Texas Gov. Abbott signs controversial private school vouchers bill
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday signed a controversial $1 billion bill into law that provides parents with vouchers to send their children to private…
House GOP, Democrats at odds over sanctuary cities’ compliance with ICE detention orders
1 of 2 | Neill Franklin, a Baltimore Police Department veteran, said local officials face a dilemma when ICE asks them to detain residents. Photo…
Judge blocks Texas A&M’s drag show ban
A federal judge on Monday ruled a Texas A&M ban on drag shows was a First Amendment violation. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License…
Ignoring accepted medical guidance, Texas governor tells agency heads to recognize only 2 genders
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Thursday directed state agency heads to recognize only two genders -- male and female -- continuing a campaign against what Abbott…
Texas State Board of Education approves Bible-infused curriculum
The Texas State Board of Education on Friday issued final approval for a controversial state-authored curriculum that includes many references to Christianity and the Bible.…
Chevron to move headquarters from California to Texas
Chevron announced Friday it will move the company's corporate headquarters from California to Texas. Chevron was sued in 2023 by California, accused by the state…
Republican National Convention: On Day 3, Donald Trump’s VP pick Sen. J.D. Vance to address party faithful
1 of 6 | A delegate bows his head in prayer at the start of the 2024 Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee…
America ‘less safe’ with Biden in White House, Trump-supporting speakers say
1 of 5 | On a convention night stressing law and order, Rep. Matt Gaetz. R-Fla., said, "President Trump won't defund the police, but he…
Week after Hurricane Beryl, nearly 240K people remain without power in Houston area
A man looks at a fallen tree knocked over by wind and rain from Hurricane Beryl in Houston on July 8. Photo by Carlos Ramirez/EPA-EFE…
Gov. Greg Abbott announces creation of Taxes trade office in Taiwan
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (L) speaks Sunday during a visit to Taiwan while the region's president, Lai Ching-te, looks on. Photo courtesy of Texas Gov.…
Beryl regains hurricane strength ahead of Texas landfall early Monday
Beryl regained hurricane strength late Sunday as it approached the Texas coast. Image by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July 8 (UPI) -- Beryl regained…
Beryl expected to hit Texas as hurricane
1 of 3 | Tropical Storm Beryl was moving toward the Texas coast. Image by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July 5 (UPI) -- After…
Tropical Storm Beryl nears Texas with expected landfall early Monday as hurricane
1 of 3 | Tropical Storm Beryl was moving toward the Texas coast. Image by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July 5 (UPI) -- Tropical…
Criminal trespass charges dismissed for 79 UT-Austin pro-Palestinian protesters
June 26 (UPI) -- Charges filed against 79 pro-Palestinian protesters, who were arrested in April at the University of Texas at Austin campus, will be…
Deadly Tropical Storm Alberto inundates inland areas of coastal Texas, Mexico
1 of 2 | The Santa Catarina River from rainfall from the passage of the storm in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Thursday. Photo by Miguel…
Severe weather moves to East for Memorial Day
A general view of a house leaning on its side after being hit by a tornado in Temple, Texas on Thursday. Severe storms are moving…
Biden admin. proposes new immigration rule to improve national security, public safety
the Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday unveiled a new rule aimed at streamlining the asylum process while improving national security.…
Mexico urges U.S. court to block Texas’ controversial immigration law
Mexico on Thursday filed a brief with a U.S. court, urging it to block a controversial Texas law that would permit the arrest of those…
Biden, Trump to travel to Texas in dueling visits to U.S.-Mexico border
1 of 2 | President Joe Biden will travel to Brownsville, Texas, Thursday to discuss a Senate bill that would increase border patrol funding after…
Senate announces details of border security-Ukraine aid deal
Representatives of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Protection ring the opening bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the first…