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James Barragan, The Texas Tribune

James Barragan, The Texas Tribune
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Legal Questions Shroud Gov. Greg Abbott’s Move To Bus Migrants Back To The Border

EAGLE PASS — On a cloudy recent Friday morning, the Moncada Baseball Park near the U.S.-Mexico border was empty, save for one young man...

Sister Of Uvalde Shooting Victim Testifies Before Texas Lawmakers: “I’m Terrified To Go Back”...

With her voice shaking as she delivered testimony to lawmakers, Jazmin Cazares, the sister of Jackie Cazares, who was slain during a mass shooting...

Texas House Speaker Pitches Spending More Than $100 Million For Mental Health, School Safety...

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan pitched redirecting more than $100 million in state funding to quickly boost mental health and school safety programs before...

Five Takeaways From Uvalde Schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo’s Interview With The Texas Tribune

This week, Uvalde schools police Chief Pete Arredondo and his attorney granted an exclusive interview to The Texas Tribune to detail his version of...

Waiting For Keys, Unable To Break Down Doors: Uvalde Schools Police Chief Defends Delay...

Only a locked classroom door stood between Pete Arredondo and a chance to bring down the gunman. It was sturdily built with a steel...

Texas GOP Primary Runoff Results Show Most Legislative Incumbents Prevailing, Bucking past Trends

Three of the four Republican state representatives forced into primary runoffs prevailed on Tuesday, bucking a statewide trend over the last decade that favored...

Texas Republicans Say If Roe Falls, They’ll Focus On Adoptions And Preventing Women From...

During their 20 years in control of the Texas Legislature, Republican lawmakers have steadfastly worked to chip away at abortion access. Bound by the limits...

Ken Paxton Says He’s Being Sued By The State Bar For Misconduct Over His...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state's top lawyer, said Friday the state bar was suing him for professional misconduct related to his lawsuit...

Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick Urge Texas Supreme Court to Take up Ken Paxton’s Appeal...

Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Monday urged the Supreme Court of Texas to take up Attorney General Ken Paxton's appeal...

National Guard Soldier Missing After Trying To Save Two Migrants In Rio Grande

"National Guard soldier missing after trying to save two migrants in Rio Grande" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media...
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