The authorities charged a Lincoln, Neb., man with capital murder in the brutal killings of a young couple whose bodies were found in a wooded area.
As T.S.A. staff shortages continued on Friday, some airports saw interminably long wait times, while others barely had a wait at all, adding to travelers’ confusion.
The president’s potential successors “are mortal men,” one attendee said.
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El pastor Brooks Potteiger hizo el comentario durante el episodio de un pódcast. James Talarico, candidato demócrata al Senado por Texas, dijo: “Puedes rezar por mi muerte, pastor, pero yo te sigo amando”.
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James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, said, “You may pray for my death, Pastor, but I still love you.” The pastor said he was calling for Mr. Talarico’s religious conversion.
The moves will allow expanded sales of a higher-ethanol blend known as E15, which is often restricted in the summer.
Lines were long at airports nationwide Tuesday amid T.S.A. staffing shortages, but passengers at Bush Intercontinental Airport waited more than four hours to pass through checkpoints.
Scenes from extra long lines at two airports, and a surprising discovery at a third.
Parties normally hold conventions every four years to nominate presidential candidates, but Republicans hope to hold one this year in the face of midterm headwinds.
Citing gridlock in Washington, President Trump’s top immigration adviser encouraged Texas lawmakers to lead on conservative priorities.
In classrooms across the country, educators are weighing whether to shift focus from Cesar Chavez to the broader labor movement he helped lead.
One specialist was caught in a three-hour line for security at a Houston airport, the chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board said.
His carnival-like swirls on the Vox organ helped define the sound of the border with groups like the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornados.
American and European oil and gas companies are expected to earn a lot more as prices surge but are worried about the future.
The agents were sent to help understaffed T.S.A. teams manage long security lines. But early on Monday, it was unclear what impact they were having.
No one was injured, but a woman was startled on Saturday when a meteorite pierced the roof of her home, ricocheted off the floor and struck a bedroom ceiling.
Across the South and Southwest, where price hikes have been the most severe, drivers have lamented how the increased costs have cut into their budgets.
Even with oil prices climbing, people in West Texas say it doesn’t feel like the start of another boom, at least not yet.
The removals followed a New York Times investigation that revealed Chavez sexually abused women and girls.
The family of Chuck Norris announced that the action movie star died on Thursday after he had been hospitalized for a medical emergency earlier that day. Norris was known for his martial arts skills and his role in the CBS television series, “Walker, Texas Ranger.” He was 86.
Un grupo de mujeres dijeron haber pasado por condiciones que infringen las antiguas directrices de la agencia sobre cómo debe tratarse a las detenidas embarazadas.
About 50 children were in federal detention in Dilley, Texas this week, down from about 500 in January. It is unclear how many were deported, but some are back at their U.S. schools.
Women describe conditions that violate longstanding agency guidelines for how pregnant detainees should be treated.
Across the United States, plasma centers are opening in wealthier areas as more people struggle with the high cost of housing, groceries and health care.
The accusations of assault have rattled communities across the country that have revered the labor icon for decades.
Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas have passed laws requiring the posters in public schools. Several other states are considering similar measures.
Schools have moved quickly to distance themselves from the labor leader after abuse allegations emerged. Still, many have careful procedures for weighing renamings and other changes.
The outbreak has sickened people in California, Texas and Florida. The agency said Cheddar cheese products from Raw Farm are “the likely source,” but the company denies it and has not recalled them.
Farmworkers in Texas took cues from strikes Chavez helped lead in California to demand better pay and more rights.
Una investigación de The New York Times ha hallado numerosas pruebas de que el cofundador de la Unión de Campesinos engañó y abusó sexualmente de niñas cercanas al movimiento.
An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that the United Farm Workers co-founder groomed and sexually abused girls who worked in the movement.
In South Texas, two of President Trump’s top priorities, the economy and immigration, are colliding as ICE raids upend the construction industry and frustrate workers.
President Trump’s decision not to weigh in before the deadline means both John Cornyn and Ken Paxton remain on the ballot, extending their costly and increasingly personal battle into a May runoff.
Leqaa Kordia, 33, had been held in a Texas facility, where she said her health had declined. She was arrested during a 2024 protest and then detained by ICE in March 2025.
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The guilty verdicts marked the first time that terrorism charges had been successfully brought against purported members of antifa.
Union officials warned that airport delays could worsen just as spring break season kicks in. Workers are taking on other jobs and canceling child care to make ends meet.
The Texas Democrat has used his perch in Congress to highlight sympathetic cases in his push to free detainees and call attention to the cruel consequences of President Trump’s immigration agenda.
The attack on Temple Israel is just the most recent in a string of attacks. They have taken place in the United States and around the world.
Casi un año después de que Ruben Ray Martinez fue abatido por un agente del ICE, el Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Texas liberó videos, testimonios e informes policiales de la escena.
Migrating north with their two sons, a couple tested their $900,000 budget in three North Side neighborhoods.
Officials said a 23-year-old Texan had intentionally run over an officer, a claim his family and friend denied. Newly released footage leaves the truth murky.
Beyond talking about the economy and voters’ hardships, the president is showing that he still has control over the Republican Party.
The president has yet to make an endorsement in the contest between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton as he tries to push the Senate to pass a bill requiring voters to show identification at the polls.
A Craftsman in Pasadena, a Spanish Revival in Charlotte and a ranch in Austin.
Carmen Mejia was cleared of murder in connection with the death of a baby in her care, who was scalded by hot water in 2003 in Austin, Texas. Federal officials said she will be allowed to stay in the U.S.
More solar energy was added to U.S. grids than any other technology, but the amount installed fell by 14 percent, according to a new report.
Representative Joaquin Castro of Texas led a delegation of Democrats to a South Texas detention center to press for the release of the brothers and their family.
