Hospitals in some parts of Texas are filling with coronavirus patients, alarming health officials. “We don't have any identified hot spots or large outbreaks. We just have lots and lots of community transmission.”

A new Texas rule, recommended by Gov. Greg Abbott’s office, will no longer prohibit social workers from turning away clients on the basis of disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Children in Texas’ youth lockups are suffering from widespread sexual assault and other constitutional violations, reform advocates wrote Wednesday in a complaint urging a federal investigation into the state’s five youth lockups.

UT-Austin's band will not play "The Eyes of Texas" at this Saturday’s football game after a survey revealed many members are unwilling to play the school song, @thedailytexan  reported. The song has ties to minstrel shows where performers wore blackface.

Asian American voters are not a monolith. But recent polling suggests that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders overall may turn out in higher numbers for Democrats in 2020.

Breaking: Voters in Harris County, Texas’ most populous county, can continue casting their ballots for the fall election at 10 drive-thru polling places. #tx2020