In the Rio Grande Valley, plans for a border wall ignite fight between church and state

Lawmakers said they had more questions than answers after touring Border Patrol facilities in New Mexico where a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl was held before her death.

Lawyers for Schwertner say the messages were sent by a third party.

Tuberculosis is a rare disease, but public health experts are urging Texas legislators to invest in expensive medication, nurses who can help patients and supporting local health departments to test and treat people who may have been exposed.

Edgewood ISD has faced consistent problems in preparing its students for college and the workforce. The district's struggles shine a light on Texas’ long record of neglecting schools that educate mostly students of color.

The school severed its contract with the speech pathologist because of state law banning Texas government contracts with companies that boycott Israel.

David Whitley was named Texas' top election official on Monday, years after he started working for Abbott when the governor served as the state's attorney general.

“Premature and inaccurate statements undermine the integrity of the investigation,” attorneys for the family of Jakelin Caal Maquin said in a statement Saturday.

Citing health issues, the El Paso Democrat announced Saturday that he would step down from his post effective Jan. 4, four days before the start of the next legislative session.

The population at the detention center for migrant children has quietly swelled from a few hundred to about 2,800 in about six months.