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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...

Ex-Texas lieutenant governor arrested after alleged assault

DALLAS (AP) — Former Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst was arrested on a family violence charge in Dallas and released from jail early Wednesday...

Lawyer: Man accused in Texas mass shooting was harassed

BRYAN, Texas (AP) — The employee accused of opening fire at a Texas cabinet-making company was harassed by his colleagues before he fatally shot...

Chip and Joanna Gaines to turn Waco newspaper building into their headquarters

Maria Halkias The Dallas Morning News Chip and Joanna Gaines are taking over another building in downtown Waco, this time to house a new headquarters...

Despite normal spring, Texas electric grid seeks power boost

By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The electric grid manager for most of Texas issued an electricity conservation watch Tuesday, appealing to customers...

Texas sues Biden administration to reinstate Trump-era ‘remain in Mexico’ policy

By Shawn Mulcahy, The Texas Tribune "Texas sues Biden administration in effort to reinstate Trump-era “remain in Mexico” immigration policy" was first published by The...

Texas heeds call to pause Johnson & Johnson virus shots

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas joined other states Tuesday in suspending the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine pending the outcome of...

NCAA warns Texas lawmakers against limiting transgender sports participation

Chuck Lindell Austin American-Statesman In a statement supporting the inclusion of transgender athletes in sports, the NCAA Board of Governors warned state lawmakers Monday that...

Hospitalizations from COVID-19 in Texas hover under 3,000

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Texas has been hovering under 3,000 so far this month — the lowest...

US to keep migrant families in hotels as amid rush for space

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press Migrant families will be held at hotels in the Phoenix area in response to a growing number of people crossing...