President Biden on Tuesday criticized the pandemic responses of Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas and Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, and urged them to drop their opposition to mask mandates.
Bad weather and pandemic-related staffing issues have caused occasional disruptions this summer as air travel rebounds.
Además de la covid, cada vez hay más menores que contraen el virus respiratorio sincitial, que es muy contagioso y suele ser más habitual en invierno.
We speak to businesses scrambling to find workers — and the former employees unwilling to return to those jobs.
The production, which starts Tuesday in Dallas, is the first Broadway tour back onstage, a test as American theaters seek to rebound from the pandemic shutdown.
An outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus, combined with growing Covid-19 pediatric cases, is straining hospital resources in some U.S. cities.
The state’s daily average of cases has risen more than 200 percent over the past 14 days and hospitalizations are surging, but an executive order ensures that masking and vaccinations remain voluntary.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s order bars private transportation suppliers from providing ground transit to many migrants, and the federal government says it is unconstitutional.
A high school football player in Texas slammed a referee on the field. An interview with him required empathy, connection and help from a photographer.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland labeled the executive order Mr. Abbott issued on Wednesday “both dangerous and unlawful.”
The band, known for its hard-charging, blues-inflected rock, was one of the biggest acts of the 1980s, selling more than 50 million albums.
State Representative Jake Ellzey defeated Susan Wright in a special runoff election for a U.S. House seat in Texas’ Sixth District, winning over 50 percent of the vote, and will now join the second-largest congressional delegation behind California.
The more than 600 works he gave to the Met enriched the museum’s collection enormously.
Santos Rodriguez was being questioned in a theft case when the officer, Darrell Cain, who was playing Russian roulette with his gun, fatally shot him.
Mr. Ellzey, a state representative, was victorious in a runoff against Susan Wright, whose husband had represented the Sixth Congressional District before he died of Covid-19.
See full results and maps from the Texas special runoff election.
The Longhorns and the Sooners may move to the Southeastern Conference, which could soon have 16 teams. The repercussions would be felt across college sports.
For the first time, the C.D.C. identified several cases of Candida auris that were resistant to all drugs, in two health facilities in Texas and a long-term care center in Washington, D.C.
Readers urge Donald Trump to persuade the vaccine holdouts. Also: Prosecuting rapists; the appeal of Texas; Republicans and Jan. 6; China crackdown; higher education.
Covered in fudge frosting and dotted with pecans, Texas sheet cake is a ubiquitous dessert in the Lone Star state.
Damon Holick asked Erica Willard, his high school sweetheart, to marry him two times. One of the proposals was captured in a photo that went viral.
A Times reporter leaving New Jersey for a new job in Texas asks his 2008 Smart car for one more easy-parking adventure.
Muhammad, 31, lost her world record at the U.S. Olympic trials. She will face a field packed with talent as she tries to remain on top.
After at least six state lawmakers tested positive for the coronavirus, the group is now confined to a Washington hotel, holding virtual meetings and making little headway in its persuasion campaign.
A court battle has begun over the state’s effort to turn its citizenry into an anti-abortion Stasi.
One person was in critical condition after the victims were exposed to bleach and sulfuric acid, which are used to maintain pH balance, the authorities said.
The Texas House Democratic Caucus did not name the five lawmakers, but said they were all fully vaccinated.
Different in style and background, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have come together, for different reasons, to push an uncompromising conservative agenda.
A monthly surge in migrants and a ruling against a program that protects young immigrants underscored the difficult choices the president is confronting on an issue that could shape his legacy.
The rare but potentially serious viral illness was identified in a Dallas resident who had recently returned from Nigeria. Health officials said there was very little risk to the public.
Critics said the pandemic would make the industry flee San Francisco and its southern neighbor, Silicon Valley. But tech can’t seem to quit its gravitational center.
The current skirmish is the latest in a tug of war being waged between the state’s increasingly Democratic cities and its deeply conservative rural areas.
State lawmakers from Texas said they had met with senators like Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren as they try to pressure Congress to pass federal voting legislation.
Epidemiologists examining causes of deaths reported from Feb. 11 to March 5 have added 59 deaths to the storm’s toll, bringing it to 210.
The natural optimism of some of my fellow Texans has fallen to deep cynicism.
The Democratic legislators who fled to Washington to thwart the passage of a restrictive voting measure cannot be legally forced to return from out of state.
Abortion providers are challenging a new law that would allow individuals to sue abortion clinics, doctors and anyone helping a woman get an abortion in Texas.
It was the second time in six weeks that Texas Democrats have staged a walkout to try to prevent passage of a sweeping election overhaul bill.
