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...
Texas governor tests positive for COVID-19, in ‘good health’
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to his office, who...
Despite Texas high court ruling, some mask mandates remain
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) — Some Texas cities, counties and school districts remained defiant Monday and kept in place mandates requiring...
Texas to spend $25 million on 2-mile concrete border barrier
By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune
The Texas Department of Transportation is set to pay nearly $25 million for the construction of a nearly 2-mile...
Flooding from summer thunderstorm closes Texas Capitol
By Allyson Waller, The Texas Tribune
Videos posted to social media on Sunday showed water pouring into sections of the Texas Capitol as a major...
New law allowing Texans to carry guns without permits stirs mix of fear with...
By Heidi Pérez-Moreno, The Texas Tribune
A new state law will soon let most Texans carry handguns in public without going through training or having...
Rain, clogged drain flood Texas Capitol atrium and corridor
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Torrential rain and a clogged storm drain combined Sunday to flood an atrium and back corridor at the Texas Capitol,...
Shooting outside San Antonio sports bar kills 3, wounds 2
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A man fatally shot three people and wounded two others outside of a San Antonio sports bar following an argument,...
Siding with Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas Supreme Court temporarily halts mask orders in Dallas...
By Allyson Waller | The Texas Tribune
The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday temporarily blocked mask mandates in Dallas and Bexar counties, marking a pivotal...
People of color make up 95% of Texas’ population growth
By Alexa Ura, Jason Kao, Carla Astudillo and Chris Essig, The Texas Tribune
Setting the stage for what is expected to be a bruising battle...