In the aftermath of the overturning of Roe v Wade, maternal deaths in Texas have surged, especially since the state's strict abortion ban in 2021. According to a new study by the Gender Equity Policy Institute (GEPI), the state witnessed a 56 per cent rise in cases of maternal mortality between 2019 and 2022.

Pregnant women in Texas facing ‘terrifying’ health crisis; maternal deaths surge 56% after abortion ban: Study

Chicago-based game company, Cards Against Humanity, has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk's SpaceX, accusing the latter of trespassing on its land in Texas. The land was bought by the game company in 2017 as part of a protest against Donald Trump’s plan to build a border wall.

Elon Musk's SpaceX sued for $15 million by Cards Against Humanity over alleged trespassing on Texas land

Officials in Texas on Monday designated a Venezuelan gang called the Tren de Aragua as a "foreign terrorist group" and endorsed Donald Trump's claim that many migrants crossing into the United States were released from prisons in Latin America.

Texas declares Venezuela-based Tren de Aragua gang a 'terrorist' group

Four Indians were burned to death in USA’s Texas last week in a fatal crash involving five vehicles. The group had connected through a carpooling app and was travelling to Bentonville in Arkansas.

Four Indians burn to death in Texas after speeding truck rams into their SUV

The torrential rains have triggered flash floods in Central Texas bringing the state to a grinding halt now heavy rainfall has overwhelmed the drainage systems causing significant Street flooding.

Texas floods: Floodwaters trigger rescues and road closures

A giant statue of Lord Hanuman has been unveiled in Texas, US, after the 'pran pratishtha' or consecration ceremony was held from August 15 to 18. It has been named ‘the statue of union’ by the local Hindu community.

Watch: Lord Hanuman’s 90-foot statue unveiled in Texas, third-tallest in US

A Texas woman, Brittany Lacayo, has made headlines by setting a new Guinness World Record for the widest tongue (female). Brittany has a tongue that measures an incredible 7.

Texas woman breaks 10-year-old world record for widest tongue

The night sky from California to Texas was lit up a little extraordinarily last week when a mysterious and slow-moving fireball traversed through it, leaving people puzzled about its identity.

Watch: Mysterious fireball flies through night sky from California to Texas. People say it was...

American tech giant Meta on Tuesday (Jul 30) agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit filed by the state of Texas over the illegal collection of biometric data of millions of Texans using facial-recognition technology.

Texas biometric data lawsuit: Meta agrees to pay $1.4bn over illegal use of facial-recognition tech

Migrants embarked on a journey towards the U.S. border walking along a highway in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. The U.S. remains a key destination for many Latin American immigrants.

Thousands of Mexicans travel in caravans undeterred by crackdown, hope to reach US before November

The areas around Houston, Texas in the United States are being lashed by heavy rains, but the residents are worried about the downpours leading to the emergence of poisonous, foot-long worms which are a nightmare because they regenerate when cut in half.

Alien-like poisonous worms, which multiply when cut in half, to attack Texas in rains

Elon Musk said on Tuesday that two of his companies, X and SpaceX, would move their headquarters from California to Texas as a response to a new gender identity law in California. Watch in for more details!

Elon Musk announces plans to move SpaceX, X headquarters to Texas from California

As hurricane Beryl continues to wreak havoc, high winds and heavy rainfall have moved Inland towards Houston and other cities. Watch in for more details!

Hurricane Beryl: Nearly a million homes in Texas continue to remain without power

Startup founder, Chris Kirchner was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on Thursday (Jul 11) after being convicted of money laundering, defrauding investors, and wire fraud.

Startup founder Chris Kirchner sentenced to 20 years in prison for misappropriation of funds

Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda in the second-largest state Texas’ central coastline as a Category 1 storm the US National Hurricane Center confirmed Monday forced major oil ports and flight cancellations to be closed. Watch in for more details!

Texas: Hurricane Beryl makes landfall as category-1 hurricane, flights cancelled & oil ports shut

US crude oil futures fell 1% as traders assessed the impact of tropical storm Beryl on gulf coast refining, production and export infrastructure. Beryl made landfall near matagorda in Texas which is about 150 miles northeast of Corpus Christi, a leading crude export facility in the US.

US: Texas hurricane threatens exports

Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas on Monday (Jul 8); bringing rainfall flooding, storm surge and damaging winds to the region. More than 1.5 million people were left without power in the state as the hurricane disrupted normal lives.

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas, tornado warning issued for several counties

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas as category 1 storm

In San Antonio, Texas, a woman has been arrested for leaving her three young children locked in the car for nearly an hour as she shopped. The woman, identified as Angela Garza–Amador, was arrested on June 28 and charged with three counts of abandoning/endangering a child for leaving her children aged 1-month-old, 2-year-old, and 4-year-old in the car in 98 and 100° F (37° C) temperatures.

Texas mother arrested for leaving young children in boiling car while she went shopping

After being pounded by Hurricane Beryl on Friday, Mexico has begun the relief operations and repair work. The military is distributing food and essential supplies and efforts are on to fix the power lines following its deadly trail of destruction across several Caribbean islands. Watch in for more details!

Hurricane Beryl headed towards Texas, will make landfall soon

Hurricane Beryl headed towards Texas, ports shit as it's expected to make landfall

A court granted Texas Governor Greg Abbott's request to exclude Adrian Cortez's expert witness evidence, giving him a victory in his fight to maintain floating buoys in the Rio Grande River to deter migrant crossings.

Texas Governor Abbott scores legal win in battle over Rio Grande floating buoys

Governor of Texas Greg Abbott has hailed the arrest of the individual who topped a recently released list of the US state's most wanted illegal migrants. Victor Hugo Chox Gonzalez, 38, was taken into custody on June 13 at Tarrant County Jail after being apprehended in Fort Worth, according to a report from the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott applauds arrest of state's top illegal migrant

A newborn baby with its umbilical cord still attached was rescued by a couple walking with their child in Texas. The newborn had been abandoned on a bridge in the state and a man was caught on camera doing so.

Newborn with umbilical cord still attached found abandoned on a bridge in Texas

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