Gov. Greg Abbott balks after White House proposes stricter asylum rules

Anyone needing more proof that Gov. Greg Abbott's pricy border crackdown is more performative than practical got that Friday, when Abbott blasted a White House proposals aimed at more quickly overturning migrants' asylum claims. President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled proposals to hasten the reject

When Texas jails issue tablets, it comes at cost for inmates and families

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. In 2021, Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said that tablets would “fundamentally change” communication for the state’s more than 1

Texas’ DEI ban almost ended cultural graduations. Latina students at UT-Austin fought to keep theirs.

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Liany Serrano Oviedo crouched in her yellow graduation dress, stared at the mirror and carefully blotted her tears with a wipe. It was a rare moment for the 22-year-old Univer

Wembanyama goes full alien and accepts Rookie of the Year award at San Antonio planetarium

San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama is officially an alien. If his intergalactic play this season didn’t have you believing he was from another planet, Wembanyama, the NBA 2023-24 Rookie of the Year (ROTY), accepted the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy on Saturday afternoon at San Antonio College's Sc