The casino empire helmed by GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson is zeroing in on Texas. Las Vegas Sands, among the world’s largest gaming companies, has set its sights on…
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In new lawsuit, Texas contests election results in Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block the battleground states from casting “unlawful and constitutionally tainted votes” in the Electoral College. There is no…
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Efforts to stop Trump’s border wall construction could extend long past Inauguration Day
When Carlos Flores filed suit against the Trump administration last summer, the Laredo-based attorney said he wanted to help his clients try to stave off border wall construction…
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Texans living in long-term care facilities will be among first people eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
People living and working in long-term care facilities, like nursing homes and assisted living centers, will be among the first group of people eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations…
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Gov. Greg Abbott tells supporters he’s considering placing law enforcement for central Austin under state control
In his latest move in a political fight against Austin over police funding, Gov. Greg Abbott says he is considering a proposal to put the state in charge of…
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Texas must boost coronavirus control efforts amid “full resurgence” of infections, White House report says
Texas must ramp up efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the state experiences a “full resurgence” of COVID-19 infections, according to White House guidelines. Texas…
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Texas may receive enough coronavirus vaccine doses for 700,000 people in December, Gov. Greg Abbott says
Texas could receive coronavirus vaccine doses to immunize up to 700,000 Texans in December, assuming U.S. health officials approve coronavirus vaccine candidates from drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna, Gov.…
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After AG Bill Barr says no evidence of widespread fraud in 2020 election, 9 Texas Republicans decry “shocking lack of action” on allegations
On the same day that U.S. Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department had found no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election, nine Texas Republicans…
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Despite staggering pandemic losses, Texas budget forecast better than expected, state comptroller says
Despite “historic declines,” state lawmakers will have more money to work with in the upcoming legislative session than Comptroller Glenn Hegar expected over the summer, he said Monday. But Hegar did not…
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Harris County GOP chair who assumed role after facing backlash for racist Facebook post resigns
The head of the Republican Party in Texas’ largest county has resigned after less than four months on the job. Keith Nielsen, chairman of the GOP in Harris…
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Texas Democrats have failed to pass voter access legislation for years. The pandemic may change that.
Lawmakers and voting rights groups have been fighting over updates to Texas’ election systems for years, but issues heightened by the coronavirus pandemic have launched a new conversation…
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Williamson County judge pleads guilty for violating his own stay-at-home order, will pay $1,000 fine
Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor Tuesday for violating his own stay-at-home order this spring and will pay a $1,000 fine, court documents show.…
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Health care workers will be the first people in Texas to receive a COVID-19 vaccine once one receives emergency approval from the U.S. government, and on Monday a…
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36 members of the National Guard heading to work in El Paso mortuaries as coronavirus cases soar
After El Paso resorted to using county jail inmates to move bodies for nearly two weeks, the Texas Army National Guard is sending a 36-person team to assist…
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Texas unemployment rate falls to 6.9% in October, a sign of slow and uneven economic recovery
The Texas unemployment rate dropped to 6.9% in October, the U.S. Labor Department said Friday, an improvement from the state’s September rate of 8.3% as a new wave of coronavirus…
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A bipartisan group of 68 Texas House representatives signed a letter calling on the Texas Education Agency to cancel the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness…
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Governor Abbott, DSHS Announce Distribution Of COVID-19 Antibody Therapy To Hospitals Across Texas
Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is allocating an initial shipment of bamlanivimab, the Eli Lilly & Company monoclonal antibody therapy,…
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Incarcerated Texans asked to work in county morgue as COVID-19 deaths overwhelm El Paso
The morgue in El Paso is so overwhelmed by the number of people dying from COVID-19 that inmates from the county’s detention facility are being brought in to…
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In economic crisis, Texas Democrats push to legalize marijuana. Key Republicans likely stand in the way.
With a state budget devastated by the coronavirus, some Democratic lawmakers are hoping the economic crisis could become an opportunity to coax Texas into joining a growing number…
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Funeral homes and hospitals in parts of Texas brace for new wave of coronavirus infections and deaths
The number of coronavirus patients in Texas hospitals has nearly doubled since October, and average infections are at their highest point in almost three months — leaving…
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What to expect as Texas heads to the U.S. Supreme Court in bid to overturn the Affordable Care Act
Texas, leading a coalition of Republican states, heads to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday morning to argue that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional and should be…
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Texas has failed to prove it did enough to overhaul a system that illegally left thousands of public school students who have disabilities without needed special education services,…
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The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it found 815 mail-in ballots in Texas processing facilities and delivered them to county election offices. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan ordered…
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Democrats’ hopes of flipping Texas again fall short as Republicans dominate the state’s 2020 elections
Some thought it might happen as early as 2014 — and then 2016, and, of course, in 2018. When all those elections proved disappointing, Texas Democrats said 2020 would be the year,…
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Nearly 127,000 Harris County drive-thru votes appear safe after federal judge rejects GOP-led Texas lawsuit
A federal judge Monday rejected a request by a conservative activist and three Republican candidates to toss out nearly 127,000 votes cast at drive-thru polling sites in Texas’ most populous…
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Texas is on track for record turnout in this election after breaking early voting records
After the conclusion of three weeks of early voting, 9.7 million Texans have cast ballots, crushing previous early voting totals in the state and setting Texas on a…
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Texas voters won’t be required to wear masks while voting after appeals court temporarily lets Abbott order stand
A requirement that Texans wear face masks when casting ballots during the pandemic lasted less than a day after a federal appeals court halted an order that would…
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Texas voters have to wear masks while voting despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s exemption, federal judge rules
Texas voters should be required to wear face masks when casting ballots during the pandemic, a federal district judge ruled Tuesday, invalidating an exemption for polling places that Gov. Greg Abbott…
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U.S. Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to Supreme Court, with Texans Cornyn and Cruz in favor
WASHINGTON — With the support of Texas’ two senators, the U.S. Senate approved the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court in a 52-48…
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El Paso officials ask residents to stay home for two weeks as COVID-19 hospitalizations surge
As El Paso continues to grapple with a surge of coronavirus cases, county authorities on Sunday implemented a curfew and city health officials asked residents to stay home for the next two…