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Solomon Peña, Republican Ex-Candidate, Sentenced in Politically Motivated Shooting Plot

13 août 2025 à 19:32
Solomon Peña, who lost a bid for a seat in the New Mexico Legislature in 2022, was found guilty in March of orchestrating the attacks against state Democrats.

© Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal, via Associated Press

Solomon Peña was arrested in January 2023. The authorities said he had paid four men in cash to shoot at the homes of certain Democratic officials.
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3 Dead, 1 Injured After Target Shooting in Austin, Texas

12 août 2025 à 16:00
Ethan Nieneker, identified by police as the gunman who led them on a violent chase, had a history of domestic violence, mental health problems and arrests.

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State Representative Gene Wu Is Leading the Texas’ Redistricting Fight

7 août 2025 à 05:05
State Representative Gene Wu represents a racially diverse corner of Houston when he’s not defending juveniles in court. The battle over redistricting has pushed him into the national spotlight.

© Jim Vondruska for The New York Times

Gene Wu, the Texas House Democratic Caucus chairman, led his fellow Democrats in a walkout from a special legislative session featuring partisan redistricting.

Texas Republicans Bet Big on Latino Voters With Redistricting Map

5 août 2025 à 15:22
In order to flip five U.S. House seats, Republicans are gambling that they can retain President Trump’s 2024 gains with Latinos and that voters won’t mind their hardball tactics.

© Gabriel V. Cárdenas for The New York Times

Republicans are hoping to flip five of Texas’ U.S. House seats, in towns like Laredo, from blue to red.

A Trump Ally Pressed for a Mexican Citizen’s Release From ICE Custody

31 juillet 2025 à 17:17
The office of Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana asked the Department of Homeland Security to release the detainee, who is married to a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Senator John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, helped release Paola Clouatre from detention after an immigration judge halted her deportation order.

Avian Flu Wiped Out Poultry. Now the Screwworm Is Coming for Beef.

28 juillet 2025 à 07:54
The parasitic fly that attacks warm-blooded animals was eliminated from the United States in the 1960s, but it’s creeping toward the Texas-Mexico border.

© Isabel Mateos/Associated Press

A return of screwworm could harm already depleted cattle herds and raise beef prices.

Alpha School, AI-Driven Education Founded in Austin, Is Coming to More Cities

27 juillet 2025 à 05:00
At Austin’s Alpha School, students spend just two hours a day on academics, led by artificial intelligence tools. New Alpha schools are set to open in about a dozen cities this fall.

Alpha School, based in Austin, Texas, serves about 200 students from kindergarten through eighth grade and another 50 high schoolers across two campuses in central Austin.
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