Faith Bugenhagen

New tonight: Houston Mayor @whitmire_john and the police chief formally request the Texas Rangers conduct an independent investigation of the ICE shooting in the East End

Miami Herald: A 28-year-old man died Tuesday morning following an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations agents in St. Augustine, Florida, marking the third death involving ICE in a week. #storylink=cpy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

Instead of answering how the agency will implement the new directive, an ICE spokesperson told the @statesman that it is “always evaluating our procedures to keep our officers safe and criminals off our streets.” statesman.com/news/politics/…

Breaking News: The Trump administration is said to have ordered ICE to halt most vehicle stops after agents fatally shot a man in Houston and another in coastal Maine, both in their vehicles. nyti.ms/4aRBRpN (edited)

Vice President JD Vance is reportedly in Austin and may be the latest guest on Joe Rogan's podcast. statesman.com/news/article/j…

Looks like VP JD Vance is in Austin. I can confirm, based on ADS-B data and radio communications, that Air Force Two — a callsign only used when the veep is onboard — departed Joint Base Andrews today at 6:34 a.m. ET and landed at Austin-Bergstrom about 8:15 a.m. CT.

he was scheduled to come to House Republican Conference this morning.

A person was killed in an ICE-involved shooting in Maine, state official says. It comes days after a man was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Texas. cnn.it/44rP7O8

I’m in Biddeford, Maine, where members of the town are rallying after the speaker of the state House, Democrat Ryan Fecteau, said ICE was involved in a fatal shooting. Two candidates for the Dem Senate nomination are set to speak— Shah and Jackson.

NEW: People filtered into Wildflower Church yesterday to remember Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old who federal immigration agents fatally shot in Houston The vigil honored Salgado + “all immigrant lives affected by ICE” @statesman statesman.com/news/article/a…

President Donald J. Trump on the passing of Senator Lindsey Graham:

Statement from the Office of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina).

Scenes from the vigil

Here at Wildflower Church where attendees will gather to honor the life of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old man, who a federal immigration agent in Houston fatally shot @statesman

Austin police fatally shot a man near the TownLake YMCA after 911 callers reported he was pointing a firearm at people, police said. The YMCA closed for the day as officers investigated. bit.ly/4pg0zpu

Austin Police (APD) officers are investigating an officer-involved shooting in the 1100 block of West Cesar Chavez Street. One suspect was shot and has been pronounced deceased. No officers or community members were injured. Media staging area and briefing time TBD.

First statement from Sen. Ted Cruz on Houston ICE shooting: “This is an active investigation, and I have full confidence that, once it is complete, we will have a full and accurate account of what occurred." More on GOP reaction from @serrano_alej + me: bit.ly/4f8CNHk

Exclusive: Senate Majority PAC and its affiliated nonprofit Majority Forward raised $147M from April-June, its best-ever Q2 haul. The leading Senate Democratic super PAC now enters July with $126M in COH. nytimes.com/2026/07/10/us/…

Statement from Former Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg on Mr. Aaron Reitz’s (@aaron_reitz) appointment as US Attorney for the Southern District of Texas

I obtained a copy of the 2026 RPT Convention Financial Audit Report. The report shows the convention generated a loss of around $819,000.