Gov. Greg Abbott now testing negative for COVID-19
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has tested negative for COVID-19, just four days after testing positive.
"I'm told that my...
Off-duty New Orleans officer slain by robbers in Houston
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An off-duty New Orleans police officer was slain in Texas by armed men trying to rob diners at a restaurant,...
Rural schools shut down to keep COVID-19 from overwhelming small communities
By Brian Lopez | The Texas Tribune
If you get sick in Iraan, a West Texas town with a population of about 1,300, there is...
Texas colleges lure students, employees to get vaccinated
By Kate McGee | The Texas Tribune
The prizes range from a year of free tuition and paid days off to $100 gift cards for...
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s COVID claim denounced as racist
By ACACIA CORONADO | Report for America/Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' lieutenant governor blamed rising hospitalization and death rates from COVID-19 on unvaccinated...
Top state court declines to hold up ban on mask mandates
Staff and Wire Reports
The Texas Supreme Court declined Thursday to block restraining orders against Gov. Greg Abbott’s mask mandate ban.
The justices remanded Attorney General...
Texas Democrats return, end 38-day holdout over voting bill
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state...
Appeals court upholds Texas law to ban abortion procedure
By KEVIN McGILL | Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Texas law outlawing an abortion method commonly used to end second-trimester pregnancies has been...
Threats of DPS arresting House Democrats yet to materialize
By Cassandra Pollock and Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune
More than a week after Republicans in the Texas House voted to authorize arrests of...
Virus outbreaks temporarily close 4 Texas school districts
By JUAN A. LOZANO | Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) — As the new school year begins for Texas students and mask mandates are debated in...
