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.
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The Week in Review
1. Trump lawyer sent cease and desist letter to Republican congressional candidate
A lawyer representing President Donald Trump sent Republican candidate Brandon Herrera a cease-and-desist letter last month after Herrera used a Photoshopped image of him and Trump for his 23rd Congressional District campaign. This Texas district stretches from San Antonio to El Paso and became more solidly Republican due to last summer’s mid-decade redistricting.
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U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, is blasting his GOP primary opponent Brandon Herrera, claiming that Herrera is using the death of Gonzales’ former staffer “to smear her memory and score political points.”
This comes after the San Antonio Express-News reported this week that Gonzales engaged in a romantic relationship with Regina Santos-Aviles, who died last year after setting herself on fire outside her Uvalde, Texas, home. The Express-News reported that a former staffer provided them with text messages from Santos-Aviles, where she admitted she had an “affair with our boss.”
4. Texas Senate primary race between Crockett and Talarico ramps up after pulled Colbert interview
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas on Thursday urged supporters to look at experience in a heated U.S. Senate primary with state Rep. James Talarico, who is riding a burst of wider attention in the race’s pivotal final stretch over his unaired interview with late-night host Stephen Colbert.
The March 3 primary in Texas is the nation’s first big contest of the 2026 midterm elections, and with early voting already underway, Talarico and Crockett are ramping up their bids as some Democrats see increasing opportunity in November’s elections despite not having won a statewide race in Texas in more than 30 years.
5. Students, faculty condemn UNT’s decision to remove anti-ICE art exhibit
The University of North Texas is facing criticism after the removal of an art exhibit centered on immigration and identity.
The exhibit, “Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá” (“Neither from here, nor from there”) from artist Victor Quiñonez features original paintings, soundscapes and installations, including large paleta (popsicle) sculptures with the words “U.S. Inhumane and Cruelty Enforcement” engraved on the popsicle stick. Inside some of the paletas are guns suspended in “ice” and images of crying children.
Around the Nation
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs. The country’s top court issued its long-awaited decision Friday, ruling the president does not have the authority to impose sweeping tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, passed in 1977.
A Look Ahead
Gold medalist Alysa Liu of the United States displays her medal after competing in the women’s free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
The 2026 Winter Olympics will conclude on Feb. 22.