EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A Republican candidate for Congressional District 23 -- Brandon Herrera -- and controversial guest Kyle Rittenhouse visited El Paso on Monday, May 6 to rally support for Herrera's campaign in a runoff race. Herrera is running against incumbent U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, for the Republican nomination in District 23. Gonzales' far-flung district stretches from San Antonio to East El Paso. The runoff election is May 28. Rittenhouse was acquitted of killing two people at a protest in Wisconsin back in 2020. Since Rittenhouse's move to Texas, he's become involved in ..read more

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Protesters at the University of Texas have made specific demands during their demonstrations on campus. So far, there's little sign that those demands will be met. The demands are in four parts. The first one is for the University of Texas to divest from weapons manufacturing companies that sell arms to the Israel Defense Force. Supporters of divestment claim that the UT system funds the war in Gaza through those investments ..read more

UPDATE: Democratic US Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife indicted over ties to Azerbaijan EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar said he and his wife are innocent following reports that the Justice Department planned to announce his indictment.  In a statement to Border Report, Cuellar, said, "I want to be clear that both my wife and I are innocent of these allegations. Everything I have done in Congress has been to serve the people of South Texas." On Friday morning, NBC News reported that the Department of Justice was expected to an ..read more

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Department of Justice is expected to indict longtime Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, on Friday, NBC News announced. In January of 2022, Cuellar's home and office were raided in Laredo as investigators were looking into Azerbaijan and a group of U.S. businessmen who have ties to the country, law enforcement said at the time.  According to NBC, in April, Cuellar's lawyer said he was not the target of the federal investigation. "It wasn't immediately clear if the indictment was related to the 2022 raid. The Justice Department declined to comment. NBC News ..read more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An indictment charging Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, with accepting bribes from foreign entities was unsealed Friday. The indictment accuses 68-year-old U.S. Congressman Enrique Roberto "Henry" Cuellar and his wife, 67-year-old Imelda Cuellar, of participating in two schemes involving bribery, unlawful foreign influence and money laundering, the Department of Justice announced. The husband and wife made their initial appearance in court Friday morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dena Palermo in Houston. Court documents accuse the two of accepting $600 ..read more

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading a coalition of Republican states in suing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) over a new rule that will require licenses and background checks for private firearms sales. The ATF is expanding the definition of what is considered a firearm "dealer," subjecting private sellers to the same licensing and safety requirements as commercial stores. President Biden said the change "is going to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers and felons.” At a press conference in Frisco to announce the lawsuit, Pa ..read more

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Activists in at least four Texas cities used the International Workers Day holiday to call for the legalization of some 1.5 million undocumented workers in the state. The activists from Border Network for Human Rights and several other organizations also called for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to stop targeting these workers and other economic migrants coming across the Rio Grande through state laws such as SB4 and the deployment of thousands of state National Guard troops to the border under Operation Lone Star. “Texas is shooting itself in the foot by persecuting t ..read more

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton announced separate challenges to federal rule changes extending protections to LGBTQ+ students. Abbott shared Monday afternoon he sent a letter to President Joe Biden, which detailed how he's instructing the Texas Education Agency "to ignore your illegal dictate" about Title IX. This is the federal policy prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities that get federal funds. Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but avoid addressing transgender athletes "Your rewrite of Titl ..read more

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Juarez industry officials say commercial truck delays at El Paso border crossings are costing them up to $32 million a day. The delays started on Saturday when the Texas Department of Public Safety resumed enhanced safety inspections of all trucks coming across from Mexico at the Ysleta port of entry and the Bridge of the Americas. Texas inspections again snarl truck traffic at Mexican border Thor Salayandia, an official with the Mexican Chamber of Industry, said hundreds of trucks with parts and goods headed to the United States remain stranded in line at bor ..read more

A proposal to allow lawmakers and judges facing credible threats to get special security escorts at airports was kept out of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization because of an objection from Rep. Bennie Thompson (Miss.), the ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The provision, backed by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), would have provided security escorts and special screenings for members of Congress, judges and Cabinet members who face what federal law enforcement experts determine to be real threats. The ..read more