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Texas’ Covid-19 death toll nears 50,000 – 3rd highest in nation

March 30, 2021 5:25 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — The number of people with Covid-19 who have died in Texas is edging close to 50,000, the third-highest death toll in…

Children sleeping on mats in overcrowded plastic pods: Inside a Texas facility on the U.S.-Mexico border

March 30, 2021 5:24 PM CNN Newsource

DONNA, Texas — Children lying side by side in plastic-lined pods. Shelves stocked with supplies, including baby bottles and diapers. Girls…

Journalists observe over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility

March 30, 2021 1:03 PM Associated Press

DONNA, Texas — The Biden administration for the first time Tuesday allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility for migrant…

Texas trooper shot in line of duty to make ‘final sacrifice’ – will be taken off life support to donate organs

March 30, 2021 12:07 PM ABC News

WACO, Texas — A Texas state trooper and married father of four children, who remains hospitalized after being shot while in the line of duty, “no…

State of Texas launches vaccine appointment scheduler as eligibility widens to 22 million adults

March 30, 2021 10:53 AM Texas Tribune, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, Texas — All people 16 and older are now eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine in Texas. The state has joined several others in opening…

Caught on video: SpaceX Mars rocket prototype again explodes during Texas test flight

March 30, 2021 10:16 AM CNN

BOCA CHICA, Texas — An experimental SpaceX rocket exploded at the end of a high-altitude test flight Tuesday, but heavy fog at the site left…

Texas now making virus vaccines available to all adults

March 29, 2021 11:43 AM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Monday began making Covid-19 vaccines available to anyone who wants one. Texas becomes the most populous U.S.…

Failed Nevada GOP congressional candidate pushes back on claims he turned up twang in new Texas run

March 29, 2021 7:33 PM CNN

As a congressional candidate last year in Nevada, Dan Rodimer pitched himself as “a small business man, a family man, living in the…

Botham Jean boulevard officially unveiled in Dallas

March 29, 2021 3:01 PM CNN

DALLAS (KTVT) — Botham Jean Boulevard was officially unveiled on Saturday as a way to honor the man who was tragically killed in his own…

Teen girl abducted by sex offender in Texas is believed to be in ‘extreme danger’

March 29, 2021 9:51 AM CNN Newsource

RAINS COUNTY, Texas — A teenage girl in Texas has been abducted by a registered sex offender and is in “extreme danger,” according…

1 million vaccine doses headed to Texas as state prepares to expand eligibility

March 28, 2021 9:21 PM Rachel Phillips

EL PASO, Texas — Starting Monday, anyone 16 years and older will be able to register for the Covid-19 vaccine in the state of Texas. Coinciding…

Texas UPS drivers threw a birthday parade for their co-worker recovering from Covid-19

March 28, 2021 3:40 PM CNN Newsource

MIDLAND, Texas — A UPS employee had quite the birthday celebration this week — but he almost didn’t live to see it. William Torres…

Sens. Cruz, Cornyn to Lead Senate Delegation to Texas-Mexico Border

March 26, 2021 12:15 PM KVIA ABC-7

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the immigration influx, U.S. Republican Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are leading a tour with a senate…

Lawmakers spotlight border crisis during dueling trips to Texas

March 26, 2021 4:07 AM CNN Newsource

Two separate groups of lawmakers are traveling to Texas on Friday to spotlight the surge of unaccompanied children crossing the US-Mexico border in…

At least 111 people died from the winter storm that hit Texas in February

March 25, 2021 6:46 PM CNN Newsource

The number of people reported dead in the aftermath of winter storms that pummeled Texas in February now stands at 111, according to the Texas…

Texas officials raise death toll of February storm and blackouts to at least 111 people, nearly doubling initial tally

March 25, 2021 2:56 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) –Texas officials have raised the death toll from February’s winter storm and blackouts to at least 111 people. That’s nearly…

President Biden says Fort Bliss approved to hold 5,000 beds for unaccompanied migrant children

March 24, 2021 3:50 PM KVIA ABC-7

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden in his first press conference Thursday said Fort Bliss has been approved to hold 5,000 beds for unaccompanied…

Biden administration prepares to activate 2 military sites in Texas for migrant children

March 25, 2021 6:40 AM CNN

The Biden administration is setting up two more emergency intake sites that combined will provide more than 5,000 beds to accommodate migrant…

An inside look at an unaccompanied migrant children shelter in south Texas

March 24, 2021 9:18 PM Dylan McKim

CARRIZO SPRINGS, Texas — New images were made public of an unaccompanied migrant shelter run by the Department of Health and Human Services…

Health experts still fighting vaccine hesitancy as eligibility expands

March 24, 2021 6:10 AM Madeline Ottilie

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the state of Texas expands vaccine eligibility, health experts are hoping more people will opt to get the COVID-19…

Texas Roadhouse CEO Kent Taylor’s death raises awareness about potential long-term effects of COVID-19

March 23, 2021 2:29 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — The death of Texas Roadhouse Founder and CEO Kent Taylor is…

HHS asks Pentagon to help house unaccompanied minors at 2 military locations in Texas, including Fort Bliss

March 23, 2021 1:31 PM Brittany Carlock

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has asked the Pentagon to help house unaccompanied minors at two military locations in…

Texas Health and Human Services Commission expands visitation in nursing facilities and long-term care centers

March 23, 2021 11:27 AM Brittany Carlock

AUSTIN, Texas — Starting Tuesday, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is expanding visitation statewide in nursing facilities and other…

Texas to open Covid-19 vaccinations to all adults next week

March 23, 2021 9:19 AM Madeline Ottilie

AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — All adults in Texas will be eligible to receive a COvid-19 vaccine beginning Monday, March 29, according to the Department of…

Inside a closed-door US Border Patrol facility in Texas

March 22, 2021 10:52 AM CNN Newsource

As the number of unaccompanied migrant children crossing the US-Mexico border continues to rise, hundreds have been kept in US Border Patrol…

Matthew McConaughey hosts ‘We’re Texas’ virtual concert for storm recovery

March 22, 2021 2:47 PM CNN Newsource

Matthew McConaughey hosted a “We’re Texas” virtual concert to help Texans impacted by devastating winter storms. Through the…

1 dead, 5 wounded in Dallas nightclub shooting

March 20, 2021 4:20 AM Associated Press

DALLAS, Texas — Dallas police say one person is dead and five others are wounded following a shooting inside a nightclub. A fight broke out between…

As Matthew McConaughey flirts with run for Texas governor, his politics remain a mystery

March 20, 2021 4:04 AM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin-based actor Matthew McConaughey is again making headlines for flirting with a run for Texas governor — and this time he…

Food banks are bracing for shortages after Texas freeze killed many of the state’s produce

March 20, 2021 4:05 AM CNN Newsource

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A month after winter storms blanketed the Lone Star state with snow, leaving millions of people in the dark and without…

We met migrant teens who just crossed the border in Texas – here’s what they told us

March 19, 2021 6:24 AM CNN Newsource

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas — In the pitch-black night, the teens’ eyes blink in confusion as the bright beam of a constable’s…