Christopher Andre Vialva, 40, was the seventh federal inmate and the first Black man put to death since federal executions resumed in July.
A Times poll shows Biden and Trump neck and neck in three states: This is your morning tip sheet.
Close races in Georgia, Iowa and Texas show President Trump’s vulnerability and suggest that Joseph Biden has assembled a formidable coalition, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll.
Most lower-income students are learning online. But in Cajon Valley, Calif., they’re back in school. Here’s how they did it.
The storm is headed for the Texas and Louisiana coasts, another blow for states in the Gulf that have been hit by five other storms this hurricane season.
A hurricane watch was issued for parts of the Texas coast.
He and his twin brother volunteered when they were 18 and had remained on the job ever since. He died of the coronavirus.
A physical defenseman, he loved hockey enough to be excited by the sight of a new pair of skates or shin guards. He died of the novel coronavirus.
A new 1970s-inspired Texas hotel, South Korean artisanal objects — and more.
A lawsuit filed in Texas on Monday accuses a star of the Netflix docuseries of soliciting sex and nude photos from two underage boys.
A lawsuit filed in Texas on Monday accuses a star of the Netflix docuseries of soliciting sex and nude photos from two underage boys.
The authorities in Austin, Texas, said that 16 people had been taken to a hospital after two cranes became entangled at a construction site.
Officer Juan Delacruz has been charged with aggravated assault by a public servant in the deadly encounter.
Programs that allowed hygienists to visit schools to look for cavities and tooth decay have been suspended because of the pandemic. Students from low-income families may be hit the hardest.
Delays, discrepancies and abrupt leaps in coronavirus case and death counts in Texas have baffled residents and frustrated local officials. Here is what has gone awry.
Less than two months before the election, both parties are waging legal battles around the country over who gets to vote and how.
Nicolas Chavez, 27, was killed by the police in southeast Houston in April, during a confrontation that was partly recorded by a bystander’s cellphone.
Jonathan Matthew Torres “preyed upon Beaumont,” terrifying residents days after a bomb spree in Austin, federal officials said.
More Fort Hood soldiers have died in homicides than in battle since 2016, and officials and family members are struggling to understand why.
The chief, U. Reneé Hall, faced eroding support on the City Council stemming from the department’s handling of public protests over African-Americans and policing.
With many districts across the country opting for online learning, a range of technical issues marred the first day of classes.
When community members know more about how to protect their homes and businesses, they become more resilient to disaster.
No injuries were immediately reported at the event, which was taking place on Lake Travis.
We spent months photographing dozens of families across the country to understand what food insecurity looks like today.
Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy asked those leading the inquiry to examine whether commanders at the Texas base allowed a climate of harassment to spread.
Mikaila Ulmer’s “Bee Fearless” is that rarest of book breeds: the middle grade memoir.
We survived Hurricane Laura, but the Gulf Coast needs better surge protections for the next one.
The U.S. military, with its experience in disasters and its multiple medical corps, could do more to end the pandemic.
The hurricane is projected to strengthen to a Category 4 storm and make landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border, pushing a of storm surge of 15 to 20 feet into some areas.
Can you identify the cities where these abstract architectural photographs were taken?
Our reporters and cameras were given exclusive access to the Covid medical I.C.U. at Houston Methodist Hospital. Meet five patients and watch as the staff works to heal them.
Earth is overheating. This year is poised to be one of the hottest ever. Millions are already feeling the pain, but the agony of extreme heat is profoundly unequal across the globe.
New data from nearly 50 cities shows the number of people hospitalized with coronavirus is rising in a wide expanse of hot spots around the country.
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Get the latest primary results from Alabama, Maine and Texas.
Get the latest primary results from Alabama, Maine and Texas.
We spent time with the doctors and patients dealing with the outbreak at Houston’s largest hospital. “I’ll be honest with you, I can barely keep track,” one doctor told us.
In corners of the U.S. facing financial ruin, but where the coronavirus hasn’t arrived in full, an analysis of economic and infection data helps explain why some see reopening as long overdue.
Last month, aerial photos of a packed parking lot became a nationwide symbol of economic insecurity. If anything, the anxiety has only deepened.
A detailed county map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by county.
The musician talks about the aftermath of going viral, the sanctuary of alter egos and what she hopes to do by the time she turns 40.