Corporations ask Legislature to drop bills targeting LGBTQ Texans
Chuck Lindell Austin American-Statesman
Raising concerns about legislation targeting LGBTQ people, a group of leading corporations on Monday urged Texas lawmakers to focus instead on...
New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and AMY TAXIN Associated Press
For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike...
Police: 2 killed, 3 injured following shooting in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — Two people were killed and three others were injured following an early Monday morning shooting in Houston, according to police.
Officers initially...
CDC: Half of US adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose
Theresa Braine New York Daily News
Half of all U.S. adults have received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, the federal government announced Sunday.
The...
Rolling average shows coronavirus cases increasing in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The two-week rolling average of coronavirus cases in Texas is increasing, according to data from Johns Hopkins University on Saturday.
The...
Police: Suspect on the run in fatal shooting of 3 in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 41-year-old man is wanted in the fatal shooting of three people in Austin, Texas, and police officials searching the...
Rental assistance remains available; Landlords say tenants are not tapping rent relief
FORT WORTH — On the morning of April 8, landlord Margarita Palacios went before a Tarrant County, Texas, judge via Zoom and tried to...
Fauci says he expects J&J vaccine to resume later this week
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will likely move to resume Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine this coming week, possibly with restrictions or broader...
Lawmakers flock south in quick visits to border
By Suzanne Monyak and Caroline Simon, CQ-Roll Call
It's not an ordinary sight — a group of sitting Republican senators, including Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham, dressed...
Biden administration rescinds Texas’ Medicaid plan extension
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration Friday rescinded an approved extension of the Medicaid agreement in Texas, which has the nation's most uninsured...