Texas

Tropical Storm Beta to Drench Texas Coastline Next Week

Tropical Storm Beta is slowly drifting to the western part of Gulf of Mexico, likely to scrape the Texas coastline by early next week.
Texas budget cuts

Texas Reverses Course on a 15 Million Health Budget Cut

Texas health officials have retracted its plan to impose a $15 million budget cut from health and safety programs.
Texas Police Officer Indicted of Charges After Fatally Shooting Schizophrenic Woman

Texas Police Officer Indicted of Charges After Fatally Shooting Schizophrenic Woman

A police officer has been charged with a penalty assault after fatally shooting a schizophrenic woman more than a year ago in Baytown, Texas.
Texas vaccination rates

US Vaccination Rates: Texas Falls Behind Vaccination

The state of Texas placed 48th in WalletHub's study of states that vaccinate the most. The state of Texas placed 48th in WalletHub's study of states that vaccinate the most.
Texas safety net programs

Texas Slashes Budget for Safety Net Programs to Prepare for Pandemic Effects

The state of Texas would have to cut budget for safety net programs that benefit low-income Texans to weather the economic fallout brought by the pandemic.

Texas Unemployment Aid to Increase

Texas will have a maximum unemployment aid increase from $521 to $535 per week next month, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.
Mail-in Ballot

Harris County Wants to Send All Voters Mail-In Ballot Applications, State Plans to Stop It

Harris County has been sued by the Texas attorney general on Monday after it refused to drop plans to send mail-in ballot applications to more than 2 million registered voters.
Coronavirus Testing Continues In Florida

California, Florida, Texas Dismiss New COVID-19 Testing Plan

The new COVID-19 testing plan by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will not be followed by California, Florida, and Texas, among other states.
Texas Hurricane Laura

Texas and Louisiana COVID-19 Cases Could Increase After Hurricane Laura

States of Texas and Louisiana could struggle even more to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in their areas after Hurricane Laura.

3 Police Officers Wounded While Responding to a 911 Call, Suspect Hostages Family Members

Three police officers, who responded to a 911 call, in Austin Texas got wounded after a suspect who held three family members as hostages including his mother, fired back.
Texas Parents

Police Arrest Parents After Their Infant Son Was Found Dead in a Bucket of Tar

Texas police authorities arrested a couple after they found their one-week-old infant son in a bucket of tar. The detained parents first attempted to cover up the crime.
Austin police department

Austin City Council Green-Lights Police Department Budget Cut

The Austin City on Thursday joined Seattle, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other cities defunding their police departments.
Texas COVID-19 Death Toll Downgrades But Only Due to Error that Attributes Death to COVID

Texas' Coronavirus Death Toll Declines But Only Due to Error that Affected the Data

COVID-19 death toll in Texas downgraded after error attributed hundreds of COVID deaths. COVID-19 death toll in Texas went down after error on the system.

Texas City Commissioner Gabriel Salinas Dies in Police Gun Battle

Texas City Commissioner Gabriel Salinas was fatally shot in a police encounter. The police and sheriff's deputy responded to the city commissioner's home in response to a domestic disturbance call, authorities said.

Texas Man Charged With Murder in Fatal Shooting of Teen Girl at Hollywood Street Race

A Texas man has been charged with murder after a teenage girl was shot on Sunday at an illegal street racing event in the heart of Hollywood.

COVID-19 Cases in Texas Nursing Homes More Than Double in a Month

The number of COVID-19 cases in Texas nursing homes has significantly increased this month, with 8,291 confirmed cases on Monday.

Mother, Two Daughters Found Dead Inside SUV in Texas Parking Lot

A Texas mother was found dead inside an SUV with her two young daughters on Thursday morning, less than 24 hours after they were reported missing.
March And Vigil Held In Austin In Honor Of Murdered Army Spec. Vanessa Guillen

No Stranger to Tragedy: What We Know About the 8 Soldiers' Deaths at Fort Hood

Fort Hood has seen its fair share of deaths among soldiers in the past. This year gave the post a series of tragedies as one soldier after another turns up dead.
Couple survey their destroyed home in the aftermath Hurricane Hanna in Port Mansfield, Texas

Hurricane Hanna: FEMA Approves Emergency Declaration for Texas

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and President Donald Trump approved an Emergency Declaration in Texas after Hurricane Hanna made landfall, Governor Greg Abbott announced Sunday.

Texas Couple Beats COVID-19, Cancer, and Chemotherapy Together

A couple in Texas who has been married for 46 years beats COVID-19, cancer, and chemotherapy together.
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Family in Texas Found Dead Inside SUV

A family in Texas was found dead inside their SUV less than 24 hours after they were reported missing. Authorities on Thursday said the victims were a Texan woman and her two young daughters.