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Police: Suspect on the run in fatal shooting of 3 in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 41-year-old man is wanted in the fatal shooting of three people in Austin, Texas, and police officials searching the...

Rental assistance remains available; Landlords say tenants are not tapping rent relief

FORT WORTH — On the morning of April 8, landlord Margarita Palacios went before a Tarrant County, Texas, judge via Zoom and tried to...

Lawmakers flock south in quick visits to border

By Suzanne Monyak and Caroline Simon, CQ-Roll Call It's not an ordinary sight — a group of sitting Republican senators, including Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham, dressed...

Biden administration rescinds Texas’ Medicaid plan extension

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration Friday rescinded an approved extension of the Medicaid agreement in Texas, which has the nation's most uninsured...

New Texas COVID-19 cases just short of norm; deaths top norm

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The newly reported COVID-19 cases in Texas on Friday fell just short of the average for the past seven days. However,...

2 men killed, officer wounded in San Antonio shootout

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Two men were killed and a woman and a San Antonio police officer were wounded in a shootout Friday following...

Texas House approves bill that would allow people to carry a gun without a...

The Texas House has approved a bill that would allow handguns to be carried without a permit, marking a win for gun rights activists...

Houston’s expanded voting becomes target of GOP restrictions

By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The nation's next big voting battle is underway in Texas, where Republicans are trying to...

Texas truck driver indicted in deaths of 8 migrants in crash

DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who drove a pickup truck involved in a deadly head-on crash, killing eight migrants he was...

Lawmakers ban transgender students from school sports based on their gender ID

Transgender students would be banned from competing on school sports teams based on their gender identity under a bill that received initial approval by...