<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Texas - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Texas with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:47:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Detained Guatemalan woman who required urgent ovarian surgery for months released by ICE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrea Pedro Francisco was scheduled for surgery to remove an ovarian cyst in February. Then ICE detained her, repeatedly denying her the procedures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/detained-guatemalan-woman-who-required-urgent-ovarian-surgery-for-months-released-by-ice/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/detained-guatemalan-woman-who-required-urgent-ovarian-surgery-for-months-released-by-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas lawmakers put limits on cities’ abilities to enact progressive policies. Some want to go further.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some Republican Texas House members floated want to give more power to the attorney general to sue cities and issue financial penalties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/texas-lawmakers-put-limits-on-cities-abilities-to-enact-progressive-policies-some-want-to-go-further/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/texas-lawmakers-put-limits-on-cities-abilities-to-enact-progressive-policies-some-want-to-go-further/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to know about screwworm in Texas]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first case of New World screwworm in 60 years has been confirmed in Zavala County, near the Mexican border. The flesh-eating fly poses a threat to the state&rsquo;s $15 billion cattle industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/what-to-know-about-screwworm-in-texas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/what-to-know-about-screwworm-in-texas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas now requires cities to do an audit before raising property taxes. Some small towns can’t afford it.]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 130 cities, most with fewer than 10,000 residents, were blocked fromincreasing their property tax revenue because they had broken the law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/texas-now-requires-cities-to-do-an-audit-before-raising-property-taxes-some-small-towns-cant-afford-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/texas-now-requires-cities-to-do-an-audit-before-raising-property-taxes-some-small-towns-cant-afford-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Dream Act goes to court over fight to restore in-state tuition for undocumented students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocates want a federal appeals court to allow them to fight for the Texas Dream Act. The law giving eligible undocumented students in-state tuition at colleges was blocked last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/texas-dream-act-goes-to-court-over-fight-to-restore-in-state-tuition-for-undocumented-students/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/texas-dream-act-goes-to-court-over-fight-to-restore-in-state-tuition-for-undocumented-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advocates ask court for chance to defend Texas Dream Act, in-state tuition for undocumented students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocates want a federal appeals court to allow them to fight for the Texas Dream Act. The law giving eligible undocumented students in-state tuition at colleges was blocked last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/advocates-ask-court-for-chance-to-defend-texas-dream-act-in-state-tuition-for-undocumented-students/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/advocates-ask-court-for-chance-to-defend-texas-dream-act-in-state-tuition-for-undocumented-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USDA: Suspected case of screwworm in South Texas would be first case in U.S. if confirmed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the suspected case on Wednesday, one day after Secretary Brooke Rollins said the parasitic fly was 25 miles away from the U.S.-Mexico border.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/usda-suspected-case-of-screwworm-in-south-texas-would-be-first-case-in-us-if-confirmed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/usda-suspected-case-of-screwworm-in-south-texas-would-be-first-case-in-us-if-confirmed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USDA confirms first U.S. screwworm case found in South Texas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials tested a sample from La Pryor in Zavala County at the USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, lowa, confirming the infestation, Secretary Brooke Rollins said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/usda-confirms-first-us-screwworm-case-found-in-south-texas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/usda-confirms-first-us-screwworm-case-found-in-south-texas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First U.S. suspected case of New World screwworm reported in South Texas]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the suspected case on Wednesday, one day after Secretary Brooke Rollins said the parasitic fly was 25 miles away from the U.S.-Mexico border.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/first-us-suspected-case-of-new-world-screwworm-reported-in-south-texas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/first-us-suspected-case-of-new-world-screwworm-reported-in-south-texas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First U.S. screwworm case confirmed in South Texas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials tested a sample from La Pryor in Zavala County at alab in lowa, confirming the infestation, Secretary Brooke Rollins said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/first-us-screwworm-case-confirmed-in-south-texas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/first-us-screwworm-case-confirmed-in-south-texas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrat Gina Hinojosa launches first ad of Texas governor’s race, to be streamed during NBA Finals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The spot will stream throughout the Spurs-Knicks series on ESPN+, depicting Gov. Greg Abbott as a basketball-playing string puppet committing &ldquo;turnover after turnover of our money to his donors.