The injunction is a new challenge to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to make vaccinations mandatory for all military members.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, issued an emergency order Tuesday night.
The unemployment rate in Travis County decreased recently.
Texas ranks in the bottom half of the country in the race to vaccinate its population.
The signing of the bill seals a win to conservative activists who have long sought the measure without success.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has issued a conservation alert Monday for Texans as temperatures soar into the triple digits.
Critics have denounced Abbott's proposal as "political theater" that won't pass legal muster.
Austin City Council has approved $42 million in rental assistance to keep Austin families from being evicted through the end of the year.
Travis County's unemployment rate is lower than the Texas average.
The Legislature passed a bill allowing Texans to carry handguns without a license or training.
Members celebrated the end of the session, but also acknowledged that they’ll be back sometime soon for at least one special session.
If passed, the bill would eliminate drive-thru voting, empower partisan poll watchers and limit voting on Sundays.
U.S. Senate Republicans successfully blocked the establishment of a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Gov. Greg Abbott has signaled that he would sign the bill, which does not allow cities to opt out of enforcing a homeless encampment ban.
Abbott has said he would sign the permitless carry proposal into law.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission will allocate around $2.5 billion in food benefits to all eligible families.
The agreement advances the legislation even closer to becoming law. Gov. Greg Abbott has said he will sign such a proposal.
Jobless Texans say they're desperate to return to work, but they haven't had any luck when applying to multiple jobs every month.
Abbott already planned to call a special session later in the year for the Legislature to do its decennial redrawing of Texas political maps
The law takes effect in September.
The extra $300 federal benefit will end June 26 for jobless Texans.
U.S. shows great variance in access and use of high-speed internet.
While 30% of Texans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the vast majority of children are unvaccinated.
Bill author state Rep. Matt Schaefer, R-Tyler, drew cheers Wednesday when he announced he was rejecting the Senate changes.
The announcement will likely give new life to the debate about requiring vaccinations that has been playing out in Texas and the country.
The bill approved by the House aims to cool all of Texas' prisons before 2029.
The Lone Star State is the 10th state to make a COVID-19 era cocktails to-go measure permanent.
SeedX Inc. and two of the company's owners are suing "Kanye 2020" for breach of contract, according to court documents.
Across the state and the rest of the country, school reopening plans divided many communities last year.
Medicaid expansion “appears extremely unlikely to move this session,” said state Sen. Nathan Johnson, D-Dallas.
His approach differs somewhat from past sessions.
In a 78-64 vote, the House Friday passed a pared down version of priority GOP legislation to place new restrictions on voting.
Previously, the Senate approved a bill that would ask for an election if cities decide to reduce law enforcement budgets.
Students say protests over the song are not going away.
The uncertainty about how the new ban will be enforced concerns advocates for people experiencing homelessness.
Under current state law, Texans must generally be licensed to carry handguns openly or concealed.
The annual index ranks every member of Congress, including Rep. Cuellar and Senator Hutchison, on how willingly they work across the aisle.
The “#MeToo” movement brought sweeping changes nationwide, including in Texas, on how allegations of sexual misconduct are handled.
The Texas House on Tuesday approved House Bill 20, one of Gov. Greg Abbott's emergency items this year, and sent it to the Senate.
The bill would prevent transgender Texas children from joining school sports teams that match their gender identity.