SAN ANTONIO -- The nonprofit Haven for Hope has been making headlines for its innovative response to homelessness in San Antonio, and one of its employees says that constantly trying new things has...
Patrick: Abbott ‘Destroying’ TX Lege’s Work
Tensions surrounding the Texas Legislative special session boiled over Thursday when Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick publicly accused Gov. Greg Abbott of threatening to derail the State Senate's agenda. In a...
VIDEO: TX Tornados Kill Three, Gov. Sends Aid
After strong tornados ripped through the small panhandle town of Perryton, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott has deployed resources to assist the hurting community. Reportedly, three people were killed and...
ERCOT Announces First ‘Weather Watch’
Upcoming elevated temperatures have everyone keeping a close eye on the integrity of the Texas power grid. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has initiated the first "weather watch"...
TX Wins Suit Over National Guard Vax Mandate
Gov. Greg Abbott has won a lawsuit against the Biden administrationโs mandate that Texas National Guard members take the COVID-19 vaccine. The Biden administration required that national guardsmen...
Abandoned TX Sex Doll Mistaken for Dead Body
A report of a dead body found Wednesday in a wooded area in northeast Harris County turned out to be a false alarm. At 2:53 p.m. on June 14, the sheriff's office received a report of what the caller...
TX To Use Buoys as Unlawful Migrant Deterrent
The State of Texas is installing a string of buoys in the Rio Grande to deter unlawful migrants from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Gov. Greg Abbott announced the installation, slated for a...
Texas Coastal Project Advances, Needs Funding
Texas officials are pushing for the construction of a massive storm suppression system extending from Galveston to Corpus Christi along the eastern Texas coastline, but funding it poses a challenge....
Texas To Spend $1.4B on Semiconductor Industry
Texas is set to spend nearly $1.4 billion on growing the state's microchip manufacturing capacity, a move that could set the Lone Star State up as a leading player in the semiconductor industry....
Paxton Campaign Loan Stirs Impeachment Drama
Critics of impeached and suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have called for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to recuse himself from overseeing the impeachment trial in the Senate as it has come to...
Paxton Lawyers Send Cease & Desist to House
On Thursday, attorneys for impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to House Speaker Dade Phelan and four others involved in the case against Paxton, demanding they stop approaching...
Paxton’s Securities Fraud Trial Stays in Houston
Suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's trial on securities fraud will not be moved to Collin County after all. The Texas Court of Appeals ruled 6-3 on Wednesday to keep it in Houston, county...
Escaped Texas Inmate Captured 200 Miles Away
An inmate who escaped from a west central Texas prison was recaptured several hundred miles away a few hours after allegedly jumping one of the prison's fences. Trent Thompson, 22, was last seen at...
GOP Chairman Blasts Phelan’s House Republicans
On the heels of a state legislative session rife with party in-fighting, Texas GOP chairman Matt Rinaldi took aim at House Republicans last week. Appearing on The Salcedo Storm podcast Wednesday,...
Court Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Beto
An Austin-based court of appeals dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Democratic politician Beto O'Rourke on Friday. O'Rourke was sued during his unsuccessful Texas gubernatorial campaign after...
ERCOT Expects Record Electricity Demand
Texans can expect to feel the heat this upcoming week. Temperatures across the metroplex and the rest of the state are expected to reach the triple digits in the coming days. Electric grid officials...
TX-Based Border Patrol Vet Named Agency Chief
Jason Owens was named Friday as the successor to Chief Raul Ortiz, who will retire from the U.S. Border Patrol at the end of the month. In a Friday news release, Homeland Security Secretary...
Thousands of Fish Wash Onto Gulf Shore
A fishy situation has finally been resolved on the Texas coast. Quintana Beach County Park officials said on Sunday they have managed to clear away thousands of dead fish carcasses. The deaths of...
Gooden Files Bill Requiring Border DNA Test
A Dallas congressman proposed legislation on Monday to require a DNA test to determine whether a minor has a family tie to border crossers if there is no documented proof of a relationship. U.S....
New State Law Bans Local COVID-19 Mandates
Governor Greg Abbott recently signed a bill that bans vaccine and mask mandates across Texas along with COVID-19 lockdowns, but some opponents of COVID-19 restrictions say the bill does not go far...
Governor Names PUCT Interim Chairman
After the sudden resignation of the former Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) Chairman Peter Lake, Governor Greg Abbott named Kathleen Jackson as interim chair last week. A news release from...