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More than two-thirds of Texans support Medicaid expansion. But on the eve of the midterm elections, the subject is still taboo for the state GOP. Why?

His hands-off approach kept Texas ahead of large blue states in mitigating cases and deaths. But that changed when he tried to appease the right-wing.

The Legislature is considering two bills that would require private employers to accept...

AUSTIN -- School districts, local officials and hospitals are pushing back on Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order barring mask and vaccine mandates, setting...

A bill awaiting Gov. Abbott’s approval would create the Texas Epidemic Public Health...

Exchange Over ‘Purity’ of Vote Puts Texas G.O.P. Firebrand in Spotlight Briscoe Cain stumbled through questions about “purity of the ballot box” language in Texas’ voting bill, acknowledging he was unaware that it evoked Jim Crow policies of the past. He is the bill’s sponsor. Briscoe Cain, a Republican state legislator from Houston, drew widespread attention for an exchange over the phrase “purity of the ballot box” in a bill restricting voting access.Cr...

AUSTIN — Texas lawmakers on Tuesday moved forward with an initiative to lift mask requirements in the Texas House. House Resolution 333 by Rep. Tom...

Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell on Tuesday said the county could have 70% of its population vaccinated from COVID-19 by Memorial Day. When the county reaches the 70% vaccination rate, he said, it can close its vaccination hubs and people who need vaccines can go to pharmacies or their own doctors. According to data from the Texas Department of Heath and Human Services, 25.7% of Williamson Countys population ages 16 and older have been fully vaccinated as of Tuesday, and 41.7% have ...

Its not clear how many Texans have immunity through vaccination or previous infection, but health experts say herd immunity is a long way off.

Texas Keeps Covid at Bay After Scorn for ‘Neanderthal’ Mask Move Bloomberg 4 hrs ago Fiona Rutherford (Bloomberg) -- When Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that businesses in the state could fully reopen and residents could remove their masks, health experts objected and President Joe Biden declared it “Neanderthal thinking.” Since the March 10 order, however, Covid-19 has been on the wane in the Lone Star state, even as infections climb in places where tougher rest...