Nation Apr 29 Authorities search for suspect who fatally shot 5 people in Texas home A man went next door with a rifle and began shooting his neighbors, killing an 8-year-old and four others inside a house near Houston, after the family asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard because they were trying…
Politics Apr 13 Court maintains abortion pill access but tightens restrictions The decision late Wednesday temporarily narrowed a ruling by a lower court judge in Texas that had completely blocked the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the nation’s most commonly used method of abortion.
Politics Apr 07 FDA approval of abortion pill mifepristone in limbo after 2 federal judges order conflicting rulings A federal judge in Texas has thrown into jeopardy the most common method of abortion in the U.S., ordering regulators to temporarily halt their approval of the drug mifepristone for abortion.
Politics Mar 30 Judge’s ruling undercuts Affordable Care Act preventive screenings A federal judge in Texas who has previously ruled to dismantle the Affordable Care Act struck down a narrower but key part of the nation's health law.
Education Mar 11 Houston joins cities fighting potential state takeovers of school districts Houston is the largest city in the U.S. where potential takeovers of local institutions are roiling heavily minority communities, including St. Louis and Washington, D.C. It's also an extension of a broader fight in the U.S. of statehouses flexing control over municipalities.
Nation Feb 15 Austin’s city manager fired over widespread winter power outages Officials in Austin, Texas, have fired the city's manager over the delayed response to a massive winter storm that left thousands of residents without power for a week or longer this month.
Politics Nov 08 Greg Abbott wins governor’s race in Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott wins reelection in Texas.
Nation Oct 27 Texas police say Uvalde officers probe to be over by year-end Texas' state police chief says a criminal investigation into the hesitant police response to the Uvalde school massacre that killed 19 children and two teachers will be finished by the end of the year.
Nation Oct 22 Texas fires 1st state police officer amid fallout over response to Uvalde shooting The Texas Department of Public Safety fired an officer Friday who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre and becomes the first member of the state police force to lose their job in the fallout over the hesitant response to…
Education Oct 07 Uvalde school district suspends entire police force after continued outrage Uvalde school leaders have pulled its embattled campus police force off the job four months after the Robb Elementary School shooting.