Economists have warned Donald Trump 's plan to impose a 25 percent tariff on all products entering the United States from Mexico and Canada could have a dramatic impact on the economy of Texas, with one predicting it would cost 370,000 jobs in the Lone Star State.

Incoming Trump administration border czar, Tom Homan, says the Trump transition team is already working on plans to fulfill the President-elect’s campaign promise to begin mass deportations. Rep. Jasmine Crockett,

CBS News' "60 Minutes" looked into the MEI (merit, excellence and intelligence) approach to admissions at the University of Austin, whose leaders insist it offers diversity of thought.

Republican Jay Furman said he did not appear on some voters' ballots in Texas' 28th Congressional District election against Henry Cuellar.

Almost every county in Texas swung toward Trump compared to the 2020 election. Statewide, 234 counties moved in Trump's direction, while only 20 swung to the left.

State Senator Paul Bettencourt pre-filed seven bills largely aimed at past practices in Harris County. Six of them previously cleared the Senate in 2023 but died in the House at the end of the regular legislative session.

Statewide, Trump outran Cruz’s margins in almost every county, especially along Texas’ southern border. While Trump carried the state with a 13.83 point margin, Cruz won by 8.63 points.

Texans have voted in 39 presidential elections since the state was readmitted to the Union in 1870, following the Civil War. Since 1872, the state has seen landslide victories and nail-bitingly close races.

The state’s Republican leaders say they’re primed for Texas to be both the model and epicenter as the incoming administration cracks down on immigration.

Tom Homan and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott served meals to troops stationed in Eagle Pass and Edinburg as part of Operation Lone Star.

Two events in the Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday made clear Texas officials will work with the Trump administration on immigration.

Texas is quickly becoming the blueprint for how incoming Trump officials expect to work with states on border security – a stark pivot from recent years when it was the epicenter of a bitter feud between state and federal officials.