Political analysts see the president’s latest trip to Texas as another sign of the importance of Latino voters to the Republican Party in the midterm election.

The U.S. 5th Circuit rules the federal government can detain certain immigrants without bond hearings, reversing three federal district court decisions in Texas.

For families who stop receiving federal food assistance through SNAP, their children may still be eligible for free school meals. But they may have to apply.

Just months after a deadly Andes hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship captured international attention, researchers at LSU Health Shreveport are helping to answer one of the biggest remaining questions about how the virus infects people.

Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa is suing Gov. Greg Abbott's office for access to unredacted emails involving Elon Musk and his companies. The suit comes as early voting gets underway.

The executive director of the state’s Rural Health Transformation and Sustainability Office says they will receive $1.5 billion in federal funds will over the next five years to aid in that transformation.

Early voting runs through Friday, October 30th in Texas. It also begins today in Arkansas and runs through Monday, November 2nd. In Louisiana, early voting begins tomorrow and runs through next Tuesday, October 27th.

Affidavit reveals Texas Rangers investigating alleged criminal offenses including manslaughter and criminal neglect homicide. No charges have been filed at this time.

Tax bills in Louisiana and Mississippi could more than triple, the biggest jumps in the country. That's largely because of lower incomes and, in Louisiana, larger balances.

In Arkansas, two-term incumbent Republican Senator Tom Cotton was noticeably absent from Monday’s debate broadcast on ArkansasTV, instead choosing to attend a family friend’s birthday. (@ 1:57 of 3:30 recording)