Nicholas downgraded to tropical depression, continuing to move slowly east into Louisiana
Nicholas has been downgraded to tropical depression as it continues crawling toward Louisiana after battering Southeast Texas with gusty winds and torrential rain.
Nicholas weakens to tropical depression, dumps rain, brings flood threat to Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Nicholas has weakened to a tropical depression as it slowed to a crawl over southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana as its heavy rains continued to drench the area, maintaining a flood threat.
Nicholas upgraded to hurricane as it heads for Texas Gulf Coast
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Nicholas has strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in Texas.
EXPLAINER: What to know about Texas' abortion law
Abortion clinics in neighboring Oklahoma and nearby Kansas say they're still seeing a high volume of patients from Texas as a new state law there banning most abortions remains in effect.
Justice Department files lawsuit against Texas over abortion law
The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution."
Lawsuit filed against Austin Energy, ERCOT over February winter storms
Colinda Meza of Austin is suing for more than $1 million in damages due to the “wrongful death” of her mother, Connie Mae Richey.
Texas teen uses TikTok to sabotage abortion whistleblower website
A Fort Bend Co. teen went online, used some sarcasm when telling her followers what to do to overwhelm the website and cause it to crash, which it did.
Governor Greg Abbott says Texas will 'eliminate all rapists'
The statement was made during a press briefing Tuesday morning in response to a question about Senate Bill 8, also known as the Heartbeat Act.
Man dies of COVID-19, family says Sugar Land hospital refused court-ordered treatment of Ivermectin
The family of a Richmond, Texas veteran, who died of COVID-19, say a Sugar Land hospital refused to give the 74-year-old a court-ordered treatment of Ivermectin.
Satanic Temple to fight Texas abortion law, cites religious freedom
The Satanic Temple is arguing that women should be able to take an abortion-inducing drug as an expression of religious freedom within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy.
Bette Midler says women should ‘refuse to have sex with men’ to protest Texas abortion law
"Why do #antivaxxers and #antimaskers get to live the ‘my body, my choice’ life, but pregnant women are not allowed to?" wrote Midler. "How is this fair?"
US DOJ ‘will not tolerate violence’ against Texas abortion seekers, providers
Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement that federal prosecutors are still urgently exploring options to challenge the Texas law.
Pipeline broken during Hurricane Ida causing Gulf oil spill identified
Divers at the site of an ongoing oil spill that appeared in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida have identified the apparent source.
Uber, Lyft to cover drivers' fees if they're sued under Texas abortion ban
Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they will cover the legal fees of any driver who is sued under the new law prohibiting most abortions in Texas.
Bumble, Match create funds for Texas-based employees seeking abortions
The chief executive of Tinder-owner Match Group has sharply criticized a new law prohibiting most abortions in Texas.
Anonymous donor helps local family bring mother of 2 back to Texas after she passed away from COVID-19
FOX 26 Reporter Damali Keith spoke with the family about the incredible generosity shown by one anonymous donor.
2 Texas teachers die of COVID-19, prompting school district shutdown
A Central Texas school district is closing its schools after two teachers died last week of COVID-19.
Supreme Court declines to block Texas abortion ban in 5-4 vote
A deeply divided Supreme Court is allowing a Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in force, stripping most women of the right to an abortion in the nation’s second-largest state.
2nd victim in Galleria-area robbery that also killed off-duty New Orleans PD officer, dies
Dyrin "DJ" Riculfy was hospitalized for more than a week after authorities say he and an off-duty officer with New Orleans PD were shot during a robbery that turned sideways at Grotto Ristorante on Westheimer.
Texas law banning most abortions takes effect after Supreme Court stays silent
The Texas law bans abortions around six weeks and authorizes private citizens to sue abortion providers and anyone involved in facilitating abortions.