Starr County, Texas, voted predominantly Republican for the first time in a century. Now, it's central to President-elect Donald Trump's mass deportation plans.

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.

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.

A federal judge in Texas known for frequently ruling in favor of conservative litigants has handed Democratic President Joe Biden's administration and Special Counsel Jack Smith a pair of victories in lawsuits steered to his courthouse in Amarillo.

It’s the first concrete sign that lawmakers plan to tackle the ballot secrecy issue since an investigation by Votebeat and the Texas Tribune in May showed how laws touted as increasing election transparency have made it possible — in limited instances — to determine how individuals voted, using publicly available records and data.

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.

"Border czar" Tom Homan has said the administration will "absolutely" make use of a ranch offered by Commissioner Dawn Buckingham.

The president-elect said he intends to levy a 25% tariff on goods imported from Mexico and Canada until drugs and undocumented migrants stop crossing the border.

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

Tuesday's events at the Texas-Mexico border featured Trump's Border Czar Tom Homan vowing mass deportation and the launch of the "Jocelyn Initiative."

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.