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Texas set to make vaccines available to all adults on Monday

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas was set on Monday to begin making COVID-19 vaccines available to anyone who wants one. Texas will become the most populous...

Health concerns block some Texans from testifying on voting

By ACACIA CORONADO The Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As Texas legislators gather in person Friday to consider sweeping changes to who...

Texas death toll from February storm, outages surpasses 100

AUSTIN — Texas officials on Thursday raised the death toll from February's winter storm and blackouts to at least 111 people — nearly doubling...

Alcohol to go from restaurants gets closer to becoming permanent

The Texas House gave initial approval Wednesday to legislation that would allow restaurants to sell alcohol to go beyond the coronavirus pandemic. The chamber signed...

Congress questions Texas officials about power grid failure

DALLAS (AP) — Congress is looking into last month's massive and deadly power outages across Texas and questioning officials who oversee the state's energy...

New study triples estimate of red snapper in Gulf of Mexico

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — There are about three times as many red snapper as previously estimated in the Gulf of...

Whistleblower lawsuit against Texas AG can continue, judge rules

AUSTIN, Texas — A state judge has rejected a bid to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit by four former executives who said they were fired...

Texas Republicans begin pursuing new voting restrictions

Republican lawmakers in Texas are attempting to cement more bricks into the wall they hope will shield their hold on power from the state's...

Man accused of holding National Guard members at gunpoint

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — An Arizona man is accused of forcing off the road a National Guard envoy that was transporting COVID-19 vaccines in...

After year of isolation, Texas nursing home residents can have visitors

By Karen Brooks Harper, Texas Tribune After a year of isolation from loved ones and lack of physical contact with their families in some cases,...