ICE and San Antonio authorities investigating after migrants found in back of tractor trailer

Local and federal authorities are investigating after witnesses on Tuesday reported a possible human smuggling operation in Southwest San Antonio, the Express-News reports. Several people are under arrest in connection with the probe, which centers around a parked tractor trailer rig, according to t

Texas student groups sue to block new state law limiting campus protests and free speech

A coalition of Texas university student groups has sued to overturn a new state law designed to limit campus protests, calling the legislation an unconstitutional ban on a "staggering amount" of protected speech. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) filed the suit Wednesday in

Texas says it’s strict on oilfield well emissions. The data shows otherwise.

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Austin’s ‘Rainey Street Ripper’ nothing more than urban myth, according to Texas State research paper

A new paper by Texas State University researchers dismisses the Rainey Street Ripper — a purported serial killer said to drown victims along downtown Austin’s lakeshore — as nothing more than another urban myth. On Tuesday, Texas State’s Center for Geospatial Intelligence and Investigation released