But the court said it would hear arguments on Nov. 1 on challenges to the law from the Biden administration and abortion providers in the state.
House hunters are attracted to the hassle-free living and lack of down payments, but there’s a trade-off: They give up the investment of owning a home.
The selection of a new secretary of state arrives as Gov. Greg Abbott is facing pressure to allow an expanded 2020 election audit in Texas.
The Biden administration had asked the court to block the law. State officials called the request procedurally flawed, saying the court was powerless to grant it.
A Harris County sheriff’s constable said in April that evidence at the scene of the accident suggested that no one was driving the car when it crashed.
After noticing a realtor ‘sitting, literally head in hand, on the front steps,’ a Texas couple decided to buy the house. That was two renovations ago.
After noticing a realtor ‘sitting, literally head in hand, on the front steps,’ a Texas couple decided to buy the home. That was two renovations ago.
The treatment of Haitians apprehended in Del Rio, Texas, has galvanized civil rights groups and others to press for change.
Saying the law is “plainly unconstitutional,” the department also asked the court to add the case to its docket in its current term.
When Texas Republicans revealed their new congressional map last month, our reporters and graphics editors used maps and data to examine the effects.
One deputy who was shot in the back was in stable condition, but the long-term impact of his wounds remained unclear.
Una nueva y ambiciosa campaña pretende atraer a los jóvenes texanos que no están registrados para votar o no acuden a las urnas sistemáticamente.
State lawmakers and the Anti-Defamation League condemned a school official’s advice to “make sure that if you have a book on the Holocaust, that you have one that has an opposing, that has other perspectives.”
The Texas law prohibits most abortions after about six weeks, before many women are even aware they are pregnant.
The extensive allegations present a portrait of an environment inside the state’s juvenile prisons that is rife with physical attacks.
Though the state is getting bluer, voters’ exhaustion is imperiling the former governor’s comeback attempt against his Republican rival, Glenn Youngkin.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reaffirmed its reversal of a lower judge’s ruling that blocked the law while the federal courts weigh its constitutionality.
Don Huffines, who is challenging Gov. Greg Abbott in next year’s Republican primary, said the content on the state web page was “offensive.” It was quickly removed.
The man, Daniel Jenkins, was part of a group that used the app Grindr to lure gay men to an apartment complex in Dallas to rob and assault them, prosecutors said.
Mississippi was one of the states at the vanguard of the first Jim Crow; Texas may well be at the vanguard of the next.
Accusations of excessive force, sexual misconduct, and the use of isolation and pepper spray prompted the inquiry into the treatment of incarcerated children.
Young people who are unregistered or do not vote consistently are the focus of an ambitious new push to turn Texas blue, a long-elusive goal for Democrats.
Companies are juggling conflicting federal and state orders on coronavirus vaccine mandates.
“This does not change anything for American,” a spokeswoman said. When the airline introduced its mandate, it cited a presidential order that employees of government contractors be vaccinated.
Lowe, who died last month, had worn No. 22 on his football jersey to honor a high school and college teammate, Ty Jordan, who died in December.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest executive order includes private employers, which had been exempt from previous edicts against mandates.
Fast-moving storms damaged parts of a town and at least one school in northeastern Oklahoma, while severe weather forced the Texas state fair to close early and delayed an N.F.L. game in Kansas City.
The abrupt reversals have come in response to rising levels of crime, the exodus of officers and political pressures.
Allen West said on Saturday that he was experiencing a “low grade fever and light body aches” after his wife tested positive.
A federal appeals court panel temporarily reinstated the law that bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy while it considers a district judge’s ruling.
While its C.E.O., Elon Musk, and the state’s conservative lawmakers share libertarian sensibilities, they differ greatly on climate change and renewable energy.
At least six clinics had returned to performing the procedure, but most of the state’s roughly two dozen abortion clinics were waiting, weighing the risks under the new law.
Its poisoned politics course through the nation’s bloodstream.
A sharply worded ruling sided with the Justice Department, which sued to block the measure last month after the Supreme Court declined to intervene.
Christopher Charles Perez, 40, wrote on Facebook last year that he had paid someone who was infected with the coronavirus to lick groceries at a San Antonio supermarket, federal prosecutors said.
The authorities said three students and one older person were injured in a shooting that broke out after a fight at a high school in Arlington. The police are searching for Timothy George Simpkins, a student at the school, who they say is a suspect in the shooting.
An 18-year-old student was taken into custody and charged in the shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington, which had been placed on lockdown.
He was a power-hitting All-Star in a career of more than 60 seasons as a player, executive, coach and scout. He had been the oldest living former major leaguer.
