Lucio Vasquez | The Texas Newsroom
Breaking News Reporter for The Texas NewsroomLucio Vasquez is a breaking news reporter for The Texas Newsroom. Based in Houston, he covers a wide range of urgent stories, from natural disasters and political developments to social justice and criminal justice issues.
A graduate of the University of Houston, Vasquez has built a reputation for swift, accurate coverage of fast-moving events. He can be found on X at @luciov120 and on Instagram at @lucioreports.
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The order appears to target rainbow crosswalks specifically, in cities like Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston, which have installed them in recent years. -
The move has sparked legal challenges and pushback from Democratic governors who say the president overstepped his authority. -
The move follows a federal emergency rule that tightened CDL eligibility for non-citizens. -
The complaints are being reviewed by the Texas Education Agency, but some firings and suspensions have already occurred independently at Texas schools throughout the state. -
Attorneys say children in the program were restrained for long periods, denied basic needs, exposed to harm and deprived of dignity. -
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed last week at Utah Valley University. Authorities have called the killing a “political assassination.” -
The email comes amid a wave of recent anti-Muslim rhetoric from Texas Republicans. -
The legislation was crafted in response to the state’s historic July 4 floods which killed more than 130 people, including nearly 40 children. -
Senate Bill 11, which went into effect on Monday, allows school boards to set aside time for voluntary prayer or the reading of religious texts during classroom time. -
The plan redraws Texas’ congressional districts, potentially shifting several seats from Democratic to Republican control in the 2026 midterms. -
After hours of debate, the Texas House on Thursday passed Senate Bill 8. The so-called “bathroom bill" restricts access to public restrooms for transgender people. Once the state Senate approves the House’s changes, the measure heads to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. -
The NAACP’s lawsuit joins a long-running federal case filed by the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, in 2021. That case is now targeting the state’s newly approved congressional maps.
