After signing an executive order to raise tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China — three of America’s largest trading partners — President Donald Trump announced a one-month suspension of his new 25% tariff on Mexican imports. This decision came after Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo agreed to deploy 10,000 National Guard troops to the U.S….
Buc-ee’s sets its sights west, opening its newest Texas location — the only one west of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and, essentially, the I-35 corridor — in Amarillo next week, about two months earlier than originally expected. The city granted economic incentives in February 2022. Following delays due to a land dispute, construction began in…
A license plate reader camera helped investigators identify the 43-year-old man they believe drove a vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian and injured another person in late November, according to court records. A Lubbock County grand jury on Tuesday returned an indictment against Julian Mercado on a second-degree felony count of failure to stop…
What is U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz most thankful for? What is the recipe for U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul’s wife Linda’s Thanksgiving jambalaya? Which congressman brought $73 million in federal money back to his district? This Thanksgiving, the American-Statesman asked members of Congress who represent Austin-area residents about their favorite dishes and what they’re grateful for,…
In a widely shared video posted by Beto O’Rourke, a former U.S. representative and gubernatorial candidate, in December, Texas Supreme Court Justice John Devine is seen telling a spirited crowd of supporters that he was arrested 37 times for “rescuing at abortion clinics.” “Ladies and gentlemen, I want to submit to you that before I…