

Gov. Abbott refuses to remove floating border wall, tells Biden ‘see you in court’

The U.S. Department of Justice had given Texas a deadline of Monday afternoon to agree on…

Biden admin suing Texas over floating barriers at southern border

 

C’mon Barbie, Let’s Go Argue About Politics

Political figures of all types grabbed for the legs of a doll-turned-movie-turned-cultural moment, with predictable results.…

Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants

Immigration enforcement is typically the purview of the federal government, which says the buoy wall raises…

Biden administration sues Texas governor over buoy barrier meant to stop migrants

The Justice Department on Monday sued Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over a floating barrier that…

DeSantis’ staff addresses concerns at donor retreat amid strategy change: Sources

Ron DeSantis held a retreat in Park City, Utah, where senior campaign staffers briefed top donors…

Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants

Immigration enforcement is typically the purview of the federal government, which says the buoy wall raises…

Texas Dominates Nation in Annual Job Creation

Texas also smashed all previous records for total jobs, now for 21 months in a row,…

Biden administration sues Texas over floating border barriers used to repel migrants

 

U.S. Justice Department planning legal action over floating Texas border barriers

The U.S. Department of Justice intends to take legal action over floating barriers installed by the…

Biden administration sues Texas governor over buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants

The lawsuit asks a court to force Texas to remove a roughly 1,000-foot line of bright…

Windthorst woman appointed to serve as local district judge

An attorney from Windthorst has been appointed to serve as district judge for three local counties.…

Thriving In TSTC’s Electrical Lineworker Program

“Overcoming a fear of heights is crucial for this program and future career because you are…

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Honoring DWI Law Enforcement Heroes, July 26th

1,162 people were killed in drunk driving crashes in Texas in 2022, a 2% increase from…

Edinburg PD Launches Program to Safeguard Businesses

We believe a secure community is built on strong partnerships between law enforcement and local businesses.…

Upstream Texas Oil & Natural Gas Employment Sees Continued Growth in June

Last month, oil and natural gas employment rose above 200,000 for the first time in over…

Texas lawmakers want White House to expedite new international bridges and expansion projects

A group of South Texas lawmakers want the White House to expedite permitting for three new…

Club for Growth doles out $20M to protect conservative House Republicans who opposed McCarthy speakership

Club for Growth is doling out $20 million to protect House Republicans, like Reps. Lauren Boebert…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defies Biden administration threat to sue over floating border barriers

 

Abbott refuses to remove border buoys and will take battle with Biden to court

Gov. Greg Abbott’s defiance of a Department of Justice deadline is the latest in the escalating…

Ken Paxton’s far-right billionaire backers are fighting hard to save him

Hours before the Texas House overwhelmingly voted to impeach Ken Paxton in May, a well-funded supporter…

Texas Gov Abbott swipes Biden in latest war of words over border security, impending DOJ lawsuit

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is staring down a lawsuit from the Department of Justice,…

DOJ threatens to sue Texas over floating border barriers

 

Trump remains at the top as lineup for first Republican debate emerges

Former US president appears to be far ahead of his rivals for the GOP presidential nomination…

Texas begins withdrawal from multistate partnership to clean voter rolls

A new GOP-backed state law requires Texas to create its own version of a cross-check program…

DeSantis, in deeply conservative Utah, says he’s driven more by faith in God than by politics

SALT LAKE CITY — Ron DeSantis boasted Friday about his lengthy list of endorsements and support in Utah,…

Immigration Texas Border

Kayak outfitter Jessie Fuentes stands above the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass , Texas, Thursday, July…

Texas using disaster declarations to install buoys and razor wire on the U.S.-Mexico border

For more than two years, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants…

Temecula school board changes course on inclusive social studies curriculum

State leaders won the latest battle against a conservative school board over highly contested social studies…

Department of Justice warns of lawsuit over Texas border buoys along Rio Grande

The Department of Justice is preparing to sue Gov. Greg Abbott for the state’s latest border…

Leaving Texas, families with transgender children seek refuge in Colorado

As Colorado’s largest statewide, member-supported, multi-media network, Rocky Mountain PBS wants to make sure everyone is…

Ken Paxton’s far-right billionaire backers are fighting hard to save him

Hours before the Texas House overwhelmingly voted to impeach Ken Paxton in May, a well-funded supporter…

3 taken to hospital after plane crashes into vacant Texas house

Three people were taken to the hospital Sunday afternoon after a small plane crashed into a…

On the Road With Will Hurd, the Bipartisan Candidate in Search of a Base

Hoping to break through a crowded presidential field in 2024, the former Texas congressman is pitching…

Conservatives in Spain fail to secure expected majority

Weeks of negotiations likely after snap election leaves left and right almost neck and neck. Plus,…

Ken Paxton’s far-right billionaire backers are fighting hard to save …

With the attorney general’s impeachment trial set for September, supporters have risen to Paxton’s defense, fueled…

Customs officers find 18 pounds of cocaine hidden inside cheese at Texas-Mexico border

U.S. customs officers seized 18 pounds of cocaine that smugglers tried to hide inside wheels of…

Gen Z Roiled by Supreme Court Rulings on Student Loans, Abortion

Many members of Generation Z are struggling to decipher what the momentous decisions issued by the…

Letters to the Editor – Border trooper, Fairfield Lake State Park, Medicaid, Texas Rangers

Re: “DPS email outlines inhumane treatment — Trooper writes about migrants slashed by razor wire, denied…

AP News Summary at 12:19 a.m. EDT

How Trump is gaining an advantage in the nitty-gritty battle for delegates  

AP News Summary at 12:19 a.m. EDT

How Trump is gaining an advantage in the nitty-gritty battle for delegates  

‘Not acceptable’: Texas lawmaker speaks on reports of inhumane border tactics

Tony Gonzales said governor Greg Abbott is ‘doing everything he can’ at the US-Mexico border despite…

Immigration Texas Border

Migrants, one a child, stand in the Rio Grande behind concertina wire as they try to…