Half a million Houston-area homes and businesses still won't have power into next week
A utility company executive warns that about half a million Houston-area homes and businesses still won't have electricity into next week as wide outages from Hurricane Beryl drag on.
Frustrations mount in the Houston heat after Beryl moves on and leaves millions without power
Frustration is mounting that Houston appeared to buckle under a storm not as powerful as previous ones.
Beryl weakens to tropical depression after slamming into Texas as Category 1 hurricane
After Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas, knocking out power to nearly 3 million homes and businesses and killing at least three people it moved east and weakened to a tropical depression.
Texas residents told to expect power outages, flooding as Beryl moves closer to landfall
Texas officials are telling coastal residents to expect power outages and flooding as Beryl was forecast to regain hurricane strength before making landfall.
Texas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength
Texas officials are urging coastal residents to brace for a looming hit by Beryl as the storm is expected to regain hurricane strength.
Texas AG Ken Paxton is back on job after acquittal but Republicans aren't done attacking each other
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is back in office after winning acquittal on impeachment charges over accusations of corruption and bribery.
Both sides rest in Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial, moving historic case closer to a verdict
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial on corruption charges is getting close to a verdict.
Prosecution rests at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial
A woman who was expected to testify about an extramarital affair with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made a sudden appearance Wednesday at his impeachment trial.
At impeachment, lawyer recounts Texas AG Ken Paxton supervising his investigation into FBI and judge
A junior lawyer testifying at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxtonโs impeachment trial says he kept Paxton informed as he launched a criminal investigation into law enforcement officials at the behest of a wealthy donor to Paxton.
Texas AG Ken Paxton's affair took a toll on office, a former staffer says at impeachment trial
One of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxtonโs former staffers says that the Republicanโs extramarital affair took a toll on employees who had to work long and odd hours because of the secret relationship that is now a factor in his impeachment trial.
A former Texas lawman says he warned AG Ken Paxton in 2020 that he was risking indictment
A former Texas lawman says he told Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2020 that he was risking indictment by by helping a donor under FBI investigation.
Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is in the hands of Republicans who have been by his side
The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is going to test the will of Republicans senators to punish not only one of their own, but a hard-right firebrand who has driven the stateโs policymaking for years.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pursued perks beyond impeachment allegations, ex-staffers say
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's accusers say impeachment charges don't tell the full story of how the three-term Republican reaped the benefits of elected office.
Gag order issued ahead of Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial after 'inflammatory' remarks
A top Texas Republican who will oversee Attorney General Ken Paxtonโs impeachment trial has issued a sweeping gag order over the case.
Texas Sen. Angela Paxton barred from voting in husband's impeachment trial
Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton will not be allowed to cast a vote in the impeachment trial of her husband, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Impeachment trial of Texasโ Ken Paxton to begin no later than August 28
A historic impeachment trial in Texas to determine whether Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be permanently removed from office will begin no later than August in the state Senate.
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Texas GOP to revive voting bill, Democrats plot next move
Texas Republicans are pressing ahead with their push for tougher election laws after Democrats' defiant weekend walkout stopped one of the nation's most restrictive voting measures.
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Texas GOP's strict voting bill on the verge of final vote
The Texas Legislature is on the verge of signing off on some of the most restrictive voting measures in the U.S. A vote was expected Sunday in the GOP-controlled Texas House that would send Republican Gov. Greg Abbott a raft of election changes that would eliminate drive-thru voting and empower partisan poll watchers.
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Texas GOP puts final touches on sweeping voting restrictions
Texas Republicans are digging in for a final weekend vote on some of the most restrictive new voting laws in the U.S. A sweeping bill finalized Saturday would eliminate drive-thru voting, reduce polling hours and scale back Sunday voting.
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Republican wants to require national anthem in Wisconsin
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban agreed to play the national anthem after the NBA reiterated its policy to require the song. โThis tradition traces its roots back more than a century โ even pre-dating the songโs adoption as the national anthem. No matter the scope, there is no penalty for violating the requirement, so even if the bar league softball team skipped the national anthem, there would be no repercussion under the law. Dan Patrick has said that requiring the national anthem at all Texas venues that receive public funding will be among his top legislative priorities this session. Although playing the national anthem before games is a staple of American sports at the professional and collegiate levels, it is far less common in other countries.
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Texas takes on Biden but Republicans keep distance from AG
FILE - This Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks in Washington, at a rally in support of President Donald Trump. Thatโs the real litmus test,โ said Republican state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, who pointed toward the deportation lawsuit and challenges last year to mail-in ballot applications around his Houston district. Paxton's budget requests may yet force Republican lawmakers to consider the exodus from his office. Greg Abbott โ who has previously said the accusations raise โserious concernsโ โ and Paxton did not respond to questions. He has pleaded not guilty to allegations that he defrauded investors in a tech startup before becoming attorney general.
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Police: Parishioners kill man who fatally shoots 2 at church
WHITE SETTLEMENT, TX โ A man pulled out a shotgun at a Texas church service and fired on worshippers Sunday, killing two people before he was shot to death by congregants who fired back, police said. Authorities at a Sunday evening news conference praised the two congregants who opened fire as part of a volunteer security team at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement. Authorities said there were more than 240 parishioners in the West Freeway Church at the time of the shooting. And in 1999, a gunman killed seven people in Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth before detonating an explosive device and killing himself. Sunday's shooting in Texas was also the second attack on a religious gathering in the U.S. in less than 24 hours.