Greg Abbott

Texas voters should be required to wear face masks when casting ballots during the pandemic, a federal district judge ruled Tuesday, invalidating an...

But like Joe Biden, the president has overwhelming support among members of his own party.

The Texas and National Leagues of United Latin American Citizens, the League of Women Voters of Texas and two Texas voters asked a federal judge in Austin to overturn the governor’s order, which forced Travis and Harris counties — two of the state’s most important Democratic strongholds — to shutter a number of drop-off sites they had already opened this week.

The city is now under a boil water notice as of 10 p.m. Saturday, the governor and city officials said.

The legislation, if passed by lawmakers in 2021, would create felony-level offenses for causing injury or destroying property during what is deemed to be a “riot.”

Restaurants, retail stores and office buildings will now be able to operate at 75% capacity, Abbott said. Three regions — the Rio Grande Valley, Laredo and Victoria — were excluded from the loosening of restrictions, however.

The governor will be joined by other Texas leaders Thursday in Austin to deliver an update on the state of the pandemic. Watch live beginning at noon Central Time.

The pledge is the governor's latest political move in an election season consumed by debates on policing reforms and funding.

The extension of the disaster declaration came as three of the state’s largest school districts experienced technical problems on Tuesday as their students started the new school year virtually.

Fifty-nine of Texas' 254 counties are now under the disaster declaration.

Under a new proposal from Gov. Greg Abbott, any Texas city that defunds its police department will have its property tax revenues frozen.Abbott presented…

In response to Texas’ recently plummeting coronavirus testing numbers and heightened rate of people testing positive, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday that…