New Texas Panhandle wildfire pops up as blazes continue

New Texas Panhandle wildfire pops up as blazes continue

Firefighters are working to contain the Smokehouse Creek and Windy Deuce fires, which are the biggest fires threatening the Texas Panhandle. They are 15% and 60% contained, respectively. However, officials say the public can misunderstand what fire “containment” means. Meghan Mahurin, public information officer for the Texas A&M Forest Service, said containment does not equal … Read more

Federal government says it will sue if Texas enforces new immigration law

Federal government says it will sue if Texas enforces new immigration law

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Department of Justice has threatened to sue to stop a new Texas law that allows state police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the border — unless Gov. Greg Abbott … Read more

Whistleblowers ask judge to order Ken Paxton, aides to sit for depositions

Whistleblowers ask judge to order Ken Paxton, aides to sit for depositions

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Lawyers for the Ken Paxton whistleblowers are moving forward with their lawsuit in Travis County after another judge cleared the way, asking the Austin-based court to force the attorney general and his top … Read more

Pat Fallon to leave Congress and run for his old Texas Senate seat

Pat Fallon to leave Congress and run for his old Texas Senate seat

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Sherman, is quitting Congress and running for his old seat in the Texas Senate. Fallon filed Monday for Senate District 30, a seat that is newly open after its … Read more

BREAKING NEWS: Mayor Jeff Bauknight Announces Run for Texas House District 30 | News

BREAKING NEWS: Mayor Jeff Bauknight Announces Run for Texas House District 30 | News

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Texas A&M to spend more than $75 million to fire Jimbo Fisher

Texas A&M to spend more than $75 million to fire Jimbo Fisher

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas A&M University fired head football coach Jimbo Fisher on Sunday. The university will owe Fisher more than $75 million to buy out his contract, a record amount of money owed to a … Read more

BREAKING NEWS: Texas State Representative Geanie Morrison announces she will not run for reelection | News

BREAKING NEWS: Texas State Representative Geanie Morrison announces she will not run for reelection | News

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