Julian Aguilar

Paxton reportedly fled from the person attempting to serve the Texas Attorney General with legal paperwork related to a lawsuit from groups fighting the state’s restrictive abortion laws.

Abbott se presenta a la reelección en menos de siete semanas, enfrentándose al demócrata Beto O'Rourke en Noviembre. Sus pólizas de seguridad fronteriza ocupan un lugar destacado en su campaña.

Abbott has waged a battle against Biden’s border policy and Mexican cartels since early 2021. But he waited until last week to create a cartel division at Texas DPS.

The survey, conducted by the Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler, also shows most Texans are concerned about gun violence, but reflects Gov. Abbott’s lead over Beto O’Rourke is widening.

During a roundtable with border business leaders, Abbott said instead the inspections were about vehicle safety. That’s despite several statements he made about the operation also being a response to President Biden’s policies and the record number of migrant apprehensions at the border.

The Democrat also announced Thursday that he has accepted invitations to four townhall-style debates while Gov. Greg Abbott agreed to only one debate.

Despite record-setting downpours in some areas of Texas offering temporary relief to scorched parts of the state, drought conditions persist in some of the hardest-hit areas.

Abortion rights advocates and legal experts say it's the final step in making access to abortion in the state impossible — except under the rarest of circumstances. It also marks a significant victory for the anti-abortion movement and Texas Republican lawmakers.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton brought the lawsuit in July after the White House said doctors who perform abortions in emergency situations should not be prosecuted in states with bans on the procedure.

The number of monkeypox cases in Texas has surpassed 1,000 — an increase of more than 50% since last week. The state’s count also includes Texas’ first presumptive pediatric case in Harris County.