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/democrat-gina-hinojosa-launches-first-ad-of-texas-governors-race-to-be-streamed-during-nba-finals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/democrat-gina-hinojosa-launches-first-ad-of-texas-governors-race-to-be-streamed-during-nba-finals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Democrats aim to flip 12 Texas House seats under newly expanded target list]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republicans would have just a 76-74 majority in the Texas House if the&nbsp; Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee succeeds in flipping its targeted GOP districts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/national-democrats-aim-to-flip-12-texas-house-seats-under-newly-expanded-target-list/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/national-democrats-aim-to-flip-12-texas-house-seats-under-newly-expanded-target-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Tech finds a foe in Texas’ robust consumer protection laws and AG Ken Paxton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paxton is banking on his recent lawsuits against tech and social media companies like Meta, WhatsApp and Discord to win a Senate seat, building on notable victories in years past.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/big-tech-finds-a-foe-in-texas-robust-consumer-protection-laws-and-ag-ken-paxton/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/big-tech-finds-a-foe-in-texas-robust-consumer-protection-laws-and-ag-ken-paxton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corpus Christi delays decision on nearly billion-dollar water plant despite impending crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City Council rejected the treatment plant last year over cost and environmental concerns, but plans resurfaced as the city&rsquo;s water woes continued.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/corpus-christi-delays-decision-on-nearly-billion-dollar-water-plant-despite-impending-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/corpus-christi-delays-decision-on-nearly-billion-dollar-water-plant-despite-impending-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sid Miller to join Democratic nominee for agriculture commissioner at data center forum]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Republican said he agreed to speak at the event prior to Clayton Tucker&rsquo;s involvement because it was &ldquo;the right thing to do.&rdquo; Both are critics of data center construction in Texas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/sid-miller-to-join-democratic-nominee-for-agriculture-commissioner-at-data-center-forum/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/sid-miller-to-join-democratic-nominee-for-agriculture-commissioner-at-data-center-forum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TribCast: Can Austin’s Project Connect get back on track?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Texans can learn from the past and future of Austin's multi-billion dollar public transit overhaul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/tribcast-can-austins-project-connect-get-back-on-track/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/tribcast-can-austins-project-connect-get-back-on-track/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson stepping down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nelson&rsquo;s office oversees elections. Abbott appointed her to the role in 2023 after she became the longest-serving Republican woman in Texas Senate history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/texas-secretary-of-state-jane-nelson-stepping-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/texas-secretary-of-state-jane-nelson-stepping-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorious Paxton goes to Washington as former GOP foes open their doors — and wallets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The attorney general fundraised with Republican senators and met with rival-turned-ally John Thune, the Senate majority leader who had backed Sen. John Cornyn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/victorious-paxton-goes-to-washington-as-former-gop-foes-open-their-doors-and-wallets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/victorious-paxton-goes-to-washington-as-former-gop-foes-open-their-doors-and-wallets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Screwworms are closer than ever to Texas, but not 1 mile away as lawmaker claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Monday, state Rep. Don McLaughlin said the parasitic fly that threatens the state&rsquo;s cattle industry was 1 mile away. U.S. officials said that was not yet true.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/screwworms-are-closer-than-ever-to-texas-but-not-1-mile-away-as-lawmaker-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/screwworms-are-closer-than-ever-to-texas-but-not-1-mile-away-as-lawmaker-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Announcing our next round of can’t-miss speakers for September’s TribFest ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marjorie Taylor Greene, Amy Webb, Pete Sessions and Annette Gordon-Reed among newly announced TribFest voices helping us navigate a world in flux.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/announcing-our-next-round-of-cant-miss-speakers-for-septembers-tribfest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/texas/announcing-our-next-round-of-cant-miss-speakers-for-septembers-tribfest/</guid></item></channel></rss>