Jill Ament, Texas Standard

About 20,000 would-be asylum-seekers can now wait out the asylum process in the U.S., which Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argues puts undue financial burden on Texas. KERA's Mallory Falk talks with Texas Standard.

The governor's executive order bars entities that receive state tax dollars from requiring anyone to verify they've been vaccinated against COVID-19.

A Houston Chronicle columnist says the energy industry is the “reigning champion” when it comes to influencing legislation in Texas.

Delayed census results because of the pandemic mean a holdup in redrawing Texas’ political maps, and possibly moving the 2022 primaries.

“We’ve done this time and time again, and it’s had deadly consequences.”

“What I want is to solve this issue – that’s the bottom line because my border communities need to be heard.”

The head of the Texas Restaurant Association says 74% of the group's members will require staff to keep masks on. Many will urge guests to do the same.

“They have so much to make up for that these tiny little bites are not quite enough to make a huge impact on the entire system.”

The storm forced many Texans to shelter with family or friends at a time when COVID-19 cases were on the decline in Texas.

Reporters in both corners of the state say there's simply not enough doses going to where they're needed yet.

Hospitals in the region have surpassed the 15% threshold for COVID-19 patients, but weren't part of the first wave of vaccine doses.

“In light of the Supreme Court’s decision, and in light of this decision form New York, I don’t see any changes [to DACA] that are going to happen anytime soon.”