Greg Abbott rules himself out as Trump’s vice-president
Texas governor Greg Abbott cleared the air about his potential as Donald Trump’s pick for the vice-presidency during an interview on Sunday.
Political news from city Brownsville, state Texas
Kris Kristofferson, Actor And Grammy-Winning Country Singer, Dead At 88
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died.
Supreme Court grants Texas man a stay of execution just before his scheduled lethal injection
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for a Texas man 20 minutes before he was to receive a lethal injection Tuesday evening. The inmate has long maintained DNA testing would help prove he wasn’t responsible for the fatal stabbing of an 85-year-old woman during a home robbery decades ago.
SpaceX’s Assault on a Fragile Habitat: Four Takeaways From Our Investigation
When Elon Musk first eyed South Texas for a new base of space operations, he promised that SpaceX would have a small, eco-friendly footprint and that the surrounding area would be “left untouched.”
Alberto, Season's First Named Tropical Storm, Dumps Rain On Texas And Mexico
TAMPICO, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Alberto rumbled toward northeast Mexico early Thursday as the first named storm of the season, carrying heavy rains that left three people dead but also brought hope to a region suffering under a prolonged, severe drought.
Tropical Storm Alberto, First Named Storm Of Hurricane Season, Forms In Gulf Of Mexico
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Alberto formed on Wednesday in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the first named storm of what is forecast to be a busy hurricane season.
How immigrant workers in US have helped boost job growth and stave off a recession
MIAMI (AP) — Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets for a South Carolina rug company. She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car — and send money home to her parents.
A healthy US economy's secret ingredient: Immigrant workers, eager to fill jobs
Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets for a South Carolina rug company. She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car — and send money home to her parents.
State of the Union: what to watch for as Joe Biden addresses the nation
President Joe Biden will address a joint session of Congress Thursday night in his last state of the union speech of his presidential term. He’s expected to highlight his legislative record in office, with the rapidly-approaching election raising the stakes.