Greg Abbott

Two years after the mass shooting, El Pasoans remember the 23 victims and worry conditions are ripe for more hate crime violence.

Public health experts and medical professionals are sounding the alarm over the highly transmissible delta variant of COVID-19. The governor has stood firm on his ban against masking mandates in schools.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday issued an executive order that restricts the transportation of detained migrants under the pretext of stopping the spread of COVID-19, something immigrant rights activists describe as unconstitutional and fascist.

Gov. Greg Abbott issued a new order Thursday that effectively voids all his previous COVID-related executive orders and combines some of them into one. The main takeaway: The state and local governments can’t require masks or vaccines.

Four prominent lawmakers — one each with ties to Baylor University, Texas Christian University, Texas Tech University and Texas A&M University — met with Gov. Greg Abbott’s staff Thursday, one day after news broke that the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma had reached out to the Southeastern Conference about joining.

Abbott reiterated Tuesday that Texas schoolchildren will not face mask requirements as they return to school later this summer.

The Texas Department of State Health Services' update added 59 additional deaths to Texas' official tally.

Legislatures across the country have passed a record 90 abortion restrictions and bans in 2021. Anti-abortion-rights activists hope a conservative Supreme Court will uphold those laws.

Gov. Greg Abbott can still expand his agenda to include items related to the state's electric system.

Texas lawmakers are back in Austin Thursday after wrapping up the 87th regular legislative session just over a month ago. Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session to work on what he considers unfinished business.