The Latest Breaking News from Texas

Preliminary order issued by judge David Ezra requires the floaters to be relocated to an embankment on the state side of the river

The judge gave Texas until Sept. 15 to move the barrier to shore and barred the state from placing any additional buoys or other structures in the river. Gov. Greg Abbott plans to appeal the ruling.

The state has canceled all visits to Texas prison inmates until a comprehensive search of all 100 correctional facilities for contraband has been completed.

Nearly three months after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of the 1,000-foot line of buoys and mesh in the Rio Grande, an Austin federal judge ordered the state to remove the barrier and stop building further obstructions in the river. One day later a higher court sided with Texas.

Early victory for Biden administration in legal fight with Governor Greg Abbott’s anti-migrant efforts

A federal judge has ordered Texas to move a large floating barrier to the bank of the Rio Grande by Sept. 15

Ballotpedia tracked two new state-level candidates in Texas between Aug. 28 and Sept. 3. This was equal to the number of candidates tracked last week. 

Three-time Cy Young Award winners Max Scherzer of Texas and Justin Verlander of Houston are set to pitch against each other for the first time

Officials say the Texas prison system’s 100 units have been placed on a statewide lockdown due to a series of drug-related inmate homicides

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As of September 2023, motorcycle riders in Texas cannot legally lane split or lane filter thanks to an amendment to the state's existing transportation code.