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666 new Texas laws go into effect Sept. 1: Here are some that may affect you

August 31, 2021 4:18 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — A total of 666 new Texas laws will go into effect this Wednesday. Debated, passed and signed during the 87th Texas Legislature,…

Texas school system closes after 2 teachers die of Covid-19

August 31, 2021 5:52 PM Associated Press

WACO, Texas (AP) — A Central Texas school district is closing its schools after two teachers died last week of COVID-19. Connally Independent…

No resolution to Watson dilemma as he stays on Texans roster

August 31, 2021 4:54 PM Associated Press

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Quarterback Deshaun Watson remained on the active roster as the Houston Texans made cuts to…

Tulane University relocating students to Houston due to power outages

August 31, 2021 4:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Young, Hannah Sarisohn and Steve Almasy, CNN Two Chicago-area freshmen, Lilly and McKenna, were on the Tulane campus for just a week when…

Texas Legislature sends sweeping GOP voting bill to governor

August 31, 2021 11:57 AM Associated Press

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature has signed off on a sweeping GOP rewrite of…

Texas’ 6-week abortion ban lets private citizens sue in an unprecedented legal approach

August 31, 2021 9:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN A Texas state law that bans abortion after as early as six weeks into the pregnancy could provide the playbook for red states…

Covid-19 cases at this Texas school are spiking, yet officials buck local mask mandate

August 31, 2021 10:38 AM CNN

CNN’s Rosa Flores reports from Humble, Texas, where parents are split on the state’s mask mandate ban and its effects on their…

Amber Alert for 2 Texas children believed abducted by man

August 31, 2021 5:24 AM Jim Parker

RUSK, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued early Tuesday morning for two Texas siblings believed to have been abducted by a man. According to…

Texas among 5 states that have less than 10% of ICU beds left as Covid-19 overwhelms hospitals

August 31, 2021 2:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As Covid-19 cases surge across the US, particularly among unvaccinated Americans, hospitals have been pushed to their…

Abortion on the border: Legislation in Texas and criminalization in Chihuahua

August 30, 2021 8:00 PM KVIA ABC-7

(Editor’s note: This story was produced as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a bi-national partnership of news organizations in Ciudad…

Griddy Energy customers won’t have to pay for sky-high electricity bills from winter storm

August 30, 2021 8:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Moon and Eric Levenson, CNN Griddy Energy customers won’t be financially responsible for the sky-high electricity bills charged during…

U.S. Supreme Court asked to block Texas law banning most abortions

August 30, 2021 12:15 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Lawyers for abortion clinics in Texas raced to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, asking the justices to block a controversial law…

Lawrence wraps preseason with 2 TDs, Jags beat Cowboys 34-14

August 29, 2021 2:20 PM Associated Press

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Trevor Lawrence threw for a pair of touchdowns in the preseason finale after…

Indictment accuses 2 officers of murdering Austin scientist

August 27, 2021 5:25 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two Texas police officers have been indicted muon murder charges in a line-of-duty fatal shooting of an Austin scientist. One…

Texas Marine among 13 U.S troops killed in Kabul attack

August 27, 2021 6:44 PM CNN

LAREDO, Texas — A Marine from Laredo is one of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Thursday’s attack at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, family…

Houston reports first pediatric Covid-19 death in youth with no underlying conditions

August 27, 2021 1:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Keith Allen and David Williams, CNN Health officials in Houston have confirmed the city’s first pediatric Covid-19 death of a youth who did…

Texas House OK’s GOP vote restrictions after Dems’ holdout ends

August 26, 2021 10:35 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans advanced new voting restrictions Thursday night after months of protests by Democrats, who after returning from a…

Texas Supreme Court pauses mask mandate in San Antonio case, but El Paso’s is still in effect

August 26, 2021 10:32 AM Texas Tribune, El Paso Matters - Molly Smith

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked San Antonio’s mask mandate for public schools Thursday — the latest in the…

Southwest trims schedule in effort to solve flight problems

August 26, 2021 5:07 PM Associated Press

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is reducing the number of flights it will operate the rest of this year.…

El Paso federal judge grants injunction blocking migrant stops by Texas troopers

August 26, 2021 3:49 PM CNN

EL PASO, Texas — A federal judge in El Paso on Thursday granted the Biden administration’s request for a preliminary injunction halting an executive…

Blue Origin successfully completes 1st test flight from Van Horn with no passengers after Jeff Bezos trip

August 26, 2021 4:29 PM CNN

VAN HORN, Texas — The rocket that flew Jeff Bezos to space last month just took another brief, suborbital jaunt to the upper reaches of the…

Abbott bans Texas vaccine mandates amid FDA status

August 25, 2021 2:57 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday announced an executive order banning Covid-19 vaccine mandates regardless of a vaccine’s…

ICUs over 90% full in Texas, 7 other states from Covid

August 25, 2021 11:47 AM ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — There are now over 100,000 Covid-19 patients in U.S. hospitals, the most in seven months, according to federal data. The rate of…

NRA cancels its annual meeting in Houston over Covid-19 concerns

August 24, 2021 10:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Kay Jones and Nicole Williams, CNN The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced Tuesday it has canceled its 2021 annual meeting in Houston,…

Garcia’s strong start helps Astros cool off Royals, 4-0

August 24, 2021 9:50 PM Associated Press

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Luis Garcia pitched into the seventh inning and two relievers completed a four-hitter to lead the…

Lowe’s homer, 5 hits, 3 RBIs lead Rangers past Indians 7-3

August 24, 2021 8:42 PM Associated Press

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe was 5 for 5 with a three-run homer in the first inning, leading the Texas Rangers…

U.S. Supreme Court orders ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy reinstated

August 24, 2021 6:05 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Biden administration likely violated federal law in trying to end a Trump-era program…

With Democrats back, Texas GOP pushes ahead with voting bill

August 23, 2021 3:15 PM Associated Press

By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans are bringing back their voting bill with no changes…

So many people in this Texas town got Covid-19 that the school district shut down and then the city essentially closed

August 23, 2021 3:54 PM CNN

As Covid-19 swept through the tiny west Texas town of Iraan, the schools were the first to shut down. The sheer number of cases and people in…

QB Rush solid for Cowboys in 20-14 preseason loss to Texans

August 21, 2021 9:10 PM Associated Press

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.…