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March 8, 2021

Ex-Trump official Sery Kim jumps into race for open Texas congressional seat

A second former Trump administration official is running in the election this spring to succeed the late Republican Rep. Ron Wright of Texas.

March 8, 2021

Texas officials blast Houston bar's plans for 'Mask Off' party: 'Unquestionably a superspreader event'

Texas officials from the state, city and even neighborhood level are calling for a Houston bar to cancel plans for a large "Mask Off Party" scheduled for March 10 — the same day Texas rescinds its statewide mask mandate and capacity limits for business operators.

March 7, 2021

Health experts warn of new coronavirus spike as states ease restrictions, spring break travel surges

Cases have leveled off at around 50,000 to 60,000 new cases a day over the past week.

March 7, 2021

Biden administration converting Texas migrant centers to rapidly release detained families in 72 hours or less

The Biden administration will transform two Texas facilities where detained migrant families are held into Ellis Island-style rapid processing centers, meaning adults and children who cross the border will be housed for a maximum of 72 hours before being released into the U.S.

March 6, 2021

What is NASA's Super Guppy plane?

NASA's Super Guppy is an aircraft built specifically to ferry large cargo.

March 6, 2021

Texas beefs up border crackdown to stop human and drug smuggling

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, along with the Department of Public Safety (DPS), on Saturday launched ‘Operation Lone Star,’ a program that will work to combat the smuggling of drugs and people across the southern border. 

March 6, 2021

Austin mayor blasts Abbott's lift of mask mandate, but says 'Neanderthal' is 'not a word I would have used'

Austin’s Democratic Mayor Steve Adler blasted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to lift the statewide mask mandate, but said that President Biden’s “Neanderthal” comment was “not a word that I would have used.” 

March 6, 2021

California and Texas brace for Spring Breakers after Florida sees crowded beaches

Some parts of Texas see spring break as a chance to make up for lost business.

March 5, 2021

Meghan McCain blasts Biden's 'Neanderthal thinking' swipe, compares to Clinton's 'deplorables' comment

"The View" co-host Meghan McCain knocked President Biden Friday for dismissing Texas and Missipppi's push to lift all COVID mandates as "Neanderthal thinking."

March 5, 2021

Biden reversing Trump policies whether they worked or not, Sen. Cornyn tells 'America Reports'

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told "America Reports" Friday that the Biden administration has "miscalculated" the border crisis and are "fooling themselves."