Texas Archives

PGA Tour recognizes racial injustice with moment of silence in Texas

June 11, 2020 6:09 PM Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Colonial already was quiet with no spectators around for the return of the PGA Tour on Thursday. And then at 8:46 a.m., it…

Trump proposal discussed in Dallas avoids committing to major police reform

June 11, 2020 2:08 PM ABC News, Associated Press

DALLAS, Texas — President Donald Trump said Thursday he would pursue an executive order to encourage police departments to meet “current…

Texas reports record virus hospitalizations for 3rd straight day & single-day new case record

June 10, 2020 3:20 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Wednesday reported a third consecutive day with a record number of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 as a new rise in…

Whataburger gives $1 million to fund minority student scholarships in honor of George Floyd

June 10, 2020 1:46 PM ABC News

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Citing the recent death of George Floyd, Whataburger announced Wednesday that the company would be donating $1 million to a…

George Floyd’s final funeral service, burial occurs in Houston

June 9, 2020 10:02 AM ABC News

HOUSTON, Texas — A three-state, five-day final journey for George Floyd ended Tuesday in Houston, the city he called home for most of his life.…

Texas among states under-counting virus cases as infections spike

June 9, 2020 12:52 PM CNN, Texas Tribune

ATLANTA, Georgia — At least 28 states, including Texas, are not following U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on reporting…

Mexican state arrests border labor lawyer Susana Prieto

June 9, 2020 12:14 PM Associated Press

MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Border state authorities have arrested a crusading labor lawyer who led a wave of 2019 walkouts for higher wages at border…

Texas Amber Alert issued after man allegedly shoots woman, takes 7-month-old boy

June 8, 2020 6:45 PM ABC News

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued Monday evening for a 7-month-old Texas boy who police say was abducted following a shooting…

LIVE updates: Cristobal to merge with new storm system after lashing South

June 8, 2020 1:54 PM Associated Press

Tropical Storm Cristobal could soon renew its strength by uniting with another storm system coming from the west to form one giant cyclone,…

Watch LIVE: George Floyd’s casket arrives at Houston church for public viewing

June 8, 2020 9:18 AM Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — The body of George Floyd arrived at a church Monday in Houston for a final public memorial for the man whose death at the hands of…

Texas sheriff says no wrongdoing over jail inmate giving birth unnoticed

June 7, 2020 11:59 AM Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — An inmate at a Texas jail who gave birth alone in her cell without any guards noticing had been checked on regularly,…

LIVE updates: Tropical Storm Cristobal makes landfall in Louisiana

June 7, 2020 4:13 PM Associated Press, ABC News

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall Sunday on the Louisiana coast, packing 50 mph winds and spinning dangerous weather…

Matthew McConaughey delivers face masks to hospitals in Texas, including UMC in El Paso

May 23, 2020 3:35 PM CNN, KVIA ABC-7

UPDATE: Matthew McConaughey has wrapped up his delivery of face masks to Texas hospitals with a donation to University Medical Center in El Paso. UMC…

Texas GOP official condemned for racist Facebook post steps aside

June 7, 2020 9:41 AM Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — A Republican activist in Texas under fire for posting a Martin Luther King Jr. quote next to a banana following George Floyd’s…

George W. Bush said to be among prominent Republicans who oppose Trump’s re-election

June 6, 2020 11:38 PM Texas Tribune

HOUSTON, Texas — George W. Bush will not support the re-election of Donald Trump, according to people familiar with his thinking, The New York…

Texas GOP condemns George Floyd posts by its local leaders

June 5, 2020 8:06 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Three promoted a Facebook post suggesting George Floyd’s death was staged. Another shared a Martin Luther King Jr. quote…

Texas to increase coronavirus testing, study the virus’ impact, in Hispanic communities

June 5, 2020 4:02 PM Texas Tribune

(Editor’s note: The exact impact of the additional testing and study announcements on El Paso have not yet been detailed.) AUSTIN, Texas — The…

LIVE updates: Tropical storm threatening Texas to Florida

June 5, 2020 11:57 AM Texas Tribune, ABC News, CNN

HOUSTON, Texas — With the potential of Tropical Depression Cristobal to bring heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Texas this weekend,…

JC Penney unveils closing list of 154 stores; El Paso survives but Alamogordo to close

June 4, 2020 7:58 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

NEW YORK, NY — J.C. Penney said Thursday that it will start closing 154 of its stores next week in what it is calling the first phase of its…

Virus cases, hospitalizations continue surging in Texas, as those also have in El Paso

June 4, 2020 6:22 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Reported coronavirus infections and hospitalizations continued to surge Thursday in Texas as Gov. Greg Abbott continues his phased…

Extremists, police embed in protests in El Paso, across Texas; 3 arrested locally are identified

June 3, 2020 5:53 PM Saul Saenz

EL PASO, Texas — Demonstrators gathering to protest the death of unarmed George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police believe they are being…

Houston police officers pay their respects to George Floyd at a mural in his hometown

June 3, 2020 9:07 PM CNN

HOUSTON, Texas — A newly minted mural celebrating the life of George Floyd has become a vigil in his hometown and has even attracted the…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says almost all businesses can open at 50% capacity – effective immediately

June 3, 2020 4:22 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday afternoon announced his third phase of reopening Texas during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing…

Texas virus cases rise again after one-day drop-off; curve hasn’t yet flattened in El Paso

June 2, 2020 5:40 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, Texas — The day after one of Texas’ lowest new coronavirus case counts in six weeks, state health officials reported a spike of 1,688…

Texas Gov. Abbott condemns George Floyd’s death as ‘horrific’ – but also rejects protest violence

June 2, 2020 11:34 AM Texas Tribune, Associated Press

DALLAS, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday afternoon addressed the state’s response to the protests sparked by the death of George…

Texas football coach Tom Herman talks about the double standard he says fans have for black student-athletes

June 2, 2020 1:13 PM CNN

Texas football coach Tom Herman empathizes with black student-athletes and the double standard that he says fans have regarding them. Discussing race…