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Ghislaine Maxwell Moved to Texas Lockup

Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's associate, moved to federal prison in Texas

Ghislaine Maxwell has been serving a 20-year prison sentence after she was convicted in 2021 for her role in helping Jeffrey Epstein recruit and abuse underage girls.

HuffPost on MSN · 5h

Ghislaine Maxwell Transferred To Minimum-Security Prison In Texas

The Bureau of Prisons has transferred Ghislaine Maxwell from a federal prison in Florida to a minimum-security facility in Bryan, Texas. The transfer happened as Maxwell, an accomplice of the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, seeks a deal with the Trump administration, eager to tamp down a furor over its refusal to release its files on Epstein.

CNN on MSN · 7h

Ghislaine Maxwell moved to federal prison camp in Texas

Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, who had been serving a 20-year prison sentence in Florida, has been moved to a lower-security federal prison camp in Texas.

Texas Democrat hits state party over redistricting efforts

Houston Chronicle · 7h

Texas lawmaker behind redistricting plan makes no apology for wanting more Republicans in Congress

Hunter, who started his career as a Democrat and is now one of the most senior members of the Texas House, brushed aside arguments that Abbott and the Legislature are abusing the political process by revisiting redistricting with no new census data or court order compelling them to do so.

ABC News on MSN · 6h

Democrats blast GOP-proposed Texas congressional maps in redistricting showdown

Jasmine Crockett said Friday that GOP-proposed congressional maps in Texas would draw her out of the district where she lives, part of a redistricting effort Democrats say is aimed at at picking up five seats to keep Republican control of the U.

MSNBC · 1d

Republicans 'trying to rig' 2026: Texas Democrat hits state party over redistricting efforts

Texas Republicans released a proposed new congressional map Wednesday that would give the GOP a path to pick up five seats in next year’s midterm elections. Chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, Kendall Scudder,

Texas lawmakers grill Kerr County officials

CBS News · 1d

Texas lawmakers grill officials over Central Texas flood failures

Texas lawmakers held a day-long hearing in Kerrville to investigate the lack of warnings during the deadly July 4 flooding along the Guadalupe River. Officials revealed that key county leaders were unavailable during the early hours of the disaster.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Texas lawmakers fault Kerr County officials on response to deadly floods

Thursday’s special hearing in Kerr County is the public’s first chance to speak directly to legislators. “We have every right to be angry,” one woman says.

Reuters · 21h

Texas lawmakers grill officials over response during deadly floods

Texas state lawmakers held a special legislative session in Kerrville on Thursday (July 31), examining local officials' response to catastrophic flash flooding that killed over 130 people in the Hill Country earlier that month.

The Texas Tribune on MSN3h

Texas Lottery to pay winner of $83.5M jackpot after withholding prize for months

The agency initially blocked the payout because of two state investigations into now-banned lottery courier services, one of ...

Texas man arraigned on sexual assault charges dating back to 2013 in New Bedford

Orlando Robles, 51, a former Dartmouth resident, was ordered held without bail following his arraignment this week in Fall ...

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Dallas, Fort Worth rank high for Californians moving to Texas, list says

In a dramatic population shift, Dallas and Fort Worth are among the top Texas cities attracting nearly 100,000 Californians ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN6h

Texas cities, counties may face new limits on raising property taxes

Republican state lawmakers want to curb property tax bills by further limiting how much in taxes cities and counties can ...

In Tense Hearing, Texas Republicans Defend Redrawn Political Map

The legislative hearing was part of a rapidly moving redistricting process, pushed by President Trump, that could see the map ...

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Flaco Jimenez, Texas accordionist who expanded popularity of conjunto and Tejano music, dies at 86

Flaco Jimenez, the legendary accordionist from San Antonio who won multiple Grammys and helped expand the popularity of ...