Low-income Texans struggle to find doctors as state boots Planned Parenthood off Medicaid
By Shannon Najmabadi, Texas Tribune
Planned Parenthood employees are scrambling to help find new doctors for thousands of low-income patients after Texas officials and a...
Texas administered 1.7 million vaccines, prepares to receive 333,000 more
By Karen Brooks Harper, Texas Tribune
Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday said his health priorities for this year’s legislative session include expanding telemedicine across the...
Texas reports 10,000 new COVID-19 cases, 46 more deaths
DALLAS (AP) — Texas reported more than 10,000 new cases of COVID-19 Monday and 46 more deaths from the disease caused by the novel...
Three Texas regions battered by coronavirus are out of intensive care beds
By Megan Menchaca and Mandi Cai, Texas Tribune
Health officials in Laredo — one of three Texas regions whose intensive care unit beds are full...
Texas Capitol to close before planned armed protests of Joe Biden’s inauguration
By Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune
The Texas Capitol in Austin will be closed Saturday through Wednesday, the day of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
The Texas Department...
Texas lawmaker who was in Capitol tests positive for virus
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas House member who rejoined more than 100 lawmakers at the state Capitol said...
Texas passes 1 million mark for vaccine doses given
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has distributed more than 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday, as the state...
Texas legislative session begins with heavy security presence
By Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune
The Texas Legislature gaveled in Tuesday for its biennial session with a heavy security presence after the U.S. Capitol insurrection...
Heavy police presence at Texas Capitol as lawmakers return
By JIM VERTUNO and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More than 100 Texas troopers, including dozens wearing tactical vests and carrying riot...