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Texas Teen Kills Himself After Shooting Teacher

15-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene

(Newser) - A 15-year-old student shot a teacher at a Texas high school before taking his own life, authorities say. The Comal County Sheriff's Office said the shooting happened Monday morning at Hill Country College Preparatory High School near Bulverde, KSAT reports. The teacher was rushed to a San Antonio hospital;...

US Population Growth Slows Amid Immigration Backlash

Especially hard hit: communities along Mexican border, hurricane-slammed Florida

(Newser) - Population growth rates in US metro areas dropped the steepest last year in communities along the border with Mexico due to declines in immigrants, while counties along Florida's Gulf Coast lost residents due to a series of hurricanes, according to population estimates released Thursday by the US Census Bureau....

He Rented Airbnb to 7. Up to 800 Showed Up

Cops bust massive party in North Texas after shots fired

(Newser) - The owner of an Airbnb rental property in North Texas says he approved a party of seven people—not the hundreds who showed up. Police in Celina say between 500 and 800 teens and young adults flooded the home on Choate Parkway on Saturday after a party was advertised on...

Kids' Entertainer Ms. Rachel Fighting Child Detention

Rachel Accurso says speaking with detained kids in South Texas 'broke me'

(Newser) - Netflix and YouTube star Ms. Rachel is taking on a Texas immigration facility holding her target audience: children. Rachel Accurso, a child educator and entertainer who's built a massive online following under the name Ms. Rachel, told NBC News she is collaborating with lawyers and immigration advocates to close...

RNC's Rare Midterm Convention Looks Set to Land in Dallas

GOP hopes post-Labor Day spectacle will boost midterm turnout

(Newser) - President Trump's GOP is eyeing a rare move: a midterm convention, likely in Dallas, aimed at jump-starting Republican turnout ahead of the November election. Two people familiar with the planning say Dallas has emerged as the favorite over cities like Las Vegas, reports the New York Times , with a...

Stephen Miller May Be Targeting an '82 SCOTUS Ruling

Trump adviser is reportedly urging Texas to cut public school funding for undocumented children

(Newser) - Stephen Miller is pressing Texas Republicans to test how far they're willing to go on immigration—starting with public school funding for undocumented kids. In a closed-door meeting in DC last week, the Trump White House adviser questioned why Texas still pays to educate children who aren't citizens...

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Texas Death Row Inmate

Rodney Reed has been on death row for more than 25 years, wants crime scene evidence re-tested

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from longtime Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed who has sought to test crime-scene evidence that he says will help clear him. The justices left in place a ruling against Reed from the federal appeals court in New Orleans for the second...

Key Deadline Slides by in Texas Senate Race

Trump didn't endorse Cornyn or Paxton in time for other candidate to withdraw from ballot

(Newser) - President Trump's much-teased pick in a high-stakes Texas Senate showdown didn't land in time to matter on the ballot. The president had pledged to endorse either Sen. John Cornyn or state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Republican runoff and said he wanted the loser to quit the race . But...

Man Who Killed Girlfriend and Her Young Son Is Executed

Cedric Ricks stabbed woman, then her 2 boys, one of whom survived, after they intervened

(Newser) - A Texas man was put to death Wednesday evening for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son in 2013, apologizing profusely to her older son who survived with multiple stab wounds and witnessed the execution. Cedric Ricks, 51, was pronounced dead at 6:55pm CDT following a lethal dose...

Texas 'Highway Hero' Stops Unconscious Driver
Texas 'Highway Hero'
Wears a Cap, Not a Cape
VIDEO
Mar 10, 2026 10:05 AM CDT

Texas 'Highway Hero' Wears a Cap, Not a Cape

Welder blocks swerving SUV, enabling CPR after suspected cardiac arrest

(Newser) - Texas' Rene Villarreal-Albe watched in horror as the SUV driving ahead of him swerved in front of a tractor trailer on San Antonio's busy Loop 410. The vehicle crossed multiple lanes before hitting the concrete barrier, and kept going. Earning his new nickname "highway hero," Villarreal-Albe, 33,...

