Campaign signs are coming down across Laredo, but conversations surrounding historic election results are just beginning as voters reflect on the changes they hope to see.
Voters in Texas’ 28th Congressional District will decide Tuesday, Nov. 3, who will represent a 12-county stretch of South Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Texas state Rep. Richard Peña-Raymond displayed a handgun during a House Committee on Governmental Oversight hearing examining violent crimes that have not been prosecuted.
A statewide technology glitch at Texas DPS has delayed voter registration applications, forcing Webb County election officials to work through hundreds of backlogged records.
South Texas faith leaders met with federal officials in Washington to raise concerns about immigration raids at places of worship and detention practices.
An ICE agent shot and wounded a delivery driver in north Austin on Sunday, Sept. 20, prompting immigrant advocates and border-area lawmakers to demand an independent investigation and full transparency from the Department of Homeland Security.
More than 650,000 Texans have lost their SNAP benefits so far in 2026, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a research and analysis institute.
Texas hospitals expect to lose $27 million every day starting this week as nearly $10 billion meant for the state’s hospitals remains stuck in Washington.
United ISD has vacancies for certified athletic trainers, and district leaders say qualified candidates have been difficult to find as student-athletes practice and compete in triple-digit heat.
Texas’ annual tax-free weekend begins Friday, Aug. 7, and runs through midnight Sunday, Aug. 9, giving back-to-school shoppers a window to save on qualifying purchases.
The University Interscholastic League (UIL) is now requiring school districts across Texas to follow new mandatory heat protocols effective Aug. 1. Both the Laredo Independent School District (LISD) and the United Independent School District (UISD) said the changes will have little impact on their current operations.
The U.S. Department of Justice says prosecutors are targeting an alleged smuggling network accused of using cargo trains to move migrants through Texas.
The House passed this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, with Congressman Henry Cuellar among a handful of Democrats who voted with Republicans to approve the $1.15 trillion package.
Local, state and federal agencies are coordinating flood response efforts as the National Weather Service projects the Rio Grande to crest at about 33 feet near the Colombia Bridge and about 24 feet at a secondary gauge, Rep. Henry Cuellar said.
A South Texas congressman is calling for greater oversight and transparency from Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas and Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine during ICE operations.
Slow-moving storms with heavy rain were drenching a large swath of South Texas on Wednesday, spawning a tornado in San Antonio a day after downpours washed out roads and farmland and led to dozens of high-water rescues in the region.
