In wake of Astroworld tragedy, Texas creates new task force on concert safety
By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune
A statewide task force will look for ways to beef up security at Texas concerts after the deaths of...
Judge orders halt to Texas mask mandate ban in schools
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a halt to the enforcement of Texas' ban on mask mandates in the state's...
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...
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...