The high-court court ruling upholds a restriction Abbott imposed on Oct. 1, just before early voting in the Nov. 3 general election was to open.

The previous vote, which came at Gov. Greg Abbott’s direction, drew a backlash from social worker and civil rights advocacy groups.

Whichever party controls the Texas House will not only have a say over policy, but redistricting as well.

Health officials are blaming the spike on family gatherings, multiple generations living in the same household and younger people going out to shop or conduct business.

"Let's just be honest, 50% of the population is not going to be happy,” Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata said.

It may still be a couple months away from the official start of winter, but Mother Nature had different plans for North Texas Tuesday.

Several non-commissioned officers expressed fear for their safety in a published article this week, now Fort Hood's top commanding general has turned to social media to get some answers.

The rising number of COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide is forcing some businesses to scale back.

Darren McCarty, the deputy attorney general over civil litigation, confirmed his resignation Monday but declined to comment further.

With polls showing Texas a tight race for president, Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris is set to visit North Texas on Friday.

The rapid point of care tests will be distributed at the discretion of Governor Greg Abbott to support testing K-12 students, teachers, nursing home patients, first responders and more.

Masks are more important than ever, but a costume mask is not a substitute for a protective cloth mask, the Texas Department of State Health Services says.

Tropical Storm Zeta continues to intensify over the Western Caribbean and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall along the already battered U.S. Gulf Coast.

Coronavirus cases in the United States are surging. Over the last seven days the number of confirmed infections sends the average daily case totals to heights not seen since the pandemic began.

The El Paso County judge announced Sunday the area's hospitals and intensive care units have reached capacity due to the recent COVID-19 surge and that a curfew will be imposed for all citizens.

Officials say two people were killed in a small plane crash in a southeast Texas neighborhood.

A 3-year-old Texas boy was killed after he shot himself accidentally at his own birthday party, sheriff's officials said.

Authorities near the Texas-Oklahoma border found two girls who were abducted from a Kansas home where two boys were discovered dead Saturday, and a suspect is in custody.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent investigating suspected human smuggling with other agents in Texas fatally shot a person driving a vehicle carrying people believed to be in the country illegally, federal officials said Saturday.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has requested authorization to use an Army medical center for non-COVID patients in El Paso due to a current surge in cases and hospitalizations in the area.

Jerry Jeff Walker, perhaps most noted around the world as the man who penned pop and country hit "Mr. Bojangles" has died at the age of 78.

A Texas deputy is being called a hero after authorities said he saved the life of an infant who was choking last month.

A Harris County State District Judge ruled Friday, Oct. 23, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton should be tried for felony securities fraud in his home county, Collin County.

Two people were taken into custody and two weapons were found, but investigators weren't sure which weapon was used.

The actions of a fire chief in Texas are under review after photos were made public in which he was eating sushi displayed on a mostly nude woman at a firefighter’s birthday party this year.

A Texas man who says he is affiliated with the Boogaloo Bois anti-government movement and is suspected of opening fire on a Minneapolis police station during a protest in May is facing riot charges.

As COVID-19 cases in El Paso, Texas continue to surge, funeral homes in the city are preparing for a surge in coronavirus-related deaths.

Biden's plan doesn't call for a ban on climate-damaging fossil fuels and instead focuses on technologies that can capture pollution from oil and other sources.

The administration insists the song, one of the school's most treasured traditions, will stay even though it is unlikely that players or student musicians can be ordered to support it.

A Texas woman pregnant with her third child was found dead and wrapped in a tarp inside a freezer, authorities said this week.

Additional medical resources are being expedited to the El Paso region as the area sees a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Gov. Greg Abbott announced.

Lemuel Bruce, 44, died while he was investigating a recent string of fires in northwest Houston. He was following a suspect in a vehicle when he was shot, according to authorities.

In state court, Elmer Manzano, 51, is facing a capital murder charge for the death of 65-year-old Sgt. Harold Preston.

The second coronavirus wave in Texas continued with more active cases than at any time since the summertime peak, according to numbers state health officials reported Wednesday.

The former president of Blue Bell faces fraud charges by a Texas grand jury in an alleged cover-up scheme during the 2015 Listeria contamination in certain ice cream products.

The U.S. Army declared Tuesday that Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen, whose disappearance and death grabbed national attention, died "in the line of duty," which allows her family to receive compensation.

J.C. Penney believes it will emerge from bankruptcy protection before Christmas under a new ownership agreement that would save tens of thousands of jobs.

Police were called to the DD Sky Club at about 9:45 p.m. Tuesday on reports of multiple people dead inside.

A Houston police officer was shot twice in the head and died Tuesday before a SWAT team was dispatched to the scene, where the suspected shooter -- Elmer Manzano, 51 -- was arrested.

Tuesday saw the addition of 4,856 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, more than 400 more than the 4,422 reported Monday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.