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COVID-19 derails Texas Democrats lobbying in Washington

By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers who hightailed it to the nation's capital in a faceoff over voting...

Texas Supreme Court extends state eviction program until Oct. 1

A state eviction diversion program launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended, according to a new emergency order from the Texas...

Texas Dems may have infected Pelosi and Harris aides

Todd J. Gillman The Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON – The Texas Democrats who fled Austin have spent the last eight nights at a hotel a...

Gas leak in Texas home likely caused blast that injured 6

PLANO, Texas (AP) — A gas leak in a suburban Dallas home was the likely cause of an explosion that destroyed the house and...

Jeff Bezos blasts into space on own rocket: ‘Best day ever’

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company's first flight with people...

One week on the lam, Texas Dems get pep talk

Todd J. Gillman The Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON – With a COVID-19 hitting 10% of Texas Democrats who fled to halt work in the state...

Bezos blastoff puts tiny Texas Town on the map — sort of

Edward Ludlow Bloomberg News Jeff Bezos is headed to space. But first he has to pass through Van Horn, Texas. A dot on the map along...

UT hired consultant for $1.1M to revamp image of “Eyes of Texas” song

By Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune As outrage swirled among University of Texas at Austin students last fall over the school's alma mater, “The Eyes...

Number of infected Texas lawmakers who fled state rises to 5

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two more Texas lawmakers who left their state to hobble efforts to pass new voting restrictions...

Houston motel shooting leaves 3 dead, including gunman

HOUSTON (AP) — A man killed two people at a Houston motel then wounded two others by opening fire into the parking lot before...