Texas
“It’s Just Unbelievably Cruel”: Texas’s New Abortion Law Is Already Impacting People
“It creates all these hurdles that people have to jump over just to access basic, essential time-sensitive healthcare," one advocate said.
A 6-Week Abortion Ban Is Taking Effect In Texas And Upending Decades Of Protections For Abortion Rights
The law, which bans abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy and empowers private citizens to sue to enforce it, went into effect Wednesday in a monumental shift on abortion rights.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tested Positive For COVID-19, As He Fights Mask Mandates
Abbott is vaccinated and not experiencing symptoms, his office said. The coronavirus is surging in Texas.
A Federal Judge Has Blocked A Texas Law Restricting Who Can Transport Detained Immigrants
US officials said Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order would “significantly impact” their operations and make it more difficult to transport immigrants to other locations.
Trump Wanted The Justice Department To Copy Texas's Failed Election Case But Add More Conspiracy Theories
House Democrats released documents on Tuesday about efforts by Trump and White House officials to get the Justice Department to wade into postelection fights.
Beto O'Rourke And Texas Democrats Are Demanding An Investigation Into The True Death Count Of The Winter Storm
No Republicans returned requests for comment.
The Texas Winter Storm And Power Outages Killed Hundreds More People Than The State Says
A BuzzFeed News analysis shows the catastrophic failure of Texas’s power grid in February killed hundreds of medically vulnerable people.
One Person Was Killed And Five Injured In A Shooting At A Texas Business
The suspect, who police believe was an employee of the business, also shot and injured a state trooper before being arrested, authorities said.
Texas Is Ending Its Mask Mandate After The CDC Warned Against Rolling Back COVID-19 Safety Measures
"It is now time to open Texas 100%," Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday.
After The Texas Snowstorm Knocked Out This Woman’s Power, She Had To Race To Keep Her Daughter Alive
This mother of seven was left without electricity, which she desperately needed for her daughter, who has a condition that requires a machine to get food into her body.
Not Enough Water, Toilets Full Of Human Excrement, No Showers: ICE Detainees In Texas Described The Storm's Misery
“Whenever a guard would enter the dormitory, we'd scream that we needed water and had to use the restroom,” one immigrant told BuzzFeed News.
People In Texas Are Melting Snow And Icicles Because They've Lost Access To Water
"We're just not prepared for something like this."
Texas Leaders Ignored Warnings A Decade Ago That Their Power Supply Was In Danger
“We’ve watched this movie before and the sequel is worse than the original,” one Texas energy expert said.
The Deadly Winter Storm In Texas Has Exposed The State's Deep Inequalities
In a state that prizes self-reliance over government assistance, those with the least are left to fend for themselves.
A Texas Woman Showed How A Burst Pipe Flooded Her Apartment During The State's Brutal Winter Storm
Jasmine Williams left her flooded apartment after days without electricity and doesn't know what damage she'll find when she returns.
A Chronically Ill Woman Almost Ran Out Of Oxygen Because Of The Texas Blackouts
"I never thought in my wildest dreams I’d be rationing oxygen," Hannah Giffin, 24, said.
Texas Was "Seconds And Minutes" Away From An Uncontrolled Blackout, Officials Said
By Thursday, outages had left 500,000 without power and led to at least 10 deaths.
Ted Cruz Is Getting Destroyed Online For Going To Cancún During The Texas Weather Disaster
While pundits debate and Texas residents fume about Cruz's behavior, other people have been, of course, memeing it.
Ted Cruz Says He Flew To Cancún To "Be A Good Dad" As Millions In Texas Froze Without Power
The senator and his family were spotted boarding a flight to Cancún on Wednesday evening amid the deadly crisis in his state.
This Woman's Fish Tank Completely Froze Because Of The Winter Storm In Texas
The state has been pummeled by snow and cold, and many Texan homes aren't equipped for it.
Texas Officials Scrambled To Administer COVID Vaccines Before They Expired During A Winter Storm
"We've got to get them into arms."
These Photos Show How No One In Texas Was Prepared For This Much Snow
Texas was just one of the states to experience a strong snowstorm over Presidents Day weekend.
Border Agents In Texas Have Started Releasing Some Immigrant Families After Mexico Refused To Take Them Back
The changes to how immigrant families are being processed appear to only be happening in some parts of the border.
Texas Is Suing To Stop Biden's 100-Day Pause On Deportations
Texas claims the move violates the terms of an unusual agreement with the Trump administration that guaranteed the state a chance to weigh in on immigration policies.
The Supreme Court Rejected Texas’s Last-Ditch Legal Challenge To Biden’s Win
The justices found that Texas lacked standing to sue other states that President-elect Joe Biden won.
Ted Cruz Tweeted A Thoughtless Thanksgiving Meme While Texas Morgues Overflowed With COVID Victims
The Texas senator was criticized for tweeting a "war on Thanksgiving" meme while El Paso morgues were overwhelmed with bodies and thousands lined up outside a food bank in Dallas amid surging COVID cases in the state.
A Federal Judge Won’t Invalidate Nearly 127,000 Votes Cast At Drive-Thru Voting Sites In Texas’s Most Populous County
The Texas Supreme Court rejected a similar challenge to drive-thru voting in Harris County over the weekend.
The Texas Supreme Court Won’t Toss Out 100,000 Drive-Thru Votes In The State’s Most Populous County, But A Federal Case Is Pending
Republicans in Texas are seeking to invalidate ballots cast in Harris County through a curbside voting program.
Dozens Of Trump Supporters "Ambushed" A Biden Campaign Bus Driving On A Texas Highway
The Biden campaign canceled three events in Texas over safety concerns and the FBI is looking into the incident.
More Than 9 Million People Voted Early In Texas. For One Day In Its Biggest County, They Voted All Night.
Millions have voted in Texas’s first competitive presidential race in decades. When some polls stayed open for 24 hours this week, the voters kept coming.