Hip-Hop Stars Urge Justices to Leave Lyrics Out of Case

Artists tell Supreme Court the words don't amount to a confession

(Newser) - Texas prosecutors didn't just play a defendant's rap lyrics for jurors—they handed over 40 handwritten pages, and the jury chose death over life in prison. That 2009 sentencing of James Broadnax, a Black man convicted of killing two white men during a 2008 robbery, is now before...

People With Dairy Allergies, Pay Attention to This Recall

Miss Vickie's Spicy Dill Pickle Potato Chips may contain undeclared milk, may spur bad reactions

(Newser) - Snackers in six states are being told to check their chip bags after Frito-Lay pulled certain Miss Vickie's Spicy Dill Pickle Potato Chips over undeclared milk. The voluntary recall, flagged by a consumer and announced by the FDA , warns that the product could trigger severe allergic reactions in people...

Driver Fleeing Border Patrol Killed in Shootout

Suspect allegedly fired at officers, civilian cars in West Texas

(Newser) - A traffic stop at a West Texas border checkpoint turned deadly Wednesday after a driver sped off and opened fire on pursuing officers, authorities say. Officials identified the man as 33-year-old James Douglas McMillan of Greenfield, Wis., who had pulled into the US Border Patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca but...

In Texas Race, a Big Decision Looms: Trump's Endorsement

Republican leaders pushing for him to back incumbent Sen. Cornyn over Ken Paxton

(Newser) - President Trump says he plans to endorse a candidate in the closely watched Texas GOP Senate runoff —and top Republicans are pushing for him to pick incumbent Sen. John Cornyn over state Attorney General Ken Paxton, reports Semafor . The thinking—voiced by GOP Sens. John Thune, Steve Daines, and...

Behind the Downfall of Dan Crenshaw: A Billionaire Donor

Texas banker Robert Marling bankrolled ads backing hard-line challenger Steve Toth

(Newser) - A bitter backstory and a very deep wallet just ended Dan Crenshaw's congressional career . The Texas Republican lost his primary this week after Houston-area banker Robert Marling poured roughly $675,000 into a campaign to unseat him, Axios reports—money that made up about two-thirds of the anti-Crenshaw super...

Crockett Backs Off Lawsuit Threat, Concedes

Texas rep had threatened legal action in Texas Democratic Senate primary against James Talarico

(Newser) - Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday conceded the Democratic primary in the Texas Senate race to James Talarico. The congresswoman called on the party to unify behind the state representative, who clinched the nomination overnight . "Texas is primed to turn blue and we must remain united because this is bigger than...

Texas, NC Dems Set the Stage for a Senate Takeover
Texas, NC Dems Set the
Stage for a Senate Takeover
THE RUNDOWN
Mar 4, 2026 6:15 AM CST

Texas, NC Dems Set the Stage for a Senate Takeover

Blue turnout surges in Texas, NC primaries, with multiple races headed toward runoffs

(Newser) - The first primaries of the 2026 midterm cycle in Texas and North Carolina have set up key Senate contests and exposed vulnerabilities for some incumbents in multiple congressional races. Results so far point to a costly Republican showdown in Texas, a marquee Senate race in North Carolina, and early signs...

In Texas, Talarico Wins, but Crockett Isn't Conceding

Citing voter disenfranchisement in Senate Democratic primary, Crockett plans to sue

(Newser) - State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in an expensive and fiercely contested Texas Senate Democratic primary that once again has the party dreaming of a big upset in November. With 91% of votes counted, Talarico led Crockett 53% to 46%. Who Talarico will face depends on a May...

Texas Lawmaker Accused of Affair With Aide Faces Runoff

GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales forced into primary runoff

(Newser) - Republican US Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas was forced into a primary runoff with his GOP opponent in Tuesday's vote as he faces calls to resign over allegations of having an affair with an aide, the AP reports. Gonzales, who has said he won't step down, entered the...

Cornyn, Paxton Advance to Runoff in GOP Primary

Wesley Hunt, running a distant third, concedes

(Newser) - Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton will compete in a May runoff for the Republican nomination for US Senate. Cornyn, who is seeking a fifth term, and Paxton were the top finishers in a three-way contest Tuesday with Rep. Wesley Hunt. No candidate hit the 50% vote...

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