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5/29/2026
Texas school police pepper-sprayed, tackled and tasered students
Posted 2:59 PM 5/30/2026 by The New York Times, The Texas Tribune
5/28/2026
Federal court allows Texas immigration law to take effect, continuing legal seesaw
Posted 3:39 PM 5/29/2026 by Alex Nguyen and Alejandro Serrano
A sweeping 2023 Texas immigration law that lets state authorities arrest and deport people suspected of having illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border can go into effect after a federal appeals court on Friday lifted a lower court's stoppage of certain provisions.
The 5th U.S. Circuit (More)
5/27/2026
Crews in Dallas search for missing after massive apartment fire kills 3
Posted 6:19 PM 5/28/2026 by JAMIE STENGLE and KENDRIA LAFLEUR Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — An explosion engulfed a Dallas apartment building in a massive and deadly blaze Thursday while firefighters were on their way to a reported gas leak, and three people were killed, officials said.
Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesperson Jason Evans announced the fatalities at an (More)
5/26/2026
Gov. Greg Abbott to Texas colleges: Don’t increase tuition, fees
Posted 2:40 PM 5/27/2026 by Jessica Priest
Gov. Greg Abbott reminded Texas colleges: Do not raise undergraduate tuition or fees next year.
In a letter sent Wednesday to public college and university presidents, Abbott (More)
5/25/2026
Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn for U.S. Senate GOP nomination
Posted 8:58 PM 5/26/2026 by Gabby Birenbaum, Kayla Guo and Alejandra Martinez,
Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Tuesday, ending over three decades of Sen. John Cornyn’s electoral dominance in (More)