The 2004 conviction, which was brought by a former Houston narcotics officer now at the center of a policing scandal, would be set aside if the governor approves.
A number of large-scale projects will expand the city’s downtown, but community advocates are worried about preserving the area’s Mexican American culture.
The idea of the Lone Star State as a herald of the national future is terrifying and not just to liberals.
This is about morals. It’s also about the law.
The new district lines proposed by Texas Republicans aim to lock in the party’s advantage in Washington over the next decade by building on a previously gerrymandered map.
The Justice Department said the law was intended to “violate the Constitution,” and asked for it to be suspended while the courts determine if it is legal.
With his band the Lost Planet Airmen, he infused older genres like Western swing and boogie-woogie with a freewheeling 1960s spirit and attracted a devoted following.
The Department of Justice filed a court brief saying that the ban runs afoul of federal law if, as parents claim, it is preventing their disabled children from safely attending public schools.
Students will learn about a new Texas law that effectively bans abortion, then share their opinions about the status of abortion rights right now.
La nueva legislación en Texas ha tenido efectos profundos: algunas mujeres han optado por viajar a otros estados, como Oklahoma, para someterse al procedimiento.
Vaccine mandates in hospitals and schools; Haitians and immigration policy; abortion and Republicans.
Rather than trying to make significant gains in the state, where Democrats have been increasingly ascendant in recent years, Republicans appear to be trying to bolster their existing congressional delegation.
Known as Sissy, she was an advocate for racial parity and women’s rights, and her name was placed in nomination for the vice presidency in 1972. Tragedy trailed her.
The politician talks about the fight for voting rights and a potential run for governor.
The new law prohibits abortions after about six weeks, a very early stage of pregnancy. Many women are now traveling out of state for the procedure.
After the murder of George Floyd, some states looked to independent agencies to examine deaths in police custody. But dozens of cases handled by the Texas Rangers show the approach has flaws.
Some districts have established robust virus testing programs, but many others are struggling.
Los agentes fronterizos están cambiando las vidas de miles de familias haitianas al decidir si pueden permanecer en Estados Unidos o deben ser deportadas.
The Justice Department asked a federal judge late Tuesday to issue an order that would prevent Texas from enacting a law that prohibits nearly all abortions.
Maps showing the storm’s route as it hit Texas and brought heavy rain on a path toward Louisiana.
Maps show a rise in the share of people of color in nearly every county across the United States, as the nation records its first drop in the white population.
See full results and maps from the Texas special runoff election.
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.
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.
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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.
United States Customs and Border Protection, which operates the tower, wants to attach a net to deter the birds.
“I can only sum it up as a broken heart,” a family spokesman said of Marquis Jefferson’s death.
The Silicon Valley company filed a court petition asking for limits on what is shared with consultants working with the attorney general of Texas.
One day after a gunman opened fire on a homecoming party attended by hundreds near Greenville, Tex., a suspect was arrested.
A Houston-area couple is trying to offer a smaller-scale, more humane alternative to conventional slaughterhouses.
A federal jury found the couple guilty in January. Prosecutors said the girl was forced to cook, clean and care for the couple’s children.
With existing facilities “beyond capacity,” the administration will spend nearly $40 million on tents to house detained migrant families and children.
Tornadoes and flash flooding left a trail of damaged homes, splintered trees and power outages across a large swath of the country.
With decent pay, secure benefits and a certain amount of prestige, Border Patrol jobs are a middle-class mainstay in South Texas, especially for Mexican-Americans.
For years, there have been warnings that America’s immigration system was going to fail. That time may be now.
President Trump said Democrats would pay a price for their position on the issue. Julián Castro, the only Latino in the Democratic presidential field, fired back.
After the Red Raiders lost to Virginia, many who had shared the ride were looking ahead. “We’re going to get it done by the time I graduate,” one freshman said.
The United States’ southwest border has, in effect, been partly closed because of American staffing shortages, costing businesses millions of dollars a day, according to industry officials.
In this week’s Crossing the Border newsletter, Cubans in Ciudad Juárez, and a conversation with Senator Jon Tester
The sweep targeted an electronics repair company that officials said had knowingly hired undocumented workers.
Despite 177 arrests, prosecutors tried only one person, unsuccessfully. A new district attorney has now dismissed all the remaining charges.
I’m not a thrill seeker in my day-to-day life. But putting myself in uncomfortable situations can help me understand the people I’m writing about.
There’s been a surge of migrant families at the southern border. The answer is not to close the border and cut off aid to Central American nations.
A convenience store chain is the through-line of America’s second-most sprawling state.
Photos this week showed migrants held under a highway overpass. A special edition of the Crossing the Border newsletter explores why.