QB Rush solid for Cowboys in 20-14 preseason loss to Texans
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cooper Rush’s days as the backup to Dak Prescott in Dallas might not be over.…
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Gov. Abbott now tests Covid negative, 4 days after positive test
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has now tested negative for Covid-19, four days after testing positive for the virus. “I…
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Supreme Court halts reinstating ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court is temporarily halting a judge’s order that would have forced the government to reinstate a Trump…
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Police: Man dies after exchanging gunfire with Texas cops
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — Police say a man was fatally shot by Amarillo, Texas, police after opening fire on officers who approached him while looking…
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s COVID claim denounced as racist
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ lieutenant governor is blaming unvaccinated Black people for…
Continue Reading Judge sides with Texas in fight over Medicaid waiver
TYLER, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has issued a ruling that keeps in place Texas’ Medicaid agreement. The decision Friday blocks an effort by…
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Texas Supreme Court allows school mask mandates to remain in place for now
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court has dismissed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott’s request that it…
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In reversal, Texas now says schools must tell parents of Covid cases
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas school districts must now notify teachers, staff and students’ families of positive Covid-19 cases in classrooms or…
Continue Reading Texas Democrats’ effort to freeze voting bill ends
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN Texas House Democrats’ historic quorum break unexpectedly ended Thursday evening when at least three new Democrats…
Continue Reading Texas Democrats return, end 38-day holdout over voting bill
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Some Democrats who left Texas to block a GOP voting bill have ended a…
Continue Reading American Airlines will not serve alcohol on flights until 2022
By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN American Airlines says it will not serve alcohol in the main cabin of its flights until January 18, 2022,…
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Fabens ISD welcomes nearly 2,000 students for fall semester
FABENS, Texas — It’s one of the smallest districts in the county, but the Fabens Independent School District has big plans for its students. FISD…
Continue Reading A Texas school superintendent speaks out after parents accosted 2 teachers over masks
CNN’s Rosa Flores takes a closer look at incidents erupting across the county as the argument over wearing masks…
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Texas health officials warn of full ICUs as state grapples with worsening Covid-19 surge
By Travis Caldwell, CNN The latest surge in Covid-19 hospitalizations this summer is having a deepening effect in Texas, a state that has seen its…
Continue Reading Appeals court upholds Texas law to ban abortion procedure
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans has upheld a Texas law outlawing a commonly used…
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Biden takes aim at states blocking mask mandates, sets up Abbott for showdown
WASHINGTON, DC — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott may soon be fighting a war on two fronts — with local officials and the federal government — to stave…
Continue Reading Texas school district finds dress code loophole around Abbott’s no mask mandate order
PARIS, Texas — A Texas school district is amending its dress code to require masks in hopes of sidestepping Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order…
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WATCH: City of El Paso briefing on mask rule, court order vs. Abbott
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health and the City Attorney’s Office held a media briefing Wednesday afternoon on the local…
Continue Reading WATCH: TTUHSC holds town hall about vaccines & science
EL PASO, Texas — Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) El Paso hosted a virtual town hall on Wednesday to address vaccine safety,…
Continue Reading Judge blocks Gov. Abbott’s order, so El Paso mask mandate is in effect Wednesday
EL PASO, Texas — A judge blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order forbidding mask mandates late Tuesday night, clearing the way for a new…
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EPISD board votes for mask rule, will sue Abbott over ban
UPDATE: EPISD’s board, with only one nay, voted 6-1 Tuesday night to impose a mask mandate for all teachers, staff and students in school facilities,…
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SISD board unanimously approves mask rule for schools
UPDATE: SISD’s board voted unanimously Tuesday night to follow the El Paso Health Authority’s mask mandate for schools, which was set to take effect…
Continue Reading Gov. Abbott, staunch mask rule opponent, has ‘breakthrough’ case of Covid-19
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a staunch opponent of mask mandates, is infected with a “breakthrough” case of Covid-19, the governor’s…
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Texas Supreme Court says quorum-breaking Dems can be arrested, brought to Capitol
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas House Democrats who refuse to show up to the state Capitol to prevent Republican lawmakers from passing a voting…
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Cadillac with bullet holes sought in Texas ‘Blue Alert’ is located, but still no suspect in custody for deputy’s shooting
UPDATE, Aug. 17: The Wichita Falls Times Record News reported that a Clay County Sheriff’s deputy was shot during a traffic stop involving the…
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Texas requests five mortuary trailers during Covid-19 surge
By Raja Razek and Ray Sanchez, CNN Five mortuary trailers have been requested by the health services department in Texas, which is seeing a surge in…
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Top infectious disease doctor doesn’t think El Paso will see major Covid spike
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of El Paso’s top infectious disease experts said he does not believe El Paso hospitals will be overwhelmed with Covid-19…
Continue Reading El Paso Health Authority imposes mask rule; City Council suing governor
UPDATE: El Paso City/County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza told City Council he planned to impose a mask mandate, requiring that face coverings…
Continue Reading Texas’ high court halts mask rules as counties defy governor
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court has blocked mask mandates ordered by two of the nation’s largest counties that defied Republican…
Continue Reading A man died after a party boat capsized on a Texas lake during bad weather
By Kay Jones and Alaa Elassar, CNN A Texas man is dead and another person was injured after a double-decker party boat capsized in bad weather…
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