Abbott promised “transparency and accountability” for border wall donations
By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune
Stephen F. Austin, Donnie Darko and a person who calls himself the King of the Wild Frontier were among...
Texas begins jailing border crossers on trespassing charges
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is beginning to arrest migrants on trespassing charges along the U.S.-Mexico border as part...
Ranger: 3 charged in 4 Texas killings planned to steal gun
NEW SUMMERFIELD, Texas (AP) — Three men charged in the fatal shooting of four people at a home in East Texas this week met...
Regulators: Texans not expected to lose power rest of the summer
By Mitchell Ferman | The Texas Tribune
Texas electricity regulators on Thursday told the public that their electricity should likely stay on through the rest...
‘We Don’t Have Much, but This Is Our Home’
Kristian Hernández Stateline.org
DALLAS — Juana, a 52-year-old Mexican immigrant who has lived in the northwest part of this city for more than a decade,...
Beto O’Rourke group gives $600,000 to House Democrats’ stay in D.C.
By Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
Beto O’Rourke has funneled $600,000 to Texas House Democrats in Washington, D.C., to help fund their stay, which could...
99.5% of COVID-related deaths in Texas were among unvaccinated people
By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune
Of the 8,787 people who have died in Texas due to COVID-19 since early February, at least 43 were...
Abbott won’t impose new mask mandate despite increasing COVID-19 cases
By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune
Gov. Greg Abbott says he will not impose another statewide mask mandate, despite COVID-19 cases being on the rise...
1st person of color named as Houston Chronicle editor
HOUSTON (AP) — Maria Douglas Reeve has been promoted to editor of the Houston Chronicle after serving as managing editor of the daily for...
Shelter order lifted after chemical release at Texas plant
LA PORTE, Texas (AP) — Emergency officials have lifted a shelter-in-place order that was issued Wednesday morning for parts of a Houston-area city after...
