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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...