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Freeman Martin, a former state trooper and longtime Texas Ranger, has been named the 14th Director of the Texas DPS, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. Martin will take over Dec. 1 and will be sworn in Dec. 2.

Texas DPS 7 hours ago

Longtime Texas Ranger to replace Steve McCraw as director of Texas DPS

The Public Safety Commission announced Wednesday that Freeman Martin, a Texas Ranger with decades of service in the Texas DPS, will replace retiring Director Steve McCraw next month.

Education 7 hours ago

University of Texas System expands free tuition to undergrads making $100K or less
Immigration 10 hours ago

Texas GLO offers Trump 1,400 acres along border for mass deportation facilities

space Nov 18

‘Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli among 6 riding Blue Origin rocket into space Friday

Blue Origin says they’ll launch their ninth crewed flight into suborbital space on Friday — among the passengers will be “Space Gal” Emily Calandrelli.
space Nov 19

President-elect Trump attends SpaceX ‘Starship' launch in Texas

President-elect Donald Trump appears to be planning to attend a SpaceX “Starship” rocket launch on Tuesday, in the latest indication of founder Elon Musk ‘s influence in the Republic...
Health Nov 19

‘Clinically dead' for 45 minutes, Texas mom awakes and meets her triplets

Texas mom suffered an often fatal AFE during childbirth and was ‘clinically dead’ for 45 minutes. When she awoke a week later, she met her triplets.
Celebrity News Nov 18

Beyoncé's mom slams rumor she got $10 million for Kamala Harris rally

Tina Knowles shot down rumors that her daughter Beyoncé was paid $10 million to appear at a Kamala Harris rally in October—and John Legend backed her up.

Crime and Courts Nov 15

What happens next in The Onion's effort to buy Alex Jones' Infowars

The Onion’s winning bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars platform is under review by a federal bankruptcy judge after Jones and his lawyers raised concerns about how an auction was conducted.
texas Nov 15

Texas mother on death row, supported by Kim Kardashian, is ‘actually innocent' of murder, judge says

A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner’s trial judge said in documents unearthed on Thursday.
climate change Nov 15

World's most polluting cities revealed at COP29: NYC, Houston among top emitters

Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, and Shanghai is the most polluting.
Crime and Courts Nov 15

Texas Supreme Court rules a subpoena cannot stop Robert Roberson's execution

The Supreme Court of Texas ruled Friday that a legislative subpoena cannot stop an execution and that “the legislature lacks the authority to upend a final judgment of the judiciary.”
texas Nov 14

The FBI says it stopped possible terrorist attack in Houston

Federal law enforcement officials said Thursday that they stopped a Texas man from carrying out a possible terrorist attack in Houston.
Greg Abbott Nov 14

Gov. Abbott freezes college tuition at public schools through 2026-27

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says that he will not allow college tuitions to go up in the upcoming biennium.
Virginia Nov 13

House Foreign Affairs Chair McCaul ‘briefly detained' by police after appearing drunk at airport

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, told NBC News he recently “made a mistake” mixing Ambien and alcohol ahead of a flight and was “briefly detained” by police.
Crime and Courts Nov 12

Loyal dog helped solve owner's grisly murder as cousin jailed for life

A loyal dog that refused to leave his dead owner’s side helped solve the case of her murder by allowing detectives to identify her body, prosecutors said.
Austin Nov 8

‘School Choice is my top policy priority,' Lt Gov. Dan Patrick says

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says school choice will be among his legislative priorities for the upcoming session and has designated it SB2.
Democratic Party Nov 8

Texas Democratic Party chair to step down after ‘devastating defeats,' trans comments

Gilberto Hinojosa, the chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, says he’s stepping down as the party leader in Texas and will hand over the reigns to a younger generation.
Ken Paxton Nov 6

Paxton's picks cement Republicans' hold on Texas' highest criminal court

Attorney General Ken Paxton endorses three conservative candidates, giving Republicans control in Texas’ Court of Criminal Appeals.
Greg Abbott Nov 1

Texas hospitals must ask patients for citizenship status beginning Friday

A new Texas order is requiring hospitals to ask patients for their citizenship status starting Nov. 1. NBC 5’s Larry Collins has the details.
hospitals Nov 1

Texas order requiring hospitals to ask for citizenship status goes into effect Friday

Starting Nov. 1, Texas hospitals are ordered to ask patients for their citizenship status. Immigration advocates are sounding the alarm as hospital systems work to understand and prepare for enforcing the new requirement.