Judge shields some Texas abortion clinics from group’s suits
The Associated Press
AUSTIN A judge has temporarily shielded some Texas abortion clinics from being sued by the state's largest anti-abortion group under a new...
Area leaders laud Cruz’s I-14 efforts
It’s wasn’t officially declared Senator Ted Cruz Day in the Permian Basin, but political leaders in Odessa and Midland on Thursday cheered the Texas...
Texas bans most abortions, with high court mum on appeal
By Jessica Gresko, Paul J. Weber and Mark Sherman
The Associated Press
The nation's most far-reaching curb on abortions since they were legalized a half-century ago...
Mixed feelings in El Paso about looser Texas gun limits
By Morgan Lee
The Associated Press
EL PASO Martin Portillo got a gun after the mass shooting at a Walmart in his hometown of El Paso...
Texas Legislature sends sweeping GOP voting bill to governor
By Paul J. Weber and Acacia Coronado
The Associated Press
AUSTIN The GOP-controlled Texas Legislature passed a broad overhaul of the state’s election laws Tuesday, tightening...
Widower’s death extends mourning tied to El Paso massacre
By Morgan Lee
The Associated Press
EL PASO A man who gained worldwide sympathy and support after his wife was killed in a mass shooting in...
Gov. Greg Abbott bans mandates on COVID-19 vaccines regardless of whether they have full...
By Patrick Svitek
The Texas Tribune
Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday announced an executive order banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates regardless of a vaccine’s approval status with...
Texas GOP voting bill on fast track after standstill ends
By Paul J. Weber
The Associated Press
AUSTIN The sudden end of Texas Democrats' 38-day walkout has put Republicans back on a fast track to pass...
State drops mask mandate ban enforcement in public schools
By Terry Wallace
The Associated Press
Enforcement in the state’s public school systems of Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates has been dropped, for now,...
Democrats return, end 38-day holdout over voting bill
By Paul J. Weber and Acacia Coronado
The Associated Press
AUSTIN A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state Capitol for 38...