Texas’ COVID-19 pandemic death toll edges closer to 50,000
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The number of people with COVID-19 who have died in Texas is edging close to 50,000, the third-highest death toll...
‘Incredibly concerning’ lawsuit threatens no-charge preventive care for millions
Harris Meyer, Kaiser Health News
With a challenge to the Affordable Care Act still pending at the Supreme Court, conservatives are continuing to launch legal...
2 ex-Texas sheriff deputies indicted in Black man’s death
By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two former Texas sheriff's deputies were arrested Tuesday on manslaughter charges in...
Bills restricting abortion as early as six weeks get initial Texas Senate OK
By Shannon Najmabadi, Texas Tribune
The Texas Senate gave initial approval Monday to a half-dozen bills that would restrict access to abortion, including a priority...
Legislation to overhaul state’s electricity market heads to Texas House after Senate approval
By Shawn Mulcahy and Erin Douglas
The Texas Senate on Monday unanimously approved a sweeping bill that would overhaul the state’s electricity industry and infrastructure,...
Texas Senate approves sweeping bill to address power grid failures
Madlin Mekelburg Austin American-Statesman
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate on Monday unanimously approved a sweeping proposal to overhaul regulation of the Texas energy industry...
‘Heartbeat’ legislation, several abortion bills receive Texas Senate’s preliminary approval
Alex Briseno The Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate voted to give preliminary approval to seven abortion-related bills Monday, including a controversial...
Texas prisons stopped visits, limited mail and drugs got in anyway
By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune, and Keri Blakinger, The Marshall Project
Last year, the Texas prison system unwittingly started a controlled experiment.
Agency leaders have...
Texas trooper wounded in shooting not expected to survive
MEXIA, Texas (AP) — A Texas state trooper who was shot during a traffic stop last week is not expected to survive, officials said...
White House says it’s working on access to migrant centers
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Jen Psaki declined to provide a specific date for when the media will...