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee from Texas, hopes to counter what he sees as a conservative takeover of the American church.
Screening delays created lines that stretched around William P. Hobby and Louis Armstrong airports, causing many to miss flights at the start of spring break season.
The Democratic senate candidate in Texas is teaching us about what faith really means.
Two brothers who were recognized by their congresswoman last year, along with their parents and younger brother, are facing deportation.
La artista, querida en ambos lados de la frontera mexicana, llevó la música regional a un escenario global.
A week into Trump’s war in Iran, his strategy is still a mystery.
A carefully disciplined campaign that capitalized on viral media, months of organizing and strong outreach to Latino voters helped propel James Talarico to the center of Texas politics.
What had been a safe G.O.P. seat was looking more attainable for Democrats after Representative Tony Gonzales bowed out in favor of a hard-right candidate.
For some Democrats, generational change comes with a cringey social media past.
Known as the queen of Tejano music, she was beloved as an idol and a heartthrob on both sides of the Mexican border.
Millions of people from Texas to the Great Lakes are under some risk of heavy rain, strong winds or hail on Friday, forecasters warned.
Several House members had called for Mr. Gonzales, a Texas Republican, to step down after texts emerged showing his pursuit of a staff member who later killed herself.
A former classmate contends that Amy Griffin’s story of being sexually abused, described in “The Tell,” was based on assaults the classmate herself suffered.
Even as some top targets held on, lawmakers in both parties were pushed into runoffs by challengers in Texas, while some in the North Carolina state legislature lost.
Camp East Montana in Texas has been under growing scrutiny over its living conditions and has been grappling with a measles outbreak.
The man fired shots at law enforcement and civilian vehicles before he was killed during a pursuit along Interstate 10 in West Texas.
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James Talarico ganó las primarias demócratas del estado para el Senado, mientras que el senador John Cornyn se enfrenta a una segunda vuelta contra Ken Paxton, su contrincante de derecha.
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After the state representative won the Senate primary, he joined a list of other promising progressives who have captured the left’s fancy.
The state legislator’s apparent strength with Latino voters in the Democratic primary for Senate suggested that he might be able to make inroads with a crucial demographic that has shifted away from his party.
The president said on Truth Social that he will call for the candidate who does not receive his endorsement to drop out of the race, which is heading to a runoff.
Talarico’s victory got a lot of attention, but Cornyn’s showing may be the most consequential result.
The veteran Texas senator faces what promises to be a bruising runoff with the state attorney general challenging him from the right. But he had a stronger showing than expected.
The primary fight between the newly elected Representative Christian Menefee and the 11-term Representative Al Green was engineered by Republican redistricting that collapsed Houston districts.
At a moment when many Democrats are campaigning on rage and resistance, James Talarico took a different tack in his campaign in the Texas Senate primary.
In Texas’ newly redrawn 32nd Congressional District, Democrats settled on a nominee. Republicans, facing a crowded field in a district reshaped to favor their party, awaited a final count.
State Representative James Talarico will face the winner of a Republican runoff between the incumbent, John Cornyn, and Attorney General Ken Paxton.
No Republican reached a majority on Tuesday, but Mr. Middleton funneled millions of his own cash to secure a spot with Representative Roy,in the May 26 runoff.
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The victory underscores the political power and campaign war chest Mr. Abbott has built over three decades in statewide office.
State Representative James Talarico won the Democratic nomination for the closely-watched Senate race in Texas, beating Representative Jasmine Crockett. Two Republicans will head to a run-off in May.
James Talarico won the state’s Democratic primary for Senate, while Senator John Cornyn faces a runoff against Ken Paxton, his right-wing challenger.
Hours after a district judge ordered the county to keep its polling places open, the Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked the decision.
Mr. Pulido, a centrist and Latin Grammy Award-winning Tejano singer, defeated Ada Cuellar, an emergency room doctor who challenged his center-left views on abortion and connections to the Democratic establishment.
The signs are familiar: an unpopular Republican president, well-funded Democrats and anecdotes of disaffected G.O.P. and independent voters.
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A surge of voters who had previously participated only in general elections turned out in the Democratic primary, a shift that could make key Texas races harder to predict.
The judge extended voting until 9 p.m. Democrats had argued that a rule change spurred by Republicans confused voters who went to the wrong polling places.
Voters in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas kicked off the midterm contests on Tuesday.
The Texas attorney general rode into office on a Tea Party wave and has faced several high-profile scandals during his tenure.
A longtime fixture of Republican politics in Texas, he has occasionally criticized President Trump.
He entered the Republican Senate primary late and has been an underdog in the contest.
President Trump is backing numerous candidates running for re-election but has stayed quiet on a few key races.
Two people were left dangling from a communications tower near Longview, Texas, on Saturday until more than a dozen firefighters could scale the equivalent of a skyscraper to reach them.
Firefighters in Gregg County, Texas, pulled two people to safety from the wreckage of a hot air balloon as it dangled from a cell phone tower more than 900 feet above ground.
Representative Tony Gonzales, a Republican, is fighting to hold onto his job as he faces a primary challenge from the right and fresh allegations of personal indiscretions that have rocked his campaign.
Texas voters flocked to polling sites on Tuesday during the state’s first primaries of the 2026 midterms. This is the first election since Texas Republicans redrew congressional maps to add five more Republican-leaning seats.
A conservative member of the Texas Legislature is facing a tough challenge from an Air Force veteran who went to prison for breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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The bruising contest between Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton reflects a broader struggle between establishment Republicans and the party’s ascendant right flank.
Family and friends on Tuesday paid tribute to Jorge Pederson, 30, and the two others who were killed in the attack outside a bar in Texas.
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