Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (NBC) – Texas state lawmakers are considering a bill to ban public camping. The Texas Senate Local Government Committee considered the bill Monday that would establish a statewide public camping ban. The bill, known as Senate Bill 987, would create …

ALLEN, Texas – A Texas family of six was found dead after two teenage brothers reportedly carried out a murder-suicide pact. Allen police discovered the bodies while performing a welfare check at a home around 1:00 Monday morning. The names and ages …

MEDFORD, Ore. —A local woman who made national headlines after refusing to wear a mask in a Texas bank was arrested again Wednesday, at a different business. 65-year-old Terry Lynn Wright, was arrested last week inside a bank in Galveston, Texas. “Oh no, …

(NBC News) Texas has officially lifted its statewide mask mandate and rolled back COVID-19 restrictions on businesses. It’s a move that’s drawing mixed reactions. “We’ve got a few people excited to not have to wear their masks,” gym manager Lindsey Allen says. …

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN/NBC) – A protest against the lifting of Texas’ statewide mask mandate was held Monday. Groups including restaurant and bar workers who want Governor Greg Abbott to keep the mask mandate in place rallied outside the Texas capitol. The rally, …

LUBBOCK, Texas (NBC) – A major announcement on COVID-19 protocol came out of Texas on Tuesday. Governor Greg Abbott announced that beginning next Wednesday, all businesses can reopen at full capacity and additionally, the state’s mask mandate is no longer needed. Governor …

HOUSTON, Texas (KPRC/NBC News) Nearly two weeks after historic freezing temperatures knocked out electricity and burst pipes, many residents of Houston, Texas are still without running water. In a press conference on Sunday, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said he believes the number …

AUSTIN, Texas (NBC) – Texas lawmakers are meeting today on the state’s energy crisis brought to light by last week’s deadly winter storm. The Texas House and Senate are holding separate and simultaneous virtual hearings during which ERCOT President and CEO Bill …

DALLAS, Texas (NBC) – a massive recovery effort is underway in Texas after last week’s dangerous and deadly winter weather left the state crippled. President Biden has signed a major disaster declaration sending federal aid to help with the most costly weather …

(NBC News)  Texas is slowly warming, with temperatures climbing above freezing for the first time in a week in many parts of the state. Still, the damage done by the winter storm that nearly collapsed the state’s power grid remains. “We have …