AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Texas House member says he’s tested positive for COVID-19 after rejoining more than 100 fellow lawmakers this week at the state Capitol. State Rep. Joe Deshotel said Friday he doesn’t know where he might have become infected. The Democrat got the result shortly after House members unanimously adopted rules that…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas is closing the state Capitol grounds through President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The announcement Friday comes amid warnings of armed protests at statehouses around the U.S. The announcement adds Texas to the growing list of states taking new safeguards following last week’s deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol. The Texas Department…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) -Dallas County Health and Human Services announced that this is the same variant discovered in the United Kingdom, and the third case identified within the state of Texas. According to officials, the variant was found in a man in his 20’s, with no recent history of travel outside of the United States.…… MORE
A third resident of north Texas has been arrested for alleged involvement with the mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week. Federal authorities say 58 year old Troy Anthony Smocks urged an armed effort to hunt down Democrats and others. Smocks was arrested Friday, and faces a charge of…… MORE
Austin (AP) – A Texas appeals court has delayed what would have been the first execution scheduled in the state this year. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Friday granted a stay for 31 year old Blaine Milam to review claims he is intellectually disabled. Milam had been scheduled to die by lethal injection on…… MORE