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Texas man facing execution for fatally stabbing girlfriend and her 8-year-old son

Posted 9:32 AM 3/11/2026 by JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — A North Texas man faces execution on Wednesday for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago.

Cedric Ricks was sentenced to death for the May 2013 killings of 30-year-old Roxann Sanchez and her son Anthony Figueroa at their apartment in (More)

Texas oil companies stand to profit from Iran war disruptions while consumers face higher gas prices

Governor blasts Corpus Christi leaders over looming water shortage, threatens a state takeover

“Slowly killing us on the inside”: A family of 6 at Texas’ Dilley ICE detention center begs for freedom

Cornyn voices support for nixing filibuster, reversing course as he courts Trump’s endorsement

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ExxonMobil set to to move its legal home to Texas, citing business friendly environment

Posted 12:51 PM 3/10/2026 by Paul Cobler

ExxonMobil is poised to move its legal headquarters from New Jersey to Texas in search of a more friendly business environment, the company announced Tuesday morning.

The board of directors for the largest U.S.-based oil producing company, which already runs its operations from the Houston (More)

Texas ban on transgender care for minors has compromised treatment for others in El Paso

3/8/2026

After a decade of missteps, Corpus Christi careens toward water catastrophe

Posted 7:32 PM 3/9/2026 by Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News

This story is published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for the ICN newsletter (More)

3/5/2026

'Worse than a prison': 911 calls, interviews reveal problems at ICE's largest detention camp

Posted 9:15 PM 3/6/2026 by MORGAN LEE, RYAN J. FOLEY and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana in Texas, the nation's largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, at a rate of nearly one a day for five months, each its own tale of pain and despair.

A man sobs after being (More)

Rep. Tony Gonzales drops reelection bid amid pressure over affair scandal

3/4/2026

Paxton says he’d consider dropping out of Senate runoff if Republicans pass voter ID bill

Posted 3:22 PM 3/5/2026 by Patrick Svitek and Gabby Birenbaum

Attorney General Ken Paxton said Thursday he would consider dropping out of the U.S. Senate race if Senate GOP leaders agreed to abolish the filibuster and pass a priority piece of legislation for President Donald Trump.

Paxton made the statement in a (More)

ICE moving toward closing El Paso detention camp, report says

3/3/2026

With Trump endorsement looming, Cornyn and Paxton prepare for “knife fight” in Senate runoff

Posted 2:54 PM 3/4/2026 by Patrick Svitek and Gabby Birenbaum

The last time John Cornyn was in a primary runoff, it was 28 years ago and he easily won.

Things have changed a bit since then.

Texas is a far redder state, President Donald Trump is the undisputed kingmaker and primary voters are more conservative and willing to look past (More)