Posted 5:23 PM 1/29/2026 by PAUL COBLER AND CAMILA MAIA

Three weeks shy of five years since a winter storm overwhelmed Texas’ power grid and left millions freezing in the dark, Texans experienced another weekend of barren grocery shelves, closed schools and an intense focus on the integrity of its electrical grid.

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Posted 3:33 PM 1/28/2026 by VALERIE GONZALEZ, ERIC GAY and BILL BARROW Associated Press

DILLEY, Texas (AP) — Texas state police deployed chemical irritants toward protesters Wednesday outside a federal detention facility where a Democratic congressman met with a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose case has stirred anger over the Trump administration's immigration (More)

Posted 12:49 PM 1/27/2026 by JESSICA PRIEST | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday directed all public universities and state agencies to freeze new H-1B visa applications, escalating his administration’s scrutiny of foreign workers employed at taxpayer-funded institutions.

Posted 1:27 PM 1/26/2026 by JESSICA PRIEST | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that his administration is examining whether Texas taxpayer dollars are being used in connection with employees working under H-1B visas at public K-12 schools and universities.

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Posted 1:03 PM 1/25/2026 by VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press

Dozens of immigrant families protested Saturday behind the fences of a Texas detention facility where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent this week after being detained in Minnesota.

Aerial photos taken by The Associated Press showed children and parents at the South Texas (More)

Posted 12:44 PM 1/23/2026 by KAYLA GUO | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

In 2024, the Texas House Republican primaries were a bloodbath.

The cutthroat cycle saw historic levels of campaign ad spending, including the usual cash influx from West Texas oil (More)

Posted 3:42 PM 1/22/2026 by ELEANOR KLIBANOFF | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar appeared before a federal judge Thursday for allegedly using public funds to run a fraudulent for-profit disinfecting business during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has pleaded not guilty and was released on bond.

The South Texas sheriff was indicted alongside (More)