ARLINGTON, Texas — After a rocky start, Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday promised to ramp up Covid-19 vaccinations across Texas. Twenty-eight coronavirus vaccination hubs will receive most of the state’s next shipment of Covid-19 vaccines this week, with 158,825 doses shipping to providers able to manage large-scale efforts as more doses arrive in the state.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Presumptive Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan on Monday detailed what legislating during the coronavirus pandemic may look like this year and how lawmakers plan to balance their agendas with the ongoing public health crisis, saying “we’re gonna take it a day at a time, a week at a time, a month at
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NEW YORK (AP) — Gonzaga and Baylor were the top two teams in The Associated Press preseason men’s college basketball poll. After eight weeks of twists and turns, that hasn’t changed. The Zags received 63 of 64 first-place votes from a national media panel in the poll released Monday and the Bears had the other one. Villanova,
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HOUSTON, Texas — The first known case of a new and possibly more contagious coronavirus strain has been reported in Texas, in an adult male resident of Harris County who had no history of travel, according to the state Health Services Department and Judge Lina Hidalgo. The variant known as B.1.1.7 was first identified in
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WASHINGTON, DC — Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is defending his objection to the Electoral College results as “the right thing to do.” The Texas senator condemned the violence that erupted as supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in an extraordinary attack over the election outcome. Cruz led the first challenge to
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HOUSTON, Texas — Republican former President George W. Bush derided the rioters who forced a shutdown of the House and Senate chambers of the US Capitol on Wednesday, calling the scene “sickening and heartbreaking” in a pointed statement. “This is how election results are disputed in a banana republic — not our democratic republic. I
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety closed the state Capitol and surrounding grounds Wednesday afternoon after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., during the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. An official with the law enforcement agency confirmed the move in a statement to The Texas
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WASHINGTON, DC — Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, the top Republican on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, has tested positive for coronavirus, he announced Tuesday. “Tonite, the Office of House Physician informed me that I’ve tested positive for Covid 19 & am quarantined,” he tweeted. “As recommended, I received a first dose of the
Continue Reading AUSTIN, TEXAS — Coronavirus cases are exhausting the availability of intensive-care unit beds in parts of Texas as hospitalizations with Covid-19 continue to soar to record levels. One in five hospital beds in Texas are now occupied by Covid-19 patients, state health statistics showed on Tuesday. Hospitalizations with the illness the coronavirus causes set a ninth-consecutive record by
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HOUSTON, Texas — Houston Methodist, a Texas hospital system with more than 26,000 employees, is offering a $500 bonus to workers if they get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. Houston Methodist employees are eligible for a “Hope Bonus” in March to thank them for their work last year, Marc Boom, president and CEO of Houston
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — Texas Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz plans to object to Arizona’s Electoral College results during the joint session of Congress on Wednesday, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN, which will force the first of multiple expected — and futile — votes in the House and the Senate to overturn the
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas was on the brink Monday of surpassing a record 13,000 patients hospitalized with Covid-19 as the number of new cases after the Christmas holiday continued surging. Texas has set new highs for hospitalized Covid-19 patients seven times in the past eight days. Nearly 16,000 new cases were reported Monday. Intensive care units in
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The apparently unrelated deaths of two female Army soldiers in Texas are under investigation after officials said one died after being shot in her car on a freeway on New Year’s Day and the other was discovered dead in her military barracks on New Year’s Eve. The soldiers were identified as
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NEW YORK (AP) —While Gonzaga and Baylor remain firmly atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, Shaka Smart and the fourth-ranked Texas are making a push into the rankings’ top tier, too. The top-ranked Zags and second-ranked Bears remained 1-2 in Monday’s latest Top 25 as they have all season. But the Longhorns jumped four spots
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the City of El Paso heads into its third week of Covid-19 vaccinations, a new Texas dashboard allows the public to follow along with vaccine rollout throughout the state. The “Covid-19 Vaccination in Texas” dashboard, run by the Texas Department of State Health Services, reports how many vaccine doses
