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8 immigrants killed when pickup crashes in Texas

By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Eight people in a pickup truck loaded with immigrants were killed when the vehicle...

Hospitalizations in Texas from COVID-19 continue to drop

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The state count of new COVID-19 daily cases is back above 4,000, with 4,838 new confirmed and probable cases reported...

US to house up to 3,000 immigrant teens at Dallas site

By NOMAAN MERCHANT and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The U.S. government plans to use the downtown Dallas convention center to hold up...

Average number of new COVID-19 cases in Texas decreasing

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Over the past two weeks, the rolling average number of daily new cases of the coronavirus in Texas has decreased...

Arrest warrant issued after woman rejects mask at Texas bank

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — An arrest warrant was issued for a woman who refused to wear a mask at a Texas bank, saying to...

Some Texas colleges keep spring break, others adapt due to virus

By Megan Menchaca | Texas Tribune As many Texas universities take the extraordinary step of canceling or significantly reducing spring break during the pandemic, some...

Austin imposes own mask requirement; Paxton threatens suit

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The state is opening up COVID-19 vaccination priorities to include persons above age 50, effective Monday, the Texas Department of...

More Texans want COVID-19 vaccine than doses available

By Shawn Mulcahy, Elvia Limón and Yasmeen Khalifa | Texas Tribune Doses of the COVID-19 vaccine began arriving in Texas in mid-December, marking a significant...

Daily COVID-19 case totals are ticking up again in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The number of COVID-19 cases is climbing again in Texas. Data from Johns Hopkins University on Tuesday showed the two-week rolling...

Report finds ‘no racist intent’ behind song ‘Eyes of Texas’

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas' long-awaited report on "The Eyes of Texas" has found that the...