Austin mayor releases plan to prevent Texas from taking over the school district

A Texas cop signed on to help ICE deport his neighbors. It tore the town apart.

Ingram was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of the town.

Trump administration can hold immigrants in ICE custody without bond, court rules

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled detained immigrants don’t have a constitutional right to a bond hearing after they enter the country illegally.

Head of Texas juvenile justice department resigns

It’s not immediately clear why TJJD Executive Director Shandra Carter left the role, which she had held since 2022.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

CEO Sam Altman and ChatGPT are top competitors to Elon Musk, the tech billionaire fueling Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign.

Emergency weather alerts may be sent via satellite under new “Mystic Alerts Act”

Not everyone received cell alerts during the deadly flooding in 2025 in the Texas Hill Country. A new law is trying to fix that.