Two Harris County officials have lent their support to a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship. Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia signed onto an amicus brief Tuesday backing 18 Democratic states,

Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia and Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee joined dozens of local government officials from several different states in signing an amicus brief filed this week in a Massachusetts federal court,

The El Paso County Commissioners Court voted earlier this week to sign onto a lawsuit claiming Trump's plan violates the 14th Amendment.

Texas sees first measles cases since 2023, with confirmed cases in Harris and Lubbock counties, highlighting the importance of vaccination.

Measles has returned to Texas, with two cases confirmed in Houston last week. No cases have been found in Central Texas, but measles is a worry for health officials, causing Austin Public Health and the Texas Department of State Health Services to issue alerts.

There were no measles cases in 2024, but 2025 is different. There have been four reported this year, and it’s still January. Both cases were in unvaccinated school-age children in Gaines County and were hospitalized in Lubbock.