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Abbott criticized Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza for delays in indicting defendants and generally not pursuing offenders harshly enough. Abbott says appointing his own statewide prosecutor and making district attorneys eligible for impeachment would fix that.

The governor announced the expansion after hundreds of arrests in Houston.

Officials approved the change after hearing from speakers who argued it would hamper the state’s economy and push immigrants to work without licenses in the black market.

The Secretary of State’s Office didn’t initially check with the Department of Public Safety, which collects proof of citizenship from people who register to vote through them.

It comes two days after Gov. Greg Abbott declared the two were foreign terrorist groups.

Heath police said Sunday the are investigating the incident.

The Texas Department of Public Safety now says five people, not six, were killed in Saturday’s multi-vehicle crash on I-20 near Terrell. The update issued Tuesday corrects an earlier report attributing the discrepancy to a clerical error made by hospital staff during the initial response.

The arrest came after two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses were shot in Minnesota early Saturday, the same day anti-Trump "No Kings' protests were held nationwide.

High-speed chases involving state troopers at the border reached a five-year peak in 2022 — the same year pursuits played a role in law enforcement's chaotic response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Chases are less frequent now, but it's possible they won't stay that way.

Vehicle pursuits and the resulting “bailouts” played a major role in school officials' and law enforcement’s response to the 2022 Robb Elementary school shooting. It leaves lasting consequences.

Internal agency records show employees with the Department of Public Safety, which issues driver’s licenses, reported each time someone requested to update the sex listed on their state ID.

Experts say tracking police chases fosters transparency and can indicate whether certain pursuit policies are effective. So why don’t more states do it?