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Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces grants for career and technical education programs. A SpaceX worker dies in a Texas plant accident. A new poll shows Abbott in a tight race with his challenger. Donald Trump backs Ken Paxton in a Texas Senate run-off, and golfer Scottie Scheffler aims for back-to-back wins in his hometown, Texas.
ICE night operations in Texas: A new way of detaining migrants puts communities on alert
Night no longer feels like a safe window for many migrants in Texas. Activists and workers consulted by Univision said the expansion of nighttime ICE operations has forced some immigrants to change when they shop, work and move around. The change has been especially visible in McAllen. Recordings from a street operation this week showed ICE agents arresting two men and one woman. The arrests deepe…
After losing his pet cockatiel, a Texas teenager built birdhouses and sparked a conservation movement across 20 states
Aamir Tinwala began building birdhouses after losing his pet cockatiel. What started as a personal response grew into a bird conservation movement spanning 20 states. The Texas teenager’s project focu…
Abbott announces $1.7 million in grants for West Texas veterans
Texas is directing $1.7 million in grants to six organizations serving veterans across the western part of the state. The funding is expected to reach about 1,800 former service members. Governor Greg…
Abbott signs Texas law that could make daylight saving time permanent
Texas has approved a plan to keep daylight saving time all year, but Texans cannot switch to the new “Texas Time” until Congress changes federal law. Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 1393 on June 20, 20…
After Abbott’s audits, Meta and OpenAI pledge to meet Texas data-center rules
Texas has frozen the approval of new artificial intelligence data centers while state authorities examine their impact on electricity and water supplies. Governor Greg Abbott said Meta and OpenAI had …
Texas government confirms case, reviving ranchers’ old fears of New World screwworm
The return of the New World screwworm has revived an old fear among ranchers and rural communities in southern Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife confirmed the parasite in a three-week-old calf with an u…
