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Texas DACA recipient detained again after ICE deported him, then allowed his return

Immigration officials had allowed José Contreras Diaz, 30, to return to Texas on a chartered plane, but immediately sent him to a detention center on Wednesday.

The Texas Tribune

Once thriving, Laredo’s growth stalls under Trump’s immigration crackdown

The city's economic growth has taken a dip, falling short of expectations amid a steep decline in international migration, among other factors.

The Texas Tribune

Christian Menefee’s district sat vacant for 11 months. His first bill in Congress would set a deadline for special elections.

The Houston Democrat was elected earlier this year to finish out the term of Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died in March 2025. The safely blue district was left vacant for 334 days.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas woman says Zales ruined $3K engagement ring 3 weeks before her wedding: ‘I’m sobbing’

A TikToker went to a Zales to ask for a custom soldering job. Then, she received a product that made her cry.

The Mary Sue

Exploding number of AI data center build-outs delay Texas housing projects — data centers' high demand for electricians prices out contractors, homes now take two months longer to complete

Housing construction projects in Texas are facing delays of up to two months as contractors are having a harder time finding and keeping electricians. Data center projects are pricing out housing projects from the labor force as they offer 75% higher salaries and more benefits.

Tom’s Hardware

Hispanic GOP candidates could reshape Texas’ congressional delegation — if they can win Hispanic voters

Texas voters could nominate as many as six Hispanic Republicans in the state’s most hotly contested congressional races. Party leaders hope that’ll help keep Hispanic voters in the GOP’s corner.

The Texas Tribune

High gas prices eating into Texans’ budgets, fueling inflation

The average price for a gallon of gas in Texas has risen from $2.55 in early February to $3.78 at the end of April.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas man faces execution for the murders of Christian music producers despite his cousin’s confession

A North Texas man who claims he wasn’t the shooter in a fatal robbery that killed two people nearly 18 years ago and who says prosecutors misused rap lyrics he wrote to secure his death sentence is facing execution

The Independent UK

The McKinney Multiplier: Why North Texas’ 2026 Housing Resilience is Built on High-Value Infrastructure

In the economic landscape of 2026, the North Texas "Golden Corridor" has transitioned from a high-growth region into a matured economic powerhouse.

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What to know about The Onion's new effort to take over Alex Jones' Infowars

The Onion is taking another stab at getting control of Alex Jones’ Infowars platforms and turning them into comedy sites spoofing the conspiracy theorist

The Independent UK

A Houston ISD exec tapped for Beaumont schools superintendent during its second state takeover

Former Houston school administrators now work as superintendents or key executives in three districts under Texas’ control. This is Beaumont’s second state intervention in recent years.

The Texas Tribune

Texas tornado leaves 5 injured, buildings collapsed and homes without roofs

Officials have confirmed a tornado with winds of at least 120 mph tore through a small Texas city where manufacturing buildings got flattened and roofs were torn from homes

The Independent UK

AOC calls for more Democrat-leaning states to redraw election maps after Supreme Court ruling and GOP push

‘Unfortunately, we have to provide balance,’ the Squad member says

The Independent UK

Teen Mariachi Brothers Detained by ICE to Open for Kacey Musgraves in Texas

Three young mariachi musicians whose detention by ICE drew national backlash earlier this year are now headed to one of Texas' most beloved stages, opening for Kacey Musgraves during three sold-out shows at Gruene Hall in New Braunfel

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Camp Mystic director says ‘we tried our hardest’ in deadly flood: ‘It wasn’t enough to save your daughters’

Tearful testimony details missed warnings and lack of plan as families oppose reopening of Texas camp

Texas Observer

As License Plate Readers Expand in Texas, Privacy Advocates Are Fighting Back

The Kyle City Council voted to apply for more state grant money for Flock Safety cameras despite a string of local-level contract cancellations of the booming surveillance company’s services.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Supreme Court weakens key pillar of Voting Rights Act, opening the door for Texas to redraw political maps

While the court did not strike down the provision entirely, Justice Elena Kagan said Wednesday’s ruling made Section 2 of the VRA “all but a dead letter.”

The Independent UK

I stayed in a restored 19th-century brewery in San Antonio, Texas

HOTELS: On a recent visit to San Antonio, Lydia Spencer-Elliott checked into Hotel Emma, a stylish boutique hotel with its own private two-storey library

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The Mary Sue

‘Walmart doing us dirty’: Texas man goes to Walmart for extension cord. Then he finds one on clearance—and rolls back the price

A clearance label might make you think you’re getting a good deal. However, one Texas Walmart customer decides to peel back the sale label, discovering that clearance doesn’t mean the price always goes down.

The Texas Tribune

FIFA could make billions from the World Cup. Texas host cities will get little in return.

Almost all of the costs for organizing the tournament fall on the cities, whose ability to collect revenue is limited. In Texas, that could leave taxpayers on the hook.

Sports Illustrated

The Team With the Strongest Case to Go Worst to First in a Division After NFL Draft

Why the Buccaneers, Titans and Giants should consider themselves among the most improved after last weekend’s 257 picks.

The Texas Tribune

Texas inmate James Broadnax faces Thursday execution amid final appeal arguing he wasn’t the shooter

The death row inmate has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution, pointing to a codefendant’s confession in the shooting death of two people.

Reason

Brickbat: Don't Take Your Guns to Town

In Texas, a judge sentenced former Dallas Police Sergeant Thomas Fry to 28 months in federal prison for possession and… The post Brickbat: Don't Take Your Guns to Town appeared first on Reason.com.

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‘What the..’: Texas woman waited 8 minutes at Whataburger with nobody in line and unwrapped a burger that made her crash out in her car

What-a-disaster.

The Texas Tribune

Disaster declarations ripple through South Texas amid water crisis

Small towns around Corpus Christi worry where they’ll fall on the pecking order if the region’s water runs out.

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