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Texas AG says only school officials, not health authority, can order closures to prevent virus

July 28, 2020 11:12 AM Jim Parker

AUSTIN, Texas — In an advisory opinion issued Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said only local school districts – and not the local health…

Witness to Austin Black Lives Matter shooting says ‘the driver incited the violence’

July 28, 2020 1:34 AM CNN

A witness to the deadly shooting at an Austin Black Lives Matter protest said the shooter was not defending against violence — but was…

State of Texas now naming nursing homes with Covid-19 cases, deaths after months of resisting

July 27, 2020 7:55 PM KVIA ABC-7, ABC News, El Paso Matters

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) late Monday began providing self-reported Covid-19 data on cases and…

Texas reports nearly 700 more virus deaths with new data

July 27, 2020 5:48 PM Jim Parker

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reported an increase of nearly 700 additional deaths from the Covid-19 virus due to a change in how the state collects…

Texas 5th and 8th graders won’t have to pass STAAR test to move on to the next grade

July 27, 2020 6:19 PM David Burge

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that the grade promotion requirement linked to the STAAR test for students in grades 5 and 8 has…

U.S. won’t expel migrant children secretly detained in Texas hotel

July 27, 2020 4:05 PM Associated Press

HOUSTON, Texas — The Trump administration has agreed not to expel children it detained in a Texas hotel and will instead allow them to remain in the…

Man shot dead at protest in Texas after car driver opens fire

July 26, 2020 10:41 AM ABC News

AUSTIN, Texas — A man was fatally shot at a protest in Texas when he approached a vehicle and the driver inside opened fire, police said. The…

US consulate in Chengdu officially shuts in retaliation for Houston closure

July 26, 2020 9:32 PM CNN

The United States consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu officially closed on Monday morning, amid worsening relations between Beijing and…

Statewide Amber Alert issued for 3-year-old girl reportedly abducted in Texas

July 26, 2020 11:00 AM ABC News

LONGVIEW, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for a 3-year-old in east Texas who is believed to be in grave danger. ABC affiliate KTRK…

Watch LIVE: Hanna weakens to tropical storm day after coming ashore in Texas

July 24, 2020 12:29 PM ABC News, Associated Press

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Hanna weakened to a tropical storm as it continued to move inland Sunday though it was still bringing…

At the debut of a brand new Texas ballpark, the cracks of bats echo through empty stands

July 25, 2020 7:59 PM CNN

There’s nothing quite like a summer baseball game — except a baseball game in the summer of 2020. In the age of a pandemic, ballparks are…

Texas couple has been married 46 years and just overcame Covid-19, cancer and chemo together

July 25, 2020 5:03 PM CNN

DALLAS, Texas — A Texas couple is feeling extra blessed after beating the coronavirus, cancer and finishing chemo. Robert and Janice Beecham…

Hundreds of Texas bar owners pledge defiance to Gov. Abbott’s order

July 25, 2020 4:01 PM ABC News, Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas — Hundreds of Texas bar owners say they’ll defy Gov. Greg Abbott’s mandate that ordered them closed after a surge in coronavirus…

Here’s what we know about eight of the soldiers who have died this year at Fort Hood

July 25, 2020 11:09 AM CNN

FORT HOOD, Texas — Fort Hood in Texas is no stranger to tragedy. In 2009 a U.S. Army psychiatrist killed 13 people, an unborn child and injured…

Texas hospital overwhelmed by the virus may send some patients home to die

July 24, 2020 10:02 PM CNN

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas — Doctors at a Texas hospital along the U.S.-Mexico border may decide to send coronavirus patients “home to die by…

Woman who invited Texas governor to her mother’s funeral says she would be alive if state had mandated masks sooner

July 23, 2020 2:43 AM CNN

DALLAS, Texas — The woman who invited Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to her mother’s burial “to witness first-hand the tragedy” of…

Texas hits new high in daily virus death count with 197 fatalities

July 22, 2020 11:16 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas reported a new daily high number of deaths Wednesday from the illness caused by the new coronavirus, even as the state…

Migrant kids being held in Texas & Arizona hotels, then expelled

July 22, 2020 4:55 PM Associated Press

HOUSTON, Texas — The Trump administration is detaining immigrant children as young as 1 in hotels before deporting them to their home countries.…

U.S. orders China to close its consulate in Houston

July 22, 2020 1:50 AM Associated Press

HOUSTON, Texas — The United States ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, escalating tensions between the world’s largest economies as…

Texas Covid-19 hot spot is facing a ‘tsunami’ of patients, overwhelming hospitals

July 22, 2020 4:30 AM CNN

Jessica Ortiz said she and her twin brother, Jubal, were inseparable. Even when Jubal lay dead in an open casket with plexiglass over his body…

Fort Hood soldier’s body found near base; 3rd death in a month

July 21, 2020 9:52 PM Associated Press

FORT HOOD, TEXAS — U.S. Army officials on Tuesday said that the body of a Fort Hood solider was found near the Texas army base,…

Abbott ducks question about adviser’s remark that Trump is ‘bored’ with pandemic

July 21, 2020 11:48 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — In an interview with ABC-7 on Tuesday evening, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declined to directly address a remark by one of his advisers…

Hard-hit Rio Grande Valley counties issuing directives for residents to stay home

July 21, 2020 10:30 PM Associated Press, Texas Tribune

HIDALGO COUNTY, Texas — While some big cities in Texas are reporting signs that an alarming surge in cases of the coronavirus may be leveling off,…

NSA leaker Reality Winner among 500 women with coronavirus at Texas federal prison

July 21, 2020 9:15 PM CNN

FORT WORTH, Texas — Hundreds of incarcerated women in Texas, including NSA leaker Reality Winner, are at the center of one of the largest…

Texas pastor dies of Covid-19 a month after giving sermon on the virus’ impact on her community

July 21, 2020 7:11 AM CNN

In her last sermon in early June, Rev. Vickey Gibbs described what she called a fractured nation, and the impact that the coronavirus was having on…

University of Texas anticipates football games this fall at 50% stadium capacity

July 20, 2020 11:03 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas says it anticipates hosting football games this season at 50% capacity in the stands. Athletic Director…

Texas surpasses 4,000 deaths due to coronavirus

July 20, 2020 9:20 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas surpassed 4,000 deaths in the coronavirus pandemic Monday but officials in Houston, one of the hardest-hit cities in the…

Texas AG Paxton: Religious and private schools don’t have t follow COVID-19 public health orders

July 20, 2020 4:42 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story North Texas, TX (KTVT) — In a letter simply addressed to ‘Religious Private…

Texas town removes fence separating historically segregated cemeteries

July 20, 2020 1:24 PM CNN

MINEOLA, Texas — A 60-year-old chain link fence at a cemetery in Texas has just come down. And while its removal may seem unremarkable, for…

In rare move, Biden & DNC air presidential TV ads in El Paso, across Texas

July 20, 2020 12:50 AM CNN, Associated Press, El Paso Matters, Texas Tribune

EL PASO, Texas — Joe Biden’s campaign debuted its first general election television ad in El Paso on ABC-7 over the weekend, dipping its toes in…