Posted 2:00 PM 5/8/2026 by Alex Nguyen

For the fourth time in less than four weeks, Gov. Greg Abbott has forced a Texas city to yield to his will by threatening to withdraw public safety grants administered by his office.

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Posted 9:36 PM 5/7/2026 by Jose De Leon III

Two Texas residents were on the MV Hondius, a ship that experienced an outbreak of hantavirus while traveling in the Atlantic Ocean, the Texas Department of Health and Human Services announced.

The state was notified of the residents by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Posted 8:48 AM 5/6/2026 by Berenice Garcia

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Posted 4:36 PM 5/4/2026 by Alejandro Serrano

A group of civil rights organizations on Monday filed a new lawsuit seeking to stop parts of the law that would let Texas police arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

The law can go into effect next week after a federal appeals court (More)