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A school bus carrying more than 40 children and one adult on the first day of the new school year rolled onto its side in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, injuring 12 people, officials said. The bus, from the Leander Independent…
Smoke was seen rising after a train derailment involving about 35 Union Pacific cars in Palo Pinto County near Gordon, Texas, officials said. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon, with Union Pacific reporting the derailment happened around 2 p.m., about…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked a judge to jail Beto O’Rourke, alleging the former Democratic congressman violated a court order by raising funds to support dozens of Democratic state lawmakers who left Texas during a redistricting dispute. The…
The Texas Senate passed the controversial redistricting maps on Tuesday despite a walkout by Democrats, but the bill cannot move forward until the House reaches a quorum. The walkout occurred shortly before the Senate began considering the maps and was…
Texas Senate Democrats staged a walkout Tuesday to protest a proposed congressional redistricting map as it moved forward to the Texas House. Nine of the chamber’s 11 Democrats left as Republican Sen. Phil King of Weatherford presented Senate Bill 4,…
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said officers responded at about 2:15 p.m. to the Target at 8601 Research Boulevard, where three people were found shot in the parking lot. Two victims were pronounced dead at the scene, and a third…
A bachelorette party assault in downtown Austin has led police to search for two suspects involved in the attack, according to the Austin Police Department. Authorities said the incident occurred on Saturday, July 19, at approximately 2:10 a.m. The department…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned Sunday that the state’s redistricting fight with Democrats could continue for years, escalating tensions over a plan to give Republicans five additional seats in Congress. Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Abbott said he would repeatedly…
The Dallas Morning News editorial board has criticized Texas Governor Greg Abbott, calling his support for GOP-backed redistricting maps and actions against Democrats who fled the state a “power grab” and “corruption of the political process.” Newsweek reported that it…
Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke has been barred from financially supporting Texas Democrats who left the state to delay a new congressional map, following a ruling by a Tarrant County judge on Friday evening. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued…