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Kansas out of Top 25 for 1st time in 12 years; Gonzaga, Baylor still 1-2

February 8, 2021 10:04 AM Associated Press

LAWRENCE, Kansas — Kansas dropped out of The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 12 years on Monday, ending the…

Houston mural honoring George Floyd is unveiled in front of his high school alma mater

February 8, 2021 3:53 AM CNN Newsource

HOUSTON, Texas — Houston leaders unveiled a two-block mural over the weekend, dedicated to George Floyd and located directly in front of his…

After El Paso massacre, Abbott was open to gun control; he’s moved on

February 6, 2021 11:58 AM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — In August 2019, Texas was devastated by the back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso and Midland-Odessa that left 30 people…

El Paso’s Joe Moody again named speaker pro tem of Texas House

February 5, 2021 11:36 AM KVIA ABC-7, Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan shook up the chamber’s leadership this week, signaling who his top…

111-year-old Houston woman shares secrets to longevity

February 5, 2021 8:29 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story Houston (KTRK) — It’s no longer unusual to know or hear about someone…

Hospitals in Texas border towns are fighting an explosion of post-holiday coronavirus cases

February 5, 2021 1:00 AM CNN Newsource

DEL RIO, Texas — Azeneth Perry traced the sign of the cross on her body as she watched the ambulance drive away. Her husband, Paul, felt fine…

Houston doctor, known as father of modern Leukemia therapy, dies from COVID-19 at 93

February 4, 2021 9:07 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story Houston (KTRK) — There’s no telling how many lives Dr. Emil Freireich saved…

Amber Alert issued for 2-year-old missing Texas boy missing believed to be in ‘grave danger’

February 3, 2021 7:57 AM ABC News

CELINA, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued overnight for a 2-year-old from north Texas who is believed to be in grave danger. The Celina…

FAA to oversee investigation of SpaceX Mars rocket prototype’s explosive landing in Texas

February 3, 2021 7:10 AM CNN

BOCA CHICA, Texas — The Federal Aviation Administration said it will oversee an investigation into a crash landing of a SpaceX prototype rocket…

Biden administration prepares to open overflow facility for migrant children in Texas

February 2, 2021 2:59 PM CNN Newsource

CARRIZO SPRINGS, Texas — The Biden administration is opening an overflow facility for unaccompanied migrant children apprehended at the…

SpaceX Mars rocket prototype explodes on Texas landing, again

February 2, 2021 2:15 PM CNN Newsource

BOCA CHICA, Texas — Starship SN9, SpaceX’s early prototype for a rocket the company hopes will carry the first humans to Mars, launched a…

Abbott talks pandemic, police funding and ‘election integrity’ in State of State speech

February 1, 2021 2:50 PM Associated Press, Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas is on a comeback from a pandemic that has killed more than 36,000 people here —…

5 Mexican nationals charged with attempting to smuggle drugs, migrants into U.S. through Hudspeth County

February 1, 2021 8:53 PM David Burge

HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas – Five Mexican nationals were charged in federal court Monday in connection with a smuggling incident that attempted to…

Texas YWCA calls on state Legislature to enact laws to help working moms

February 1, 2021 12:39 PM Dylan McKim

El Paso, TX — Local YWCA chapters across the state are calling on the Texas Legislature to enact legislation that will increase access to quality…

NASA astronauts conduct spacewalk to make space station upgrades

February 1, 2021 11:03 AM Associated Press

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION — A pair of spacewalking astronauts completed a four-year effort to modernize the International Space Station’s power…

Mexican soldiers rescue toddler abandoned in Rio Grande near Del Rio, Texas

February 1, 2021 10:12 AM Associated Press

CIUDAD ACUNA, Mexico — Mexican soldiers and immigration agents rescued a 2-year-old girl from Chile after she apparently fell into the Rio Grande…

Gonzaga, Baylor top AP Top 25, Houston now No. 5

February 1, 2021 9:59 AM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Baylor has overshadowed nearly everything in the Big 12 this season as it tries to complete an undefeated season. Oklahoma has been…

Name a cockroach after your ex and watch it get eaten for Valentine’s Day at San Antonio Zoo

February 1, 2021 5:46 AM CNN Newsource

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Ever felt like ripping your ex’s head off? Well now you can. Sorta. For just $5, the San Antonio Zoo will name a…

Dallas axed plan to prioritize vaccinating Hispanic, Black neighborhoods after state of Texas threatened to slash doses

January 31, 2021 10:53 PM Texas Tribune

DALLAS, Texas — Faced with the threat that the state might slash its vaccine allocation, Dallas officials in late January reversed course on a plan…

‘Nightmare’: 9-year-old Texas boy dies suddenly of Covid-19 complications

January 31, 2021 7:21 PM ABC News

FORT WORTH, Texas — A 9-year-old boy died of complications of Covid-19 this past week at Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth, his family told ABC…

Texas Republicans want to keep transgender girls, women out of school sports teams

January 31, 2021 6:21 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans are again trying to limit the ways transgender youth can participate in athletics. Lawmakers have filed…

Texas getting more vaccine doses than expected this week as virus cases decline but deaths rise

January 31, 2021 6:08 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is scheduled to get more than 520,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine this week, more than state officials said they…

No. 2 Baylor whips Auburn to stay a perfect 16-0

January 30, 2021 11:20 PM Associated Press

WACO, Texas — It was just another Saturday for the streaking Baylor Bears basketball team. Second-ranked Baylor is 16-0 after Davion Mitchell had…

Amber Alert for Chucky doll accidentally sent out by Texas DPS

January 30, 2021 11:32 AM ABC News

AUSTIN, Texas — An Amber Alert was mistakenly published from the Texas Alerts System on Friday for Chucky the doll and his child, according to ABC…

Texas will require students to take the STAAR test in person

January 30, 2021 8:13 AM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas public school students must show up in person to take the STAAR test this spring, and districts can apply for waivers to…

Texas mom of 3 working side job as Uber Eats driver allegedly killed by 14-year-old boys

January 30, 2021 8:04 AM Associated Press

HALTOM CITY, TEXAS — A judge has ruled that two 14-year-old boys charged with capital murder will remain in custody for allegedly killing a mother…

Texas judge likely to extend hold on Biden’s deportation pause until late February

January 29, 2021 12:24 PM CNN Newsource

HOUSTON, Texas — A federal judge in Texas said Friday that he’ll likely extend his hold on the Biden administration’s deportation…

Kentucky men’s hoops vs. No. 5 Texas canceled due to virus outbreak

January 29, 2021 11:09 AM Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Kentucky — Kentucky says its men’s basketball game against No. 5 Texas has been canceled and all team activities have been…

Families of couple killed in botched Houston police raid file lawsuit against city and police department

January 29, 2021 5:15 AM CNN

HOUSTON, Texas — The families of a man and woman killed in a botched police raid in Houston have filed lawsuits against the city and police…

Over 200 flights on American Airlines’ regional carrier canceled after temporary FAA grounding

January 28, 2021 8:01 PM CNN Newsource

DALLAS, Texas — PSA Airlines, one of American Airlines’ largest operators of regional flights, has been “temporarily…