Texas

• Teachers' union sues Texas over probes of online posts after Charlie Kirk murder - By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The Texas branch of the American Federation of Teachers union sued Texas on Tuesday, urging a federal court to block the state from probing teachers
• Texas sees first-ever Safe Haven Baby Box surrender in Lubbock - Texas marked a milestone in addressing its high baby abandonment numbers as Lubbock saw the first-ever Safe Haven Baby Box surrender in the state.
• Camila Mendoza Olmos, Texas teen who disappeared on Christmas Eve, confirmed dead, authorities say - The body of the 19-year-old was found Tuesday.
• Officials issue urgent warning as dangerous creature spreads across US region: 'Unprecedented threat' - “In one case, a 10-acre Bermuda grass hay field went completely brown and never came back.”
• Exclusive: More Floridians, Californians moving to Texas than reverse - (The Center Square) – According to an analysis of migration data from the three most populous states, more Californians and Floridians are moving to Texas than Texans are moving to those states. Overall, the majority of out-of-state movers
• A Teenage Boy Set Sail from Texas on His Boss's Yacht. The Pair Vanished and Haven't Been Seen Since - Christian Hall, 15, of Corpus Christi, was last seen aboard the Gypsy II in Nov. 2005
• Electric bills to increase across Texas, per report from nonprofit - As temperatures drop across Texas, electric bills are going up.
• Tariffs hit boots, bags and more as leather prices jump — and relief could be years away - Leather prices are expected to continue rising in 2026 as Trump's tariffs crimple a global supply-chain while domestic manufacturing and cattle herds are down.
• Woman deported before she could see dying husband in ICE custody: ‘I never saw him again’ - Francisco Gaspar-Andrés died in El Paso hospital after being detained at Fort Bliss – his wife was deported to Guatemala without a chance to see him
• Trump May Give SpaceX Some Land In A Texas Wildlife Refuge - In exchange for the land in Texas, the rocket and satellite company would give the government some of its own property nearby, documents show.