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4/10/2021

Nearly one-third of Texans have received virus vaccine

Posted 10:26 AM 4/11/2021 by The Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The percentage of Texans who have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine is nearing one-third, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control on Saturday.

The CDC reported 30.6% of the state's residents, more than 8.8 million have been given (More)

4/9/2021

Texas Rep. Crenshaw temporarily blinded after eye surgery

Posted 1:27 PM 4/10/2021 by The Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Texas Republican, said Saturday that he has undergone eye surgery and will be virtually sightless for a month.

Crenshaw, 37, is a Navy veteran who lost his right eye and suffered damage to his left eye in 2012 when a homemade bomb exploded when he (More)

Texas to get fewer doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine

US to keep migrant families in hotels as amid rush for space

4/8/2021

Advocates back Gov. Greg Abbott's call for greater oversight at migrant shelters. But they question his timing and motivations

Posted 5:35 AM 4/9/2021 by SHAWN MULCAHY | TEXAS TRIBUNE

4/7/2021

Police: Employee kills 1, wounds 5 at Texas cabinet business

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Posted 11:25 PM 4/8/2021 by The Associated Press

BRYAN, Texas (AP) — A man opened fire Thursday at a Texas cabinet-making company where he worked, killing one person and wounding five others before shooting and wounding a state trooper prior to his arrest, authorities said.

Larry Winston Bollin, 27, of Iola, Texas, was booked into (More)

4/6/2021

Republican state House speaker backs expanding Medicaid to cover mothers for a year after they give birth

Posted 3:24 PM 4/7/2021 by SHANNON NAJMABADI

Texas Senate approves a $250 billion state budget — but questions remain about how federal aid will be used

Thousands gather to honor slain Texas trooper

Congress allocated $19 billion in federal stimulus money to Texas public education, but schools have yet to see an extra dime

Judge orders release of ex-Dallas cop arrested in killings

4/5/2021

Texas, Louisiana sue US government over deportation holds

Posted 2:23 PM 4/6/2021 by JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press

DALLAS (AP) — Texas and Louisiana sued the federal government Tuesday alleging immigration authorities have declined to take custody of people who have been convicted of crimes and could be subject to deportation.

In a complaint filed with a federal court in Houston, the states (More)