Texas’ deadliest day: Nearly 100 new virus deaths, 5 in El Paso
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reported its deadliest day of the pandemic with nearly 100 new deaths on Wednesday as newly confirmed cases continued soaring…
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Texas carries out 1st inmate execution after 5-month delay due to pandemic
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas inmate received lethal injection Wednesday evening for fatally shooting an 82-year-old man nearly three decades ago,…
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Houston mayor cancels GOP convention due to virus concerns
HOUSTON, Texas — Houston’s mayor on Wednesday canceled the Texas Republican Party’s in-person convention, saying the spread of the coronavirus…
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Masks will be mandatory in Texas schools when they reopen this fall
AUSTIN, Texas — Masks for students and teachers will be mandatory in counties with more than 20 reported Covid-19 cases when public schools resume…
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Amber Alert issued for 2-year-old Texas girl allegedly abducted by man
CENTER, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued Tuesday evening for a 2-year-old Texas girl who is believed to have been abducted by a…
Continue Reading Texas passes 10,000 new virus cases in single day; among only 3 states to ever do so
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas surpassed 10,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time, crossing a sobering milestone rarely seen since the…
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Contact tracing no longer possible across South & Southwest U.S. due to rapid virus surges, Texas health expert says
WACO, Texas — Despite hopes for relief this summer, the US still is battling the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, so much so that across…
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State Fair of Texas canceled for 2020 because of virus concerns
DALLAS, Texas — The State Fair of Texas, slated for this fall, was canceled Tuesday because of ongoing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus,…
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Beto O’Rourke calls on ‘pathetic’ Gov. Abbott to ‘resign’ over handling of virus pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Former El Paso congressman and prominent Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke called on Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to resign, saying his…
Continue Reading Virus hospitalizations double as Texas surpasses 200,000 cases
AUSTIN, Texas — Hospitalizations across Texas have more than doubled in the last two weeks, rising to 8,698 people in hospitals on Monday. Texas…
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Ruidoso Downs, Luby’s, Alamo Drafthouse among borrowers from federal small-business relief fund
WASHINGTON, DC — After withering pressure from lawmakers, the federal government on Monday released data on hundreds of thousands of borrowers…
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Pickup truck crash on I-10 near Van Horn kills Midland teen
UPDATE: State troopers on Monday identified the lone fatality from Sunday’s pickup truck crash on I-10 in Culberson County as Luis Alejandro…
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Matthew McConaughey tells fans to ‘wear the damn mask’ in new video
Matthew McConaughey got straight to the point in a new video posted on social media over the weekend. (Scroll down to end of article to see the…
Continue Reading Texas coronavirus cases top 1,300 from child care facilities alone
AUSTIN, Texas — As parents nationwide wonder if it’s safe to send kids back to day care, Texas is grappling with a surge of Covid-19…
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‘Grave concern’: New record 8,181 in Texas hospitals due to virus – leaders warn of lack of capacity
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reported 3,449 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 Sunday, after a record high of 8,258 Saturday. State health officials…
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Human remains positively identified as missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen
FORT HOOD, Texas — Human remains found in a shallow in Texas grave were positively identified as Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen on Sunday, according…
Continue Reading El Pasoans join outcry seeking justice for Texas soldier Vanessa Guillen
EL PASO, Texas — While many El Pasons were out grilling hot dogs and burgers in observance of the July 4th holiday, others took to Grandview Park…
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Mexican soldiers kill 12 gunmen in city on border with Texas
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — Mexican soldiers patrolling in the Texas border city of Nuevo Laredo came under fire from drug cartel gunmen, then killed 12…
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Pit bull shot dead after woman leads sheriff’s deputies on chase in Hudspeth County
FORT HANCOCK, Texas — Deputies shot a dog dead Saturday morning after a chase along Interstate 10 near Fort Hancock, officials with the Hudspeth…
Continue Reading 2 Texas counties urge residents to shelter in place as hospitals reach capacity due to virus
Hospitals in at least two Texas counties are at full capacity heading into the Fourth of July holiday weekend, with county judges urging residents to…
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Gov. Abbott orders Texans to wear masks in public or face $250 fine
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott issued a nearly statewide mask mandate Thursday as Texas scrambles to get its coronavirus surge under…
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New poll has Trump holding narrow lead over Biden in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — President Donald Trump would beat former Vice President Joe Biden in Texas by 4 percentage points if the election were held today,…
Continue Reading Army investigators believe missing soldier was killed at Fort Hood
FORT HOOD, Texas — Army investigators believe a Texas soldier missing since April was killed by another soldier on the base where they served, the…
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Vanilla Ice concert planned for 4th of July weekend in Texas has been canceled
AUSTIN, Texas — A planned Vanilla Ice holiday weekend concert has been canceled. A rep for the rapper confirmed Thursday afternoon that at a…
Continue Reading Texas sees 8,000 new virus cases – highest daily total, more than doubling case counts in 2 weeks
AUSTIN, Texas — After setting three straight single-day records last week, Texas has hit another grim milestone in Covid-19 cases. On Wednesday, the…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Texas teens at ‘pong fest’ party exposed to coronavirus, officials say
About 300 teens were exposed to Covid-19 at a “pong fest” party in Lakeway, Texas, on June 20, local officials say. At the time of the…
Continue Reading 1 suspect dead, 1 arrested in apparent death of missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen
KILLEEN, Texas — A military suspect who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and a civilian suspect arrested by the Texas Rangers are connected to…
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This 23-year-old Texas woman waited weeks before venturing back out. When she did she got coronavirus
HOUSTON, Texas — Peyton Chesser wasn’t taking chances when the coronavirus pandemic locked down the country in March. The 23-year-old…
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Abbott doesn’t say if he agrees with Lt. Gov’s view that Fauci ‘doesn’t know what he’s talking about’
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com AUSTIN, Texas — Despite Texas’ surge of new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, Lt. Gov. Dan…
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WATCH: Curious foster dogs and kittens meet San Antonio Zoo animals
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Animal Defense League of Texas took field trips to the San Antonio Zoo during June, bringing foster kittens and dogs to…
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