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'No reason to have a day honoring him': Abbott talks about ending Cesar Chavez Day

Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday said the state would find ways to remember the labor rights movement in the wake of sexual abuse allegations against longtime face of the movement, César Chávez.

Federal agents catch $1.3M in meth, coke, and heroin at Texas border

In two recent border crossing stops, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized over $1.3 million in drugs being smuggled across the Texas border with Mexico.

Box of parrots seized from SUV crossing Texas border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized a box of live parrots apparently being smuggled across the border from Mexico into Texas.

Small airports face closure risk amid ongoing TSA staffing shortages

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says smaller airports are at risk of closing due to staffing shortages caused by an ongoing partial government shutdown.

Texas Democrat's aide accused of posing as attorney to gain access to ICE facility

The Department of Homeland Security said a member of Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar's staff lied about being an attorney in order to gain access to an El Paso U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in an effort to meet with detainees and sneak in cell phones.

Live updates: Trump says US considering 'winding down' military operations in Iran

The US military is deploying three more warships and marines to the Middle East as Iran fires on Israel and energy sites in neighboring Gulf Arab states, sending oil and gas prices surging.

Man stabbed in NW Harris County, flown to hospital

A stabbing scene has been reported on Laneview Drive. Others are being asked to avoid the area.

NASA Artemis II: Rocket arrives at Kennedy Space Center launch pad

The Artemis II rocket and spacecraft completed the 4-mile trek to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center on Friday morning, March 20, 2026.

RFK Jr. overstepped legal authority on transgender care for minors, judge rules

A federal judge said that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had overreached by issuing a declaration that called gender-transition medical treatments unsafe and ineffective for young people experiencing gender dysphoria.

How to check TSA wait times at Texas airports

Security wait times at U.S. airports have been extreme in some places as a partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security entered another week.

Texas leaders mourn death of Chuck Norris

Texas leaders paid tribute to Chuck Norris, the famed martial artist and actor who died at the age of 86.

CBP: 900 pounds of liquid meth found in fuel tank of tractor-trailer at US-Mexico border crossing

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) says a Mexican citizen traveling on a business visa was arrested at a border crossing inspection site in San Diego earlier this month after CPB officers found 900 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed in the fuel tank of a tractor-trailer. 

Heat dome shoves Texas into summer as spring begins

Mother Nature wants Texas to skip over spring and go directly to summer this weekend with record-breaking heat expected across much of the state.