The women were headed to celebrate a birthday when their SUV was struck by a truck hauling a livestock trailer and burst into flames.

Grieving loved ones are demanding answers following a tragic crash on U.S. 281 near Austin that claimed the lives of five close friends from Dallas. The women, all in their 20s, were killed when a truck hauling a livestock trailer veered into oncoming traffic.

The National Retail Federation believes consumers will spend slightly less during Texas’s tax-free weekend this year as concerns about the impact of tariffs loom.

Here are some places of business in Southeast Texas that will have events specifically tailored top the tax-free weekend:

Democratic Congressman Marc Veasey discusses the fight over Congressional maps in Texas. His is among those that would change under the proposed maps. He also tells Jack Fink what his plans are moving forward.

Democratic Congresswoman Julie Johnson discusses the battle over the newly drawn Congressional maps in Texas. Her district would change dramatically and become a Republican-dominated one.

Texas House of Representatives House Speaker Dustin Burrows gavels in on the fourth day legislators lacked a quorum because Democratic lawmakers left the state denying Republicans the opportunity to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts,

Democratic Texas State Representative Gina Hinojosa joins MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart with an update on Democrats’ battle to stop Republicans' gerrymandered Texas congressional map.