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Arizona and Texas bring in refrigerated trucks as morgues fill up due to virus

July 16, 2020 12:01 PM CNN

With skyrocketing coronavirus hospitalizations in several states, hard-hit counties in Arizona and Texas are preparing for the worst by bringing in…

Texas classrooms can stay closed without losing state funding if local health officials order it

July 15, 2020 1:48 PM Texas Tribune, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, Texas — Local public health officials will be able to keep Texas schools closed for in-person instruction this fall without risking state…

Complete results: El Paso County & Texas 2020 runoff elections

July 14, 2020 6:26 PM KVIA ABC-7

CLICK HERE for El Paso County 2020 Runoff Election Results Scroll down below to get all of Texas’ election results of the 2020 runoff races for…

MJ Hegar wins Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Texas

July 14, 2020 10:39 PM Associated Press, Texas Tribune

CLICK HERE for Texas 2020 Runoff Election Results AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ MJ Hegar won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, the Associated…

Abbott says Texas will extend time that schools can teach online-only

July 14, 2020 6:56 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will give school districts more flexibility to keep their school buildings closed to in-person instruction this fall as…

Texas GOP Congressman Will Hurd ‘afraid’ reopening schools will be ‘a debacle’

July 14, 2020 10:25 PM Jim Parker

WASHINGTON, DC — “A debacle” is what Texas Republican Congressman Will Hurd is afraid of as schools get closer to reopening. While Texas voters were…

Texas reports new record numbers of virus cases, hospitalizations

July 14, 2020 9:20 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, TEXAS — A record number of people with the coronavirus were in Texas hospitals on Tuesday as the state also set a record for the number…

Trump’s former doctor wins GOP Congressional nomination in Texas

July 14, 2020 9:05 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — President Donald Trump’s former White House physician won the Republican nomination for a U.S. House seat in Texas on Tuesday in…

Texas voters deciding U.S. Senate runoff amid stress of pandemic

July 14, 2020 2:59 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — A U.S. Senate primary race in Texas overshadowed by an alarming resurgence of the coronavirus came down to a runoff Tuesday between…

Texas ICU nurse is hospitalized with Covid-19 after testing negative

July 14, 2020 12:02 PM CNN

HOUSTON, Texas — An ICU nurse in Texas has found herself in the position of some of the very same patients she’s spent the last few weeks…

Texas keeps ‘The Eyes of Texas’ alma mater song despite athlete demands

July 13, 2020 10:56 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas announced a series of steps Monday intended to make itself more welcoming to its Black students but stopped…

Trump rips border wall built by his ‘We Build the Wall’ supporters

July 13, 2020 10:07 PM Associated Press, Texas Tribune

MISSION, Texas — President Donald Trump is criticizing a privately built border wall in South Texas that was constructed by “We Build the Wall” -…

Most Texas jury trials on hold until at least September

July 13, 2020 5:58 AM Madeline Ottilie

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s something you might not have thought about since the pandemic began: jury duty. It’s something you don’t have to…

Navy welcomes 1st Black female tactical jet pilot; she’s stationed in Texas

July 12, 2020 3:46 PM CNN

KINGSVILLE, Texas — Soaring through the glass ceilings of both her gender and race, Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle has made history as the U.S.…

2 Texas police officers fatally shot while responding to domestic disturbance

July 11, 2020 8:01 PM CNN

McALLEN, Texas — Two police officers in McAllen were killed while answering a domestic disturbance call Saturday afternoon, according to the…

Covid-19 continues its grim record-setting pace in Texas

July 12, 2020 12:29 AM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, Texas — The coronavirus continues to cut its record-setting swath through Texas as state officials reported a record 10,351 new cases for…

Texas morgues filling up, refrigerated trailers sought by some counties to hold bodies

July 11, 2020 11:30 AM Texas Tribune

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas –More than 3,000 Texans have now died from the coronavirus and counties in the state are preparing for even more deaths by…

‘The tsunami is here’: Texas surpasses 10,000 patients in hospitals for virus

July 10, 2020 10:19 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, Texas — On Friday, Texas surpassed 10,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time, capping a week of grim markers that also…

‘I think I made a mistake’: 30-year-old Texan dies at hospital after attending Covid-19 ‘hoax’ party

July 10, 2020 9:36 PM ABC News

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – A doctor from Methodist Hospital in San Antonio said a young man died after attending a Covid-19 party, according to ABC…

Gov. Abbott warns of Texas ‘lockdown’ coming next if virus spread doesn’t slow

July 10, 2020 2:24 PM Texas Tribune

LUBBOCK, Texas — With Texas continuing to break records for new coronavirus deaths and hospitalizations this week, Gov. Greg…

Army launches civilian review of Fort Hood following Vanessa Guillen’s killing

July 10, 2020 6:41 PM CNN

FORT HOOD, Texas — The US Army is assembling a panel of four civilian consultants to review the “command climate and culture” at…

6-week-old Texas infant dies from coronavirus

July 10, 2020 2:05 PM ABC News

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Corpus Christi city councilman said he was notified Friday by the local health district of a Covid-19 related death of a…

Chaparral woman killed in rollover crash in Hudspeth County

July 10, 2020 1:40 PM David Burge

FABENS, Texas — A New Mexico woman was killed in a rollover crash on a rural road north of Fabens in Hudspeth County, authorities said Friday. Maria…

Texas hits new record for virus deaths as hospitals scramble

July 9, 2020 10:19 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, Texas — Worsening coronavirus trends in Texas again set another grim milestone Thursday as the state reported more than 100 deaths in a…

Texas mom gives birth to triplets right after she beat Covid-19

July 9, 2020 1:34 PM CNN

HOUSTON, Texas — Maggie Sillero was 28 weeks pregnant with triplets when she got the terrifying news that she had Covid-19. She wasn’t…

Texas emergency chief who led efforts to secure PPE dies of coronavirus and effects of leukemia

July 9, 2020 6:12 AM CNN

ATASCOSA COUNTY, Texas — They called him the “radar” of Atascosa County. As the emergency management coordinator of the Texas…

El Paso Strong muralist seeks to pay tribute to slain Texas soldier Vanessa Guillen

July 8, 2020 11:09 PM Trisha Garcia

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso is familiar with his work and now he wants the community’s help in finding a location for a new mural to express grief over…

Texas wants $32 million in unemployment benefits back after finding 46,000 people were overpaid

July 8, 2020 8:30 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — More than 46,000 Texans who lost their jobs in recent months were initially overpaid by the Texas Workforce Commission, which now…

Whataburger to scrap signature A-frame building design: Here’s the new look

July 8, 2020 8:12 PM ABC News

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Whataburger, the fast-food chain turned Texas treasure, is undergoing a makeover, according to ABC affiliate KTRK. But the…

Texas’ deadliest day: Nearly 100 new virus deaths, 5 in El Paso

July 8, 2020 6:49 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reported its deadliest day of the pandemic with nearly 100 new deaths on Wednesday as newly confirmed cases continued soaring…