Texas

While deaths are mounting rapidly in the U.S., the nation’s second surge in coronavirus cases appears to be leveling off.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Capitol officials have issued broad new mask requirements after a Republican member of Congress tested positive for the coronavirus

One of the country’s primary coronavirus hotspots is in Houston’s Harris County, Texas, where more than 65,000 cases have been reported. The New York Times followed one Houston family after multiple members caught coronavirus and two were hospitalized.

Colt Wrangler Lyons builds custom motorcycles in New Braunfels, Texas. Now he’s expanding his appreciation for motorcycles outside the shop as an amateur racer.

As recovery and cleanup efforts get underway in South Texas in the wake of a downgraded Hanna, worried residents are confronting the prospect of undertaking the effort amid a surge in coronavirus cases that has left many fearful about their health

Protests took a violent turn in several U.S. cities over the weekend with shootings in Texas, Colorado and Oregon, vehicles burning in California and Virginia, and police retreating in Seattle.

The first Atlantic hurricane of 2020, Hanna, made landfall in Texas on Saturday. Forecasters say Hanna Could bring 6 to 12 inches of rain through Sunday night.

The first hurricane to threaten the United States since the start of the coronavirus pandemic is presenting new challenges to Hawaii officials long accustomed to tropical storms. For example, how do you secure enough shelter space when people have to stay at least 6 feet (1.8 meters) apart from one another? What happens when someone shows up at a shelter with...

Legal groups sued the U.S. government Friday in an attempt to prevent the rapid expulsion of children that the Trump administration detained in hotel rooms under an emergency declaration citing the coronavirus

Red Circle Ice Cream in Houston, Texas, was known for its bubble waffles and churros before it became the subject of coronavirus-related rumors. Owner Nickey Ngo turned to social media to discuss the fear that the Asian American community felt at the onset of the pandemic due to rumors circulating in Chinatown.

The United States ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, escalating tensions between the world’s largest economies as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure against China ahead of the November election.

Discount grocer Aldi said Tuesday it will open more than 70 stores by the end of the year, with hopes of attracting new customers and wooing some away from grocery rivals including Walmart and Kroger.

A federal appeals court has overruled a judge’s decision that allowed the Texas Republican Party to hold an in-person convention in Houston, marking a win for the the nation’s fourth-largest city in an ongoing battle with the state GOP

Three members of the Thin Blue Line Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club were killed Saturday during a suspected drunk driving crash in Texas.

More than 80 infants under a year old have tested positive for the coronavirus in one Texas county, a local public health official announced, as the United States set a single-day record in the tally of new cases.

Texas officials and funeral home directors are ordering extra body bags and refrigerated trucks as they prepare for an increase in deaths from COVID-19, which has already killed 3,657 in the state.

Younger Americans have been driving the recent coronavirus surge in Texas — but the virus is now also rapidly spreading in the state’s nursing homes, threatening elderly, frail residents who are most at risk of serious illness and death. Across Texas, nearly 1,000 new infections of nursing home residents were reported in the week ending Friday, July 10, NBC News found in…

Two police officers were shot and killed Saturday in McAllen after reportedly responding to a disturbance call, authorities said.

U.S. Army officials say they will begin an independent review of the command climate at Fort Hood following calls for a more thorough investigation into the killing of a soldier from the Texas base

As coronavirus cases spike in Texas, an emergency room physician in Houston said starting her shift every day is like going to war. Dr. Gina Blocker said her hospital is seeing young people with serious symptoms as well as a disproportionate number of patients of color.