Your weekend is here, Texas, and it's time to take a look back at some of the stories that were in our headlines this week.
Your Weekend Weather
Clear skies and calm weather stay with us through Saturday. Expect warmer afternoons with highs soaring to the mid-70s to mid-80s across the state both Saturday and Sunday. Sunday clouds gradually increase throughout the day.
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The Week in Review
1. Series of wildfires break out across Texas
The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child, health officials said Friday.
The child who died Tuesday night is the first in the U.S. from the highly contagious but preventable respiratory disease since 2015, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The child was treated at Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, though the facility said the patient didn’t live in Lubbock County.
2. West Texas reports nearly 200 measles cases. New Mexico is up to 30
A historic measles outbreak in West Texas is just short of 200 cases, Texas state health officials said Friday, while the number of cases in neighboring New Mexico tripled in a day to 30.
Most of the cases across both states are in people younger than 18 and people who are unvaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status.
3. House censures Democratic Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's joint address to Congress
The House on Thursday voted to censure an unrepentant Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump's address to Congress.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had Green removed from the chamber during the early moments of Trump's speech Tuesday night. Green stood and shouted at Trump after the Republican president said the Nov. 5 election had delivered a governing mandate not seen for many decades.
4. Vance visits the U.S.-Mexico border to tout Trump's immigration crackdown
Vice President JD Vance participated in an aerial tour of the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday and met with law enforcement officials as part of a trip meant to highlight tougher immigration policies that the White House says has led to dramatically fewer arrests for illegal crossings since Donald Trump began his second term.
Joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Vance is the highest-ranking member of the Republican administration to visit the southern border.
5. Student organization sues Texas A&M University over drag show ban
A First Amendment lawsuit was filed Wednesday against Texas A&M University by the school's Queer Empowerment Council following a board of regents ban on drag shows.
Filed against the board, the lawsuit claims the March 27 Draggieland drag show was their target. The organization’s event, now in its sixth year, consistently sells out the 750-seat Rudder Theatre at Texas A&M.
6. Longtime Houston mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner dead at 70
Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner has died at the age of 70.
The Houston Chronicle first reported the story after current Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced the news during a Houston City Council meeting on Wednesday morning. Whitmire said Turner was working in Washington, D.C. when he was taken to a hospital and later died. The cause of death is unknown at this time.
Around the Nation
Two days after enacting a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada and Mexico, President Donald Trump on Thursday signed executive actions delaying the levies on products from the two countries that fall under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement until April 2.
A Look Ahead
Due to the upcoming SXSW festival, Austin will experience some road closures. This is your guide to city travel during the festival.