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WINONA, Texas — A pastor was killed and two other people were injured in a shooting at an east Texas church Sunday after the pastor confronted a man who had hidden from police in the church overnight, a local sheriff said. Authorities had used dogs and drones to search for the man for two hours
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McKINNEY, Texas — A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after surveillance video captured him beating his mother to death in McKinney, police said in a news release Sunday. The boy’s father called police to the home around 1 a.m. Sunday. The mother, identified as Stacy Ellen Barney, 50, was found dead inside, police
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EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Dallas’ playoff hopes are over after losing to New York 23-19 Sunday. In what was in essence a playoff elimination game, the loser no longer had a shot at the postseason. Despite sub-.500 records, both Washington and Dallas had been tied for first place in the division headed into the
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is calling the effort by Sen. Ted Cruz and other Republican senators to overturn the presidential election a “dodge” that doesn’t go far enough in helping President Donald Trump. Graham said in a statement Sunday that Cruz has a “high bar” to show there was evidence of
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HOUSTON, Texas — Three Harris County sheriff’s deputies were shot and one woman was killed early Sunday outside a Houston nightclub. The deputies were in full uniform working extra employment at Set Night Club, Houston Police Executive Assistant Chief Troy Finner told reporters at a news conference Sunday. All three deputies were hit with gunfire
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MIAMI GARDENS, Florida — Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher pulled a hamstring as he tried to avoid the players who wanted to give him a celebratory Gatorade bath. Luckily, Fisher didn’t have to run in the Orange Bowl. Devon Achane did more than enough of that for the Aggies. Achane had two touchdowns in the
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EL PASO, Texas – The Texas Supreme Court has struck down rules banning Austin-area restaurants from offering late-night dine-in service, siding with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over local officials who said the measure was needed to slow the coronavirus’ spread. In addition, Paxton has now made good on a New Year’s Eve threat and filed
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Coronavirus hospitalizations fell slightly in Texas on Saturday but remained near their record high, as health officials said there were only about 600 intensive-care beds available across the state of nearly 29 million people. Texas reported 12,319 Covid-19 patients in hospitals on Saturday, ending five consecutive days of record-breaking hospitalizations. But even
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas fired Tom Herman because it was tired of waiting for him to deliver a Big 12 title and turn the Longhorns back into national championship contenders. Next up: Steve Sarkisian, the architect of the Alabama Crimson Tide’s offense and its tsunami of points this season. Texas fired Herman on Saturday after
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — Nearly a dozen Republican senators and senators-elect announced Saturday they will vote against counting electoral votes next week when Congress is expected to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory — despite no credible evidence suggesting widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. The 11 Republican lawmakers said they intend to support an objection
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A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas and several Arizona Republicans seeking to force Vice President Mike Pence to help throw the election to President Donald Trump next week when Congress meets to count the Electoral College votes. Judge Jeremy Kernodle of the Eastern District of Texas
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UPDATE, Jan. 1: Texas state troopers on Friday identified two Las Vegas, Nevada residents as the victims of deadly crash along I-10 near Tornillo the day prior. Stephen James Govaker, 72, and his wife, Sherri La Rhonda Rogers, 57, were killed when a semi-truck crashed into their motor home. According to a police incident report,
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — Vice President Mike Pence’s lawyers asked a federal judge Thursday to reject a request from U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas that attempts to force Pence to ignore electoral votes of several key states when Congress meets to certify the 2020 presidential election next week. Pence argues that the legal issues raised
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed restaurants to ignore local curfews — specifically in El Paso and Travis counties — that were implemented to mitigate the spread of the Covid-19 virus on New Year’s Eve. The governor’s action brought a swift rebuke from El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego who, in an interview with
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas hit another grim milestone Thursday when it surpassed 12,000 patients hospitalized with Covid-19, setting a new record high in that category for the fourth consecutive day. Meanwhile, a Travis County district judge sided with Austin officials on a restriction regarding late-night dine-in services on New Year’s Eve following a hearing just hours
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