The 1,700 unused wall panels are being stored in Eagle Pass. Texas didn’t have to explain its plans for the panels when it secured the federal donation.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Who’s required to get vaccinated in Texas? Here’s what you should know
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s mandate that requires federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Department of Justice is appealing the decision.
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Health care
Here’s a look at Justice Stephen Breyer’s legacy on Texas cases
The justice struck down a Texas-led challenge to the Affordable Care Act, wrote the majority opinion in a ruling that stopped abortion restrictions in 2013 and was the swing vote in a case that helped keep a Texas Capitol monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments.
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Here’s how Texans can get free at-home COVID-19 tests and N95 masks from the federal government
People can order up to four COVID-19 tests per household. The White House also announced free N95 masks will be available in major pharmacies and community health centers.
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Politics
Analysis: If you can’t beat ’em, change the rules
Here’s something Democrats and Republicans have in common: When lawmakers are deadlocked, leaders turn to the rulebooks, searching for angles and rule changes that would turn things their way.
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Criminal Justice
At least 63 Texans — including a state House candidate — are accused of taking part in the Capitol insurrection
Texas has among the highest number of residents charged in the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. At least five Texans have already been convicted.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott sues Biden administration over vaccine mandate for National Guard
The state has already challenged the federal government’s vaccine orders for big businesses, health care workers and federal contractors.
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Politics
Ted Cruz says Joe Biden could be impeached if Republicans take U.S. House
The Republican senator from Texas said Democrats weaponized impeachment with former President Donald Trump, adding, “what’s good for the goose is good for the gander.”
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Coronavirus in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott calls on Biden administration to open more COVID-19 testing sites, send more monoclonal antibody treatments
The governor asked the federal government for help opening test sites in Bexar, Cameron, Dallas, Harris, Hidalgo and Tarrant counties.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he’ll take fight against federal vaccine mandate for large businesses to Supreme Court
Texas is among states that sued the Biden administration over its mandate. An appeals court ruled in the president’s favor Friday and reinstated the rule, set to take effect Jan. 4.
