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Texas town removes fence separating historically segregated cemeteries

July 20, 2020 1:24 PM CNN

MINEOLA, Texas — A 60-year-old chain link fence at a cemetery in Texas has just come down. And while its removal may seem unremarkable, for…

In rare move, Biden & DNC air presidential TV ads in El Paso, across Texas

July 20, 2020 12:50 AM CNN, Associated Press, El Paso Matters, Texas Tribune

EL PASO, Texas — Joe Biden’s campaign debuted its first general election television ad in El Paso on ABC-7 over the weekend, dipping its toes in…

Texas man said his grandmother was shot in a drive-by shooting, now he faces a murder charge

July 19, 2020 7:07 PM CNN

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A 23-year-old Texas man allegedly shot his grandmother early Sunday and tried to stage her death as a drive-by shooting,…

85 infants under age 1 test positive for coronavirus in one Texas county

July 18, 2020 3:36 AM CNN

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Eighty-five infants under age 1 have tested positive for coronavirus in one Texas county. And local officials are…

Texas virus deaths, cases set records for 4th straight day

July 17, 2020 7:51 PM Associated Press, Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — The state of Texas set a new daily record for virus deaths, with 174 on Friday, and reported more than 10,000 confirmed new cases…

Texas will allow schools to keep classrooms closed longer than previously ordered

July 17, 2020 10:46 AM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Facing growing backlash from teachers, parents and health officials, Texas education officials Friday relaxed a previous order that…

Texas attorney general says religious private schools ‘need not comply’ with local health orders

July 17, 2020 4:44 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — While local health officials have the authority to keep school districts closed for in-person instruction through the…

Investigators say Texas couple defrauded Army out of millions

July 17, 2020 2:52 PM Associated Press

KILLEEN, Texas — Federal agents have seized more than 20 vehicles and the money from 10 bank accounts belonging to married U.S. Army veterans in…

Military medics deploy in Texas, California as virus surges

July 17, 2020 2:42 PM Associated Press

HOUSTON, Texas — Teams of military medics were deployed in Texas and California to help hospitals deluged by coronavirus patients, as Miami area…

24-year-old Texan who beat virus after nearly 80 days in hospital says she regrets not wearing a mask

July 16, 2020 5:47 PM CNN

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas — A 24-year-old Texas woman who spent nearly three months in a hospital fighting Covid-19 says she wishes she had…

Abbott says ‘no shutdown coming’ in Texas despite virus surge

July 16, 2020 7:19 PM Texas Tribune

HOUSTON, Texas — As the number of coronavirus cases in Texas continues to rise and hospitals grow more crowded, Gov. Greg Abbott said…

Arizona and Texas bring in refrigerated trucks as morgues fill up due to virus

July 16, 2020 12:01 PM CNN

With skyrocketing coronavirus hospitalizations in several states, hard-hit counties in Arizona and Texas are preparing for the worst by bringing in…

Texas classrooms can stay closed without losing state funding if local health officials order it

July 15, 2020 1:48 PM Texas Tribune, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, Texas — Local public health officials will be able to keep Texas schools closed for in-person instruction this fall without risking state…

Complete results: El Paso County & Texas 2020 runoff elections

July 14, 2020 6:26 PM KVIA ABC-7

CLICK HERE for El Paso County 2020 Runoff Election Results Scroll down below to get all of Texas’ election results of the 2020 runoff races for…

MJ Hegar wins Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Texas

July 14, 2020 10:39 PM Associated Press, Texas Tribune

CLICK HERE for Texas 2020 Runoff Election Results AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ MJ Hegar won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, the Associated…

Abbott says Texas will extend time that schools can teach online-only

July 14, 2020 6:56 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will give school districts more flexibility to keep their school buildings closed to in-person instruction this fall as…

Texas GOP Congressman Will Hurd ‘afraid’ reopening schools will be ‘a debacle’

July 14, 2020 10:25 PM Jim Parker

WASHINGTON, DC — “A debacle” is what Texas Republican Congressman Will Hurd is afraid of as schools get closer to reopening. While Texas voters were…

Texas reports new record numbers of virus cases, hospitalizations

July 14, 2020 9:20 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, TEXAS — A record number of people with the coronavirus were in Texas hospitals on Tuesday as the state also set a record for the number…

Trump’s former doctor wins GOP Congressional nomination in Texas

July 14, 2020 9:05 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — President Donald Trump’s former White House physician won the Republican nomination for a U.S. House seat in Texas on Tuesday in…

Texas voters deciding U.S. Senate runoff amid stress of pandemic

July 14, 2020 2:59 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — A U.S. Senate primary race in Texas overshadowed by an alarming resurgence of the coronavirus came down to a runoff Tuesday between…

Texas ICU nurse is hospitalized with Covid-19 after testing negative

July 14, 2020 12:02 PM CNN

HOUSTON, Texas — An ICU nurse in Texas has found herself in the position of some of the very same patients she’s spent the last few weeks…

Texas keeps ‘The Eyes of Texas’ alma mater song despite athlete demands

July 13, 2020 10:56 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas announced a series of steps Monday intended to make itself more welcoming to its Black students but stopped…

Trump rips border wall built by his ‘We Build the Wall’ supporters

July 13, 2020 10:07 PM Associated Press, Texas Tribune

MISSION, Texas — President Donald Trump is criticizing a privately built border wall in South Texas that was constructed by “We Build the Wall” -…

Most Texas jury trials on hold until at least September

July 13, 2020 5:58 AM Madeline Ottilie

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s something you might not have thought about since the pandemic began: jury duty. It’s something you don’t have to…

Navy welcomes 1st Black female tactical jet pilot; she’s stationed in Texas

July 12, 2020 3:46 PM CNN

KINGSVILLE, Texas — Soaring through the glass ceilings of both her gender and race, Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle has made history as the U.S.…

2 Texas police officers fatally shot while responding to domestic disturbance

July 11, 2020 8:01 PM CNN

McALLEN, Texas — Two police officers in McAllen were killed while answering a domestic disturbance call Saturday afternoon, according to the…

Covid-19 continues its grim record-setting pace in Texas

July 12, 2020 12:29 AM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, Texas — The coronavirus continues to cut its record-setting swath through Texas as state officials reported a record 10,351 new cases for…

Texas morgues filling up, refrigerated trailers sought by some counties to hold bodies

July 11, 2020 11:30 AM Texas Tribune

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas –More than 3,000 Texans have now died from the coronavirus and counties in the state are preparing for even more deaths by…

‘The tsunami is here’: Texas surpasses 10,000 patients in hospitals for virus

July 10, 2020 10:19 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, Texas — On Friday, Texas surpassed 10,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time, capping a week of grim markers that also…

‘I think I made a mistake’: 30-year-old Texan dies at hospital after attending Covid-19 ‘hoax’ party

July 10, 2020 9:36 PM ABC News

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – A doctor from Methodist Hospital in San Antonio said a young man died after attending a Covid-19 party, according to ABC…