The so-called Citgo 6, who had been lured to Venezuela three years ago for a business meeting, were immediately sentenced to prison.
The team’s owner, Jerry Jones, is pursuing “a continued aggressive approach to having fans” at home games, even as coronavirus cases rise in the area around the stadium.
The Houston-area men charged a foreign government more than $317 million for the masks, about five times the public list price, the authorities said.
The chain-link pens that held thousands of children in overcrowded, dirty conditions are being removed as part of a facility upgrade.
A 1769 townhouse in the Society Hill section of Philadelphia, an 1898 home in Denver and a 1997 postmodern house designed by Michael Graves in Austin.
A 1769 townhouse in Society Hill, Philadelphia; an 1898 home in Denver; and 1997 postmodern house designed by Michael Graves in Austin, Texas.
Las mujeres indocumentadas están arriesgando su salud al posponer la atención prenatal y dar a luz en casa debido a las políticas de inmigración del gobierno de Donald Trump.
Undocumented women are risking their health by postponing prenatal care and giving birth at home in response to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies.
For the first time since 1997, Texas’ education board made major changes to its sex education standards, allowing the teaching of contraceptive methods to middle school students.
None of our grandchildren will be at our table for Thanksgiving or Christmas. But the pandemic winter still leaves room for the imagination.
Loving County, in rural West Texas, was the last county in the continental United States with zero coronavirus cases. But it couldn’t avoid the pandemic forever.
The tradition of flocking to Florida and other sunny shores for the winter, usually by retirees, looks different this year.
Over 21 seasons — including eight with the Cardinals and six with the Yankees — he was one of the game’s most dependable closers but never made the postseason.
Joe Biden promised not only to win, but to “restore the soul of the nation.” But the deep divisions that animated President Trump’s tenure show no signs of receding.
A new building at the Museum of Fine Arts showcases works by Latin American and Latino artists, many of whom are rarely shown in the United States.
By different metrics, all sorts of locations in the United States are deeply troubling, from Minot, N.D., to New York City.
The Texas attorney general, who fought against the Affordable Care Act and mail-in voting, has been accused of wrongdoing by his own aides amid calls for his resignation.
The nation hit a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations on Tuesday. The feared third wave has left cities like El Paso struggling with overloaded I.C.U. wards and scarce staffing.
Beth Van Duyne’s victory in a suburban Dallas district helped hold a crucial Republican seat as her party fought to add to its numbers in Congress.
We traveled the country to capture dispatches from a divided nation.
We asked voters about their hopes for the next four years — regardless of the occupant in the White House.
In their long-running bid for Texas, Democrats ran into trouble. Trump antagonized immigrants, but he also won new voters who live along the border.
D’Jon Antone, 18, was arrested on Wednesday on a capital murder charge in the actor’s shooting death, the police said.
The Rio Grande Valley shifted decisively toward President Trump, cancelling out votes for Joseph R. Biden Jr. in urban and suburban areas.
The Rio Grande Valley shifted decisively toward President Trump, cancelling out votes for Joseph R. Biden Jr. in urban and suburban areas.
A waterfront retreat on 76 acres in mid-coast Maine, a custom-designed home in Houston and an 1871 house by McKim Mead & White in Piermont.
A waterfront retreat on 76 acres in mid-coast Maine; a custom-designed home in Houston; and an 1871 house by McKim Mead & White in Piermont, N.Y.
Tony Gonzales, a former Navy cryptologist, beat back a second attempt by Gina Ortiz Jones to flip the last remaining Republican district on the southern border.
Mr. Crenshaw defeated Sima Ladjevardian, an Iranian-born immigrant who had been an adviser to former Representative Beto O’Rourke, in his Houston-area seat.
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How different groups voted
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Here’s a look at the last major pre-election polls released in five swing states, with an eye toward what they say about the way the broader winds are blowing.
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Republican leaders are looking expectantly to the ethnically, racially and geographically diverse population that could shape the state’s conservatism for the future.
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas topped the list of places seeing the most vote-by-mail distortions, according to new data.
In most states, control of the state legislature comes with the authority to redraw state and federal electoral maps.
Here are the (other) races and issues our national correspondents are watching.
The Republican effort to invalidate the votes from Harris County, which includes Houston and is largely Democratic, now hinges on an effort at the federal level, where a hearing is set for Monday.
Hoping to make voting easier during the pandemic, officials opened several polling sites in Harris County, Texas, for overnight balloting last week. Thousands showed up.
Health officials say an influx of rapid, inexpensive tests is good for the country, but caution that they are struggling to count those who test positive.
New outbreaks used to be traced back to crowded factories and rowdy bars. But now, the virus is so widespread not even health officials are able to keep up.
With every election cycle, the same question comes up: Is this the year the Lone Star State changes its color?
Anxious but determined, Americans are pushing through challenges like the pandemic and long lines to cast their ballot. The country is on course to surpass 150 million votes for the first time.
Some New Yorkers are trying to find a way to celebrate Halloween despite concerns about the spread of the coronavirus.
The administration has raced to build the president’s promised border wall and block migrants from entering the United States, but the future of those policies will be determined by the election.
Is this the year that Texas turns blue? Even if not, there’s no denying the political shift in the Lone Star State.
Waylon Jennings put him on the musical map. Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash recorded his material. Bob Dylan sang admiringly of listening to his music.
A victory by the Democrats would herald the arrival of a formidable multiracial coalition in the country’s largest red state.
We teamed up with local news organizations across the country to document the lives of a dozen Americans who found themselves out of work in the pandemic.
A hurricane watch was issued for parts of the Texas coast.
We spent months photographing dozens of families across the country to understand what food insecurity looks like today.
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.