Austin (AP) – The state’s top teachers group is criticizing state guidelines for starting the school year while the coronavirus pandemic is still raging. The Texas State Teachers Association says the guidelines pronounced Friday by Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and the state’s other Republican leaders would unfairly punish public school districts that…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Six people have been arrested on a variety of charges as the state’s crackdown on protesters at the Texas Capitol continues. The Texas Department of Public Safety says 22 year old Gabriel Brett Krug of Temple, and 18 year old Jordan Chance Teal of Austin have been charged with felonies. Krug is…… MORE
Washington (AP) – The Justice Department has scheduled two additional federal executions weeks after it fought off last-minute legal challenges, and successfully resumed federal executions following a 17 year pause. The executions of Christopher Andre Vialva and William Emmett LeCroy were announced on Friday. They are both scheduled to be carried out in late September.…… MORE
San Antonio (WBAP/KLIF) – A fire department spokesperson in San Antonio says one person was killed and two others were injured Saturday when a small plane crashed in a residential area shortly after takeoff. Federal Aviation Fire spokesperson Tony Molinaro said in a news release that a single engine Piper PA-28 crashed and burned shortly…… MORE
Austin (AP) – The number of reported coronavirus cases in Texas has surpassed 375,000, and state health officials report 168 more deaths due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the illness. State health officials on Saturday reported 8,112 more confirmed cases of the the virus to bring the total reported to 375,846, and the death…… MORE