Edinburg, TX

The Brownsville Police Department is actively investigating a shooting that took place early in the morning on September 5, 2026, directly outside the residence of a sitting city commissioner. Authorities are currently reviewing evidence to establish the motive and identify potential suspects. The shooting follows a recent property swap with SpaceX for a water infrastructure deal. Brownsville PD pledged a comprehensive investigation and will confirm charges once the suspects are identified.

By ANNIE MA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH AP Education Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the school system in Kansas City, Kansas, over its policies on transgender students. The lawsuit comes more than a year after the Education Department first said it was investigating four districts in Kansas following a complaint from the Defense of Freedom Institute. The conservative group’s complaint alleged the schools had policies prevent

By MORIAH BALINGIT and LAUREN COFFEY Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There’s the mother of two who needs a full-time job to keep up with the bills, but can’t afford full-time childcare. There’s the medical technician who stopped buying groceries and turned to food banks so she could pay for her infant’s care. There’s the baby who remained in foster care, even after his mother completed the steps to bring him home. She had found a job, as the state required, but couldn&#8

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with lying to investigators about the events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown earlier this year, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity. The person said Christian Castro, the officer who authorities say shot Jul

(Boerne, TX) — Kendall County D-A Nicole Bishop says she’s disappointed with last month’s decision to pull the plug on the county’s Flock cameras. County commissioners voted unanimously to end the contract with Flock Safety, shutting down 57 automated license plate readers in the county. Bishop says the presence of the cameras had put an end to car burglaries near Regent Park in Boerne, and led to the arrest of an armed robbery suspect. Boerne City Council is expected to

(Houston, TX) — The punishment phase starts today in the trial of James Elmore Jr., who was convicted of manslaughter on Wednesday. Elmore was found guilty of helping cause the deaths of Laura Miller and Audrey Cook, two victims in what became known as the Texas Killing Fields case. Laura Miller was 16 when she was killed in 1984. Her father Tim Miller founded Texas EquuSearch in 2000 to help other families find their missing loved ones. Elmore faces up to 20 years in prison.

(Austin, TX) — President Donald Trump says Texas will receive 50-point-five-million dollars in disaster recovery assistance in response to storms and floods that have hit the state. Trump made the announcement on Tuesday in a post on Truth Social. It’s not clear what storms he was referring to. His post came shortly after Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall and headed into east Texas, but areas of southwest Texas were hit by floods in July. Governor Greg Abbott says the July storms

There’s little progress in getting the two Texas candidates for the U.S. Senate together for a debate. Democrat James Talarico accepted CNN’s debate invitation on Wednesday, but so far no word from his Republican opponent Ken Paxton. Talarico and Paxton have both said they want to have at least one debate before the midterm election on November 3rd. But Talarico is the only one who’s accepted four debate invitations.

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) —More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs are still rare and jobless claims remain at historically low levels. The Labor Department reported Thursday filings for benefits ticked up to 206,000 last week from a revised 204,000 the week before. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week volatility, rose modestly to 207,250 last week. Claims for jobless benefits are a proxy for layoffs, and econom

By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — At least five people died and dozens more were feared dead after a boat carrying West African migrants ran into trouble in the Atlantic Ocean. Forty-four people were brought to safety in the Canary Islands. Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service said Thursday that one of its planes had spotted a “precarious” boat drifting some 120 km (74 miles) south of the island of Gran Canaria on Wednesday afternoon. Three survivors were immediately ev