Houston police admit Astroworld security guard wasn’t injected with needle
Kate Feldman New York Daily News
A bizarre theory about people being injected with drugs at last week's deadly Astroworld concert has finally been dispelled...
Remains found in Texas in 1980 finally identified as teen
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — A body found along an interstate in Texas 41 years ago has finally been identified as a 14-year-old girl missing...
TPWD says whooping cranes are on the move
Texas wildlife officials have issued an alert that whooping cranes, one of the largest and rarest birds in North America, are beginning their winter...
Poll: Majority of Texans support COVID-19 vaccine, mask mandates
By Bethany Irvine, The Texas Tribune
A majority of Texas voters support requiring masks at schools and indoor public places and allowing businesses to require...
High court skeptical of Texas death row inmate prayer demand
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Tuesday about a Texas death row inmate's demand that a chaplain...
Crowd surge wasn’t mentioned in Astroworld operational plan
By JUAN A. LOZANO and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) — A 56-page event operations plan for the Astroworld music festival included protocols for...
Unvaccinated Texans make up vast majority of COVID-19 cases, deaths this year
By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune
New data from the Texas health department released Monday proves what health officials have been trying to tell...
Mexico’s army stands between gangs, enforcing turf divisions
By MARK STEVENSON, The Associated Press
AGUILILLA, Mexico — In western Mexico a small squad of soldiers with about a half-dozen trucks and sandbag emplacements stands...
U.S. reopens land borders with Mexico to vaccinated travelers
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune
EL PASO — After 19 months of closure, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Monday reopened its...
After Astroworld fatalities, Travis Scott offers refunds and cancels Vegas gig
August Brown Los Angeles Times
After last week's crowd-crush tragedy at Houston's Astroworld Festival, rapper Travis Scott has reportedly pulled out of this weekend's Day...