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Austin Bar Shooter Wore Shirt With Iranian Flag

Officials probe possible terrorism link in Sunday's mass shooting

(Newser) - Authorities are examining whether the man who killed two people and injured 14 others at a packed Austin bar early Sunday was driven by anger over US military action in Iran, according to officials briefed on the case. Police identified the gunman as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, a naturalized US citizen...

With US Cattle at Risk, Texas Breaks Out the Flies

State opens center to disperse sterile New World screwworm flies, the first such US site in decades

(Newser) - The first center for dispersing sterile screwworm flies from US soil in decades opened Monday in Texas, part of a larger effort to keep the flesh-eating parasite they spawn from crossing the Mexican border and wreaking havoc on the American cattle industry. US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Texas Gov....

Lawsuit: Texas Went After Teachers for Charlie Kirk Comments

AFT arm says state investigations violated teachers' First Amendment rights

(Newser) - A major Texas teachers union is taking the state to federal court over how officials responded to educators' online remarks about conservative activist Charlie Kirk after he was killed in September. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Austin, the state arm of the American Federation of Teachers says the Texas...

Rising Dem Star Shakes Up Texas Senate Race

Jasmine Crockett looks to unseat GOP's John Cornyn, amid a crowded field

(Newser) - Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett, widely seen as a rising star in her party, has formally launched a campaign for the US Senate, aiming to unseat Republican Sen. John Cornyn. Crockett made her announcement at a campaign event on Monday and released a video using audio of President Trump criticizing...

Supreme Court Lets Texas Proceed With GOP-Favoring Map

A lower court had found redrawn congressional districts moved minority voters to help Republicans

(Newser) - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Texas can go ahead with its new congressional district map in the 2026 midterm elections, a redrawing intended to boost Republican strength in the US House by as many as five seats at President Trump's behest. The decision, apparently on a 6-3 vote,...

Alito Gives GOP Map a Reprieve as SCOTUS Weighs Case

Move could give Republicans 5 more seats in Texas in 2026

(Newser) - Justice Samuel Alito has temporarily reinstated Texas' contested congressional map, a move that could boost Republicans by up to five seats in the 2026 midterms, while the Supreme Court reviews a lower court's decision that found the map likely relied on unconstitutional racial considerations. The redistricting plan, pushed by...

Texas Releases Abbott-Musk Emails, but There's an Issue

Nearly 1,400 pages are now available, but almost all are redacted

(Newser) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's office has released almost 1,400 pages of emails with Elon Musk's companies—though the vast majority are blacked out, per a new report from ProPublica . The release comes after a public records request from the Texas Newsroom, which sought to shed light on...

Abbott Jokes About Imposing a Tariff on New Yorkers

Texas governor riffs on New York mayoral race and exodus fears

(Newser) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has apparently heard the speculation that some New Yorkers might flee the city should frontrunner Zohran Mamdani win the mayoral election on Tuesday. "After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC," the governor...

GOP Governor Breaks Ranks on National Guard Deployment

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt criticizes Texas' move, citing states' right

(Newser) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has broken ranks with fellow Republicans by publicly questioning Texas' decision to send National Guard troops to Illinois. "We believe in the federalist system—that's states' rights," Stitt said in an interview with the New York Times . "Oklahomans would lose their...

Texas Bathroom Bill Has Nation's Steepest Penalties

Institutions could be fined up to $125K for violations of transgender bathroom law

(Newser) - Texas will soon join 19 other states with laws restricting which public restrooms transgender people can use. Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill that bans transgender individuals from using bathrooms in state-owned buildings and schools—including universities—that match their gender identity. Institutions caught violating the law, set...

School Drops Student Over Video of Kirk's Death

Abbott had called for expulsion by Texas State

(Newser) - Texas State University has expelled a student after a video surfaced showing him mocking the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a campus memorial. The footage, shared widely online, depicts the student imitating Kirk's fatal shooting, including falling to the ground, and making crude comments. Texas Gov....

Texas on Cusp of Allowing Citizens to Sue on Abortion Pills

Bill moves to Gov. Abbott's desk

(Newser) - A measure that would allow Texas residents to sue out-of-state abortion pill providers advanced to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk on Wednesday, setting the state up to be the first to try to crack down on the most common abortion method. Supporters say it's a key tool to enforce...

Abbott Says He Could Make Redistricting Fight Last Years

Pritzker says Republicans are cheaters, including their leader

(Newser) - Democrats and Republicans attacked each other Sunday over the congressional redistricting battle in Texas, with Gov. Greg Abbott threatening to make the fight go on for years if that's what it takes to ensure his party wins. On the other side of the aisle, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker got...

Abbott Asks Top Court to Remove Democratic Leader

He claims Gene Wu forfeited his seat with walkout

(Newser) - Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday asked the state's highest court to remove the Democratic House leader from office, escalating efforts to end the holdout that is blocking redrawn US House maps sought by President Trump.
  • Bypassing lower courts, Abbott filed a rare emergency petition straight to the
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Abbott: Democrats Can't Stop Us

Texas governor dismisses 'crazy bluster' as his state aims to redraw congressional maps to benefit Republicans

(Newser) - The Texas political showdown over new congressional maps is on the brink of turning into a national showdown. Already, Democratic Govs. Gavin Newsom of California and Kathy Hochul of New York are threatening to redraw their own state maps to give Democrats a bigger advantage, to counter what Republicans are...

Democrats Successfully Halt Texas Redistricting

With most of them out of state, Texas House could not establish a quorum

(Newser) - Texas Democrats on Monday prevented their state's House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Trump to shore up Republicans' 2026 midterm prospects.
  • After dozens of Democrats left the state , the Republican-dominated House was unable to establish the quorum
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Illinois Governor Vows to Protect Texas Democrats

Lawmakers fled there to prevent a vote on new congressional maps

(Newser) - The Democratic lawmakers who fled Texas to prevent a vote from taking place now face two potential unwanted scenarios: arrest and extradition back to their home state, and possible expulsion from the Texas House. Details:
  • The walkout: More than 50 Democrats left the state to prevent the GOP from being
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Texas' Daunting Task: Finding 173 Missing People

'The primary job right now continues to be locating everybody,' says Greg Abbott

(Newser) - As Texas grapples with the aftermath of catastrophic floods, search crews in the Hill Country face the daunting task of finding more than 170 people still missing. At least 173 people remain missing, including 161 from Kerr County, the area hardest hit by the flooding, according to figures released...

After Veto, Texas to Rethink Ban on Products With THC

Leader of crackdown effort says he's confused by Abbott's moves

(Newser) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill Sunday to ban all THC consumables, allowing the booming market flush with THC-infused vapes, gummies, and other products to continue to be sold across the state. The Republican waited until the final moment to stop what would have been one of the most...

Texas Cuts Off Funding for Border Wall

State lawmakers have approved a budget that doesn't include any more funding for barrier build

(Newser) - Texas has stopped putting new money toward building a US-Mexico border wall, shifting course after installing only a fraction of the hundreds of miles of barrier that Gov. Greg Abbott set out to construct four years ago. State lawmakers this month approved a new Texas budget that doesn't include...

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