Texas A&M faculty panel report says professor’s firing violated her academic freedom

After week of silence, Gov. Greg Abbott calls fatal ICE shooting “tragic”

In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the governor and other top Republican state leaders largely avoided commenting on it.

Detainees at El Paso ICE detention say they're frequently beaten, report says

The 84-page report by two human rights groups says 90% of the detainees they interviewed say they were beaten or witnessed others being beaten.

Texas agencies must cut spending by 3% under new order from Abbott, Patrick and Burrows

The Big Three framed the move as a way to keep Texas fiscally conservative and help fund priorities like property tax cuts. Public education and school vouchers were exempted.

Abortion not a focus in Texas race for U.S. Senate as neither candidates emphasizes the issue

Abortion isn’t polling as high as other issues that matter to women voters, and Democrats have also retreated on the topic.

ICE’s use of unmarked cars and shooting into vehicles during Houston killing violates policy, policing experts say

More than a dozen attorneys and former law enforcement officials reviewed footage of the deadly ICE car pursuit for The Texas Tribune. They said ICE’s tactics were breaking with best practice and possibly the law.