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Army: 11 Fort Bliss soldiers ill after ingesting substance

FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) — Eleven soldiers were sickened — including two who were in critical condition — after ingesting an unauthorized substance during...

Families of Texas couple killed in drug raid sue city, cops

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The families of a couple killed in a 2019 drug raid by Houston police have alleged...

Governor orders state agencies ‘to use all lawful powers and tools’ to resist Biden’s...

BY BOB CAMPBELL | Odessa American ODESSA — Gov. Greg Abbott led a roundtable discussion here Thursday with 16 representatives of all levels of the...

Texas to test for lead in schools’ drinking water

By Erin Douglas | Texas Tribune Texas will soon begin a program to test drinking water in thousands of elementary schools and child care facilities...

Texas takes on Biden but Republicans keep distance from AG

By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As President Joe Biden's agenda is dealt an early blow in Texas,...

Texas woman sells Bernie doll for over $20K, donates to charity

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Bernie Sanders went from becoming a hit meme to a nearly $20,000-crochet doll in less than a week. After the...

Adelson’s gambling empire pushes forward for casinos in Texas

By Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune The gambling empire Las Vegas Sands is pressing forward with its ambitious drive to bring casinos to Texas after a...

Texans receiving federal food help may get more aid under Biden’s order

By Duncan Agnew | Texas Tribune Texas families receiving pandemic-era federal food assistance for students who qualify for free or reduced-price school meals will soon...

Texas among states where Walmart will build more robot-filled warehouses

By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is enlisting the help of robots to keep up with a surge in online...
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Texas’ rolling average of new daily COVID-19 cases decreases

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The rolling average number of daily new cases of the coronavirus in Texas has decreased 17.5% over the past two...