The Texan Podcast - Daily Rundown - March 10, 2026

Episode Date: March 10, 2026

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Howdy folks, today is Tuesday, March 10th, and you're listening to The Texans Daily Rundown. I'm the Texans Managing Editor Rob Lauchess, and here is the rundown of today's news in Texas politics. First up, a family of five whose three boys are accomplished mariachi performers, and performed at the U.S. Capitol just last year, have been released from immigration detention following their February detainment in South Texas. Congresswoman Monica de la Cruz announced on March 9th the release of 18-year-old Antonio Gomes-Quayar from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Center, and quickly after, Congressman Joaquin Castro announced the release of the other family members. The McAllen residents, who were said to have entered the country as asylum seekers,

were detained after what is reported to have been a routine check-in appointment with ICE. The case drew national attention after lawmakers from both parties began calling for the release of the family, most vocal among them, De La Cruz and Castro. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security stated to CNN that the family entered the country illegally near Brownsville and that parents Emma Guadalupe Queer Lopez and Louis Antonio Gamas Martinez, quote, chose to bring their adult son and two children with them. Next, Texas lawmakers are seeking more information about the criminal history of an 18-year-old charged in the murder of Marietta Allison, after learning that the

man was on juvenile probation at the time of the murder. Allison had taken her friend Cassie Daniel, who serves as chief of staff to state representative Candy Noble, to Houston's MD Anderson Cancer Center for treatment and then to a home in the Heights neighborhood on Friday night. Moments after parking Daniel's car near the home, Allison was fatally shot, and the suspect stole the vehicle. After a standoff that involved air support, SWAT officers, and K-9 units, Houston police apprehended Darius. DeWain Hall, who was charged with the capital murder of Allison the following day. According to a motion to deny bail filed by the Harris County District Attorney's Office,

Hall had been placed on probation as a juvenile in October 2024 for charges that included aggravated robbery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas announced on Tuesday that Hall will also face federal carjacking charges, which carry, quote, up to a life sentence or the possibility of death. In other news, legislation voiding the use of non-disclosure agreements and cases involving the sexual abuse of a child has now been introduced by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz in Congress, after a similar law successfully made its way through the Texas legislature in 2025.

The federal legislation is known as the terminating restrictive enforcement of youth settlements, or Trey's Law, after Trey Carlock, a Dallas man who died. by suicide in 2019 after settling his civil lawsuit that included an NDA against Kanakook Camps, a global network of Christian camps based in Missouri, where he was allegedly sexually abused as a minor. Senate Bill 835, authored by state Senator Angela Paxton, was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott in early July after it passed both chambers unanimously during the 89th legislative session. Abbott lauded the legislation, saying it would allow survivors, quote, to speak out and seek justice free from fear and restriction. Trey's sister, Elizabeth Carlock Phillips, has had an active role in both passing Trey's law in Texas and supporting it at the federal level.

Last but not least, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into the Austin Independent School District on March 6th, which will deal with potential violations of Senate Bill 8, also known as the Texas Women's. Privacy Act. The complaint filed in February to the Office of the Attorney General was submitted by a parent who reportedly contacted the school district several times without a response. The parents solicited the advice of Texas Values, an advocacy organization, and eventually contacted the OAG. The Texas Women's Privacy Act, which passed in 2025, requires public entities to designate multi-occupancy spaces such as locker rooms, restrooms, and changing rooms, for use by those of one biological sex.

The act does not include private or commercial businesses. It authorizes a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. State Senator Mays Middlton, who authored the bill, stated in response to the original complaint that Austin ISD would be subject to a $125,000 fine for refusing to comply. Thanks for listening. To support the Texan, please be sure to visit the Texan. news and subscribe to get full access to all of our articles, newsletters, and podcasts.