Sports
Texas A&M fires football coach Jimbo Fisher, will pay record $77.5M buyout
Posted on · The Jimbo Fisher buyout more than triples the previous record of Auburn’s $21.7 million buyout of Gus Malzahn in 2020.
Texas
Uvalde elects former mayor Cody Smith as its next leader in the shadow of the Robb Elementary shooting
Posted on · The community chose an insider and former mayor to serve the remaining year on the term of Don McLaughlin, who is running for the Texas House of Representatives.
Immigration
Eagle Pass issues disaster declaration as more than 4,000 migrants cross over two days
Posted on · The mayor signed an emergency declaration after thousands of migrants crossed into the border town in the last two days.
Border
Dead body found stuck to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border buoys in Rio Grande
Posted on · The body was discovered by Mexican government officials, who have condemned Abbott's placement of the buoys as a "violation of our sovereignty." The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Texas over the buoys.
Border
Justice Department to sue Texas over Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border security program
Posted on · The Justice Department has notified the state of Texas that it will be filing suit over the controversial border security initiative.
Immigration
Bexar County sheriff files criminal charges over DeSantis’ migrant flight
Posted on · Javier Salazar on Monday filed criminal charges over the Florida governor's operation to fly dozens of migrants from San Antonio to Martha's Vineyard under false pretenses.
News
An online petition protesting H-E-B’s new COVID absence policy is almost at its goal
Posted on · The coworker.org petition claims the San Antonio-based grocery chain replaced its previous COVID absence policy with one that penalizes employees who stay home after testing positive for COVID.
Immigration
Biden administration extending Title 42 migrant expulsions, says Mexican government
Posted on · Numbers have been increasing; up to 660 Venezuelans have been crossing every day in El Paso alone.
Immigration
Former warden arrested for shooting migrants in string of anti-immigrant violence in Texas
Posted on · The shooters were charged with manslaughter and booked in the El Paso County Jail without bond.
Texas
Another shooting in Uvalde leaves 2 injured, police say there is no threat to the public
Posted on · Thursday's shooting occurred about a mile away from Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers on May 24.
School shooting
Uvalde school police chief fired three months after botched response to school shooting
Posted on · The families of the 21 victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary have been demanding Arredondo be fired since news first broke in late May that the police chief was in charge of the law enforcement response during the shooting.
Voting
A Texas county’s election administrators all resigned, leaving the state to step in
Posted on · Now, two months before early voting begins for the November general election, the county, which is west of Austin, has no elections department.
School shooting
Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School Principal Mandy Gutierrez reinstated days after suspension
Posted on · Gutierrez said she followed the training she was provided to the best of her abilities, adding that she would second guess herself for the rest of her life.
Sports
San Antonio, Houston and Arlington chosen for XFL reboot
Posted on · The season is scheduled to begin just days after the Super Bowl. Houston's games will be played at TDECU Stadium.
School shooting
Texas House report blames local, state and federal officers for ‘systemic failure’ in Uvalde
Posted on · After weeks of changes in the official narrative about the response, the committee report was the clearest, most-detailed picture yet of what happened that day, during which local, state, and federal law enforcement waited for more than an hour to confront the gunman.