Almost the entire Munn family — the father, the mother and three of their children — are accused of illegally breaching the Capitol through a broken window.
After fleeing to Washington, Democratic state lawmakers urged Congress to pass major voting rights legislation. Back in Austin, Republicans carried out the mostly symbolic passage of their elections bill in the State Senate.
Here’s a breakdown of the themes in the state laws that Republicans are passing.
The president tried to reinvigorate the fight for voting rights, but he made no mention of rolling back the filibuster, which some see as the only way to beat back Republican-led efforts to restrict ballot access.
Vice President Kamala Harris praised Texas Democrats’ ongoing efforts to prevent passage of a new restrictive voting law by the Republican-controlled state legislature. On Monday, the group headed to Washington to draw attention to what they view ...
The move is an attempt to block Republicans from passing a new voting bill while also applying pressure on Congress to pass legislation at the federal level.
While ventilator shortages have been largely averted in the U.S., this lifesaving therapy is scarce. How to choose which critically ill patients get it?
The weather phenomenon, which is common this time of year, has reached parts of Texas, creating hazy skies and perhaps some respiratory challenges.
A high school football player in Texas became infamous when he did the unthinkable, leveling a referee. With grace from the ref, the player is seeking a new start.
A speech by President Biden on Tuesday could be a signal of how hard the Democrats will fight to protect voting rights.
The president and energy companies want new transmission lines to carry electricity from solar and wind farms. Some environmentalists and homeowners are pushing for smaller, more local systems.
A Black man was praised for his willingness to vote. Now he faces criminal charges.
A Republican-backed bill to overhaul the state’s voting system cleared two key committees in the Legislature on Sunday after a marathon session of testimony in the House that lasted nearly 24 hours.
The Texas Legislature is trying again after Democrats staged an abrupt walkout in May to kill a Republican plan narrowing voting options in the state.
Hervis Rogers was ineligible to cast a ballot in the 2020 presidential primary because he was still on parole, according to the state’s attorney general. He now faces four decades in prison.
Some Democrats want to flee the state to deny Republicans a quorum and prevent a vote on stringent new restrictions on voting. Others want to fight on procedural grounds.
The measure bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. And it effectively deputizes ordinary citizens to sue people involved in the process.
In their second attempt to pass a sweeping elections overhaul, Republican lawmakers followed the broad outlines of the first, including a wide range of measures to limit voting access.
Calling a special session of the Legislature, Gov. Greg Abbott commenced a fierce political clash as state Republicans seek to restrict voting, transgender rights and how schools teach about racism.
The ruling in the case, which was brought by the families of the victims, found that the Air Force was “60 percent responsible” for the massacre in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
Emergency workers like those combing through the remains of the condo building in Surfside, Fla., come to East Texas to learn how to save people trapped in rubble.
Many landowners in South Texas oppose Gov. Abbott's proposal for the state to build a border wall. But not everyone.
Republican lawmakers in many states are passing laws that add new restrictions to voting and change how elections are run.
Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas just signed a bill that would ban most abortions in the state. Here’s what else to know.
Working on the audio documentary “Odessa” gave one producer a painful look at the post-lockdown emotional struggles of teenagers.
See full results and maps from the Texas special election.
The count reflects the slowest population growth since the 1930s. It also offers a glimpse of the shifting centers of population and power in the United States.
The Texas Rangers removed all capacity limits for an exhibition game on Monday, but a modest crowd of 12,911 showed up.
The latest news and data from the team tracking the coronavirus.
The temperatures are back to normal, but daily life is still a struggle for Texans affected by last week’s storms.
All energy sources fell short, but natural gas power broke down the most.
A look at this week’s news from the team tracking the coronavirus.
Maps showing where frigid temperatures led to power outages after the huge winter storm.
Maps showing where frigid temperatures led to power outages after the huge winter storm.
A look at this week’s news from the team tracking the coronavirus.
A look at this week’s news from the team tracking the coronavirus.
A look at this week’s news from the team tracking the coronavirus.
A look at this week’s news from the team tracking the coronavirus.
A look at this week’s news from the team tracking the coronavirus.
The Rio Grande Valley shifted decisively toward President Trump, cancelling out votes for Joseph R. Biden Jr. in urban and suburban areas.
See full results and maps from the Texas election.
See full results and maps from the Texas election.
See full results and maps from the Texas election.
See full results and maps from the Texas election.
See full results and maps from the Texas election.
A hurricane watch was issued for parts of the Texas coast.
Can you identify the cities where these abstract architectural photographs were taken?
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Get the latest primary results from Alabama, Maine and Texas.
Get the latest primary results from Alabama, Maine and Texas.
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.