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1 of 14 victims hurt in Austin mass shooting dies

June 13, 2021 5:37 PM CNN

AUSTIN, Texas — One of 14 people injured in a mass shooting in downtown Austin has died, police say. Douglas John Kantor, 25, died from his…

Judge rules in favor of Houston hospital requiring employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19

June 13, 2021 1:44 PM CNN Newsource

HOUSTON, Texas — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Houston Methodist Hospital by employees who opposed a Covid-19 vaccine mandate as a…

Arrest made in Austin mass shooting that injured 14

June 12, 2021 4:36 PM CNN

AUSTIN, Texas — Authorities have arrested one person in connection with the mass shooting overnight in downtown Austin, Texas, that left 14…

Violence in Texas, Georgia and Illinois brings number of U.S. mass shootings to 267 so far this year

June 12, 2021 3:52 PM CNN Newsource

AUSTIN, Texas — As the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, it has a staggering…

At least 13 injured, 2 critically, in shooting in downtown Austin

June 12, 2021 6:01 AM CNN

AUSTIN, Texas — At least 13 people were injured early Saturday morning in a shooting in downtown Austin, officials said. Two of the people…

5 shot and wounded in Dallas, including 4-year-old girl

June 12, 2021 7:01 AM CNN Newsource

DALLAS, Texas — Dallas police are investigating a shooting that injured five people Friday, including a 4-year-old girl. Around 4:45 p.m.,…

Caught on video: 4 rescued off boat ‘teetering’ at the edge of a Texas dam

June 11, 2021 7:26 PM CNN Newsource

AUSTIN, Texas — When police in Austin responded to calls about a boat at the edge of Longhorn Dam earlier this week, they found it teetering…

Vanessa Guillen’s fiancée, friends speak out on ABC’s 20/20

June 11, 2021 4:42 PM ABC News

HOUSTON, Texas — Vanessa Guillen will forever be 20 years old, engaged but will never be married. She was murdered, inside one of the Army’s…

11 hurt when Border Patrol van carrying migrants is run off I-10 near Van Horn

June 10, 2021 11:40 AM Jim Parker

VAN HORN, Texas — Eleven people were injured, two of them seriously, in a Thursday morning rollover crash near Van Horn involving a U.S. Border…

Abbott tells ‘Border Security Summit’ he will build a Texas wall

June 10, 2021 4:03 PM Jim Parker, Rachel Phillips

DEL RIO, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday afternoon held what he billed as a “Border Security Summit” with a group of Texas sheriffs,…

Caught on video: Migrant teen in Texas shelter tased by cop

June 10, 2021 3:17 PM CNN

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Texas officials are investigating after newly released body camera footage obtained by the non-profit news outlet Reveal…

Covid fear no longer accepted reason for jobless Texans to reject work

June 10, 2021 3:45 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Jobless Texans who refuse work offers because they feel like the job isn’t safe during the pandemic won’t be able to receive…

Texas teen, her baby found safe after alleged kidnapping by ex-boyfriend

June 10, 2021 11:37 AM CNN Newsource

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — An 18-year-old and her baby who were believed to have been kidnapped in Texas have been found safe, Corpus Christi…

Fact check: Texas Congressman Gohmert’s attempts to connect moon orbits and solar flares to climate change

June 9, 2021 9:06 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas made an argument about climate change at a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday that…

‘All clear’ at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland after gunfire

June 9, 2021 12:38 PM CNN Newsource, ABC News

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Officials at Texas’ Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland gave the “all clear” and lifted a lockdown Wednesday afternoon, hours after…

Keystone XL pipeline sponsor pulls the plug on contentious project

June 9, 2021 3:16 PM Associated Press

BILLINGS, Montana — The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline pulled the plug on the contentious project Wednesday after Canadian officials…

Talks for bipartisan deal on gun background checks are over, Texas’ Cornyn says

June 9, 2021 1:39 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — After months of negotiations, the effort to reach a bipartisan agreement on gun background checks has ended, a key GOP senator…

Republican governors of Florida and Texas battle with cruise lines over vaccine requirements

June 9, 2021 11:09 AM CNN Newsource

AUSTIN, Texas — The Republican governors of Florida and Texas are headed toward showdowns with some of the world’s largest cruise lines,…

Texas bakery lost customers after selling rainbow Pride cookies; thanks to supporters, it has sold out of cookies every day since

June 9, 2021 10:53 AM CNN Newsource

LUFKIN, Texas — The hateful reaction to an LGBTQ Pride-inspired sugar cookie threatened to tank a bakery in Lufkin. But when cookie lovers from…

Texas Amber Alert: Murder suspect said to abduct ex-girlfriend, 1-year-old daughter

June 8, 2021 9:50 PM ABC News

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A man wanted for murder is accused of kidnapping his 18-year-old ex-girlfriend and her 1-year-old daughter, prompting the…

Employees protest against Houston hospital’s policy that all staff must be vaccinated against Covid-19

June 8, 2021 7:59 PM CNN Newsource

A group of Houston Methodist Hospital workers protested on Monday the health care system’s requirement that staffers be vaccinated against…

Abbott signs 2 new laws to overhaul Texas’ electrical grid

June 8, 2021 12:06 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed two sweeping pieces of legislation Tuesday to overhaul the state’s power grid after the disastrous…

Colonial Pipeline CEO grilled on Capitol Hill after crippling ransomware attack

June 8, 2021 7:27 AM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount told lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday it was the “right decision” to halt…

Feds threaten legal action against Abbott over migrant shelters

June 7, 2021 6:15 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is threatening to pursue legal action if Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doesn’t rescind his order shutting down…

Jeff Bezos is going to space on 1st crewed flight of Blue Origin rocket from Van Horn

June 7, 2021 12:49 PM CNN, JC Navarrete, KVIA ABC-7

VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company,…

Abbott signs law to punish Texas businesses that require proof of Covid-19 vaccination

June 7, 2021 6:26 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas businesses that require customers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 will be denied state contracts and could lose their…

DOJ seizes millions in ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline

June 7, 2021 1:13 PM Associated Press, ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Justice Department has recovered the majority of a multimillion-dollar ransom payment to hackers after a cyberattack that…

Texas Republican leaders promised action on gun safety after the El Paso shooting; instead, they passed permit-less carry

June 7, 2021 11:55 AM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — There was hope in the air when state lawmakers from El Paso arrived in Austin for the 2021 Texas Legislature. For them, this was…

El Paso women protest 6-week abortion ban in Texas

June 6, 2021 11:21 PM Kate Bieri

EL PASO, Texas- – Dozens of El Paso women and men took to the streets of downtown El Paso this weekend to rally for reproductive rights. “It really…

West Texas crude oil hits $70 for 1st time in nearly 3 years

June 6, 2021 10:53 PM CNN Newsource

MIDLAND/ODESSA, Texas — U.S. oil prices hit $70 a barrel on Sunday for the first time in nearly three years. While prices have since backed off…