Details after Democrat pulls off Texas upset
Democrat Taylor Rehmet was able to score a Texas State Senate seat in a special election over the weekend by flipping a district President Trump won by 17 points in 2024. CBS News' Fin Gomez has more.
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Taylor Rehmet on his upset win in Texas
Over the weekend, Democrat Taylor Rehmet was able to flip a Texas State Senate seat in a district that President Trump won by 17 points in 2024. Rehmet joined "The Takeout" to discuss his campaign.
Major political upset in Texas
Two Democrats won key races in Texas, narrowing the Republican majority in Congress. CBS News' Fin Gomez has more.
Strategists on Texas special election win
A pair of special elections in Texas will narrow the Republican majority in Congress. Political strategists Michael LaRosa and Kevin Sheridan have more.
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
In political upset, Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins North Texas state Senate seat
Democrats call the upset a warning sign for the GOP, saying Rehmet's victory shows voters are rejecting Republican policies even in longtime strongholds.
Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election for U.S. House in Texas
Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans' already-slim majority.
Judge orders release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos
A federal judge ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Texas. The boy was detained last week while on his way home from preschool, sparking an international outcry. Ian Lee has more.
Texas man becomes first person executed in U.S. in 2026
A Texas man became the first person executed in the U.S. this year. The man killed his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. At one point, he escaped prison for three days.
NASA plane makes belly landing at Texas airport, video shows
Video shows the NASA WB-57 plane touching down with a jolt, its wings bouncing as yellow fire and white smoke bursts from beneath it.
Did a teen stab his twin sister to death while sleepwalking?
Benjamin Elliott, 17, says he has almost no memory of walking into his twin sister Meghan's bedroom with a knife and stabbing her to death while she was asleep in their Texas home.
Latest details on 5-year old detained by ICE
Questions are arising after immigration agents detained a 5-year-old boy at his preschool in Minnesota. The child and his father are being held at a Texas facility, officials said.
5-year-old cannot be deported
Hundreds of Minnesota business owners went on strike on Friday in protest of the ongoing ICE crackdown in the Twin Cities. It comes as a Minnesota school district accused ICE of detaining a 5-year-old boy and using him as bait to go after his father. Federal immigration officials say there's more to the story. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
5-year-old detained by ICE now held in Texas
A Minnesota school district and the Department of Homeland Security have conflicting accounts about the circumstances surrounding a 5-year-old boy taken by ICE. CBS News national correspondent Lana Zak has the latest.
Millions brace for winter storm
More than half of the U.S. is bracing for a massive winter storm predicted to bring snow and icy conditions from the Northeast to Texas and New Mexico. CBS News' Jason Allen, Ryan Hughes and Lonnie Quinn have more.
Brutal winter storm threatens millions in U.S.
More than half of the U.S. is bracing for a major winter storm, bringing the potential for widespread power outages and dangerous travel conditions. CBS News correspondent Jason Allen reports from Texas. Then, CBS News meteorologist Darren Peck joins with the latest forecast.
Ex-Uvalde officer acquitted of all charges over his response to Robb Elementary shooting
A Texas jury acquitted a former Uvalde school police officer who was on trial for allegedly failing to act during the massacre at Robb Elementary School in 2022 that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
Death of Cuban immigrant in ICE custody in Texas ruled a homicide, autopsy finds
Geraldo Lunas Campos died following an altercation with guards at Camp East Montana, a tent facility on the grounds of Fort Bliss.
Jury deliberates in former Uvalde cop's case
A Texas jury began deliberations on Wednesday in the trial of the former police officer who is charged over his response to the 2022 Uvalde school shooting. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca reports.
Former Uvalde CISD officer's trial nears end
A jury will soon decide the fate of former Uvalde CISD officer Adrian Gonzales, whom prosecutors allege failed in his duty to stop a gunman during a 2022 mass shooting. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca has the details.
Young cook rescues couple from car wreck, receives EMT scholarship
Juan Mendoza didn't think twice when he stopped to help rescue a retired couple from their car after they were hit on the highway.
Young worker saves 2 people from burning car
On this edition of "Beg-Knows America," David Begnaud shares the story of a young worker who saved a couple from a car wreck and is later surprised with a scholarship to become an EMT from the people he rescued.
Man arrested by ICE in Minneapolis dies while in federal agency's custody
A 36-year-old man who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis died while under the custody of federal law enforcement in Texas on Wednesday, according to the agency.
The death of Livye Lewis: A party, a murder, and a man on the run
After a party in Hemphill, Texas, Livye Lewis is discovered dead and her ex-boyfriend Matthew Edgar is found bloodied on the ground nearby. What happened along the side of the road where they were discovered?
Investigators say jealousy was a motive in murder of Texas teen
Matthew Edgar, who claimed to have no memory of how his ex-girlfriend was killed, was convicted of Livye Lewis' murder while on the run from authorities in Texas.
Tennessee prison system head to resign after failed Christa Pike execution
Jane Doe's attorney says "she was incapable of consent," alleges cover-up
Medical plane missing near Nantucket with 6 on board, authorities say
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