October 29, 2020 Surge in early voting gives Democrats competitive edge in Texas Early voting in Texas has stirred hope among Democrats of gaining ground in the state that has been in the firm grip of Republicans for decades.
October 29, 2020 Texas voters won't be required to wear masks at polling locations, appeals court rules Texans will not be required to wear face masks when casting election ballots during the coronavirus pandemic after a federal appeals court halted an order that would be mandated voters to don the coverings.
October 29, 2020 Texas mask mandate must extend to polling places, judge rules A federal judge ruled that Texas' statewide mask mandate must include polling places, but election officials Wednesday did not rush to enforce the order that was handed down after more than 8 million people have already voted.
October 29, 2020 Houston police sergeant's funeral set for Thursday after fatal shooting The city of Houston, Texas, is scheduled to bid a final farewell Thursday to a police sergeant who was killed in a shooting last week, according to reports.
October 28, 2020 Rare hairless opossum dropped at wildlife center gets ‘winter wardrobe’ of sweaters to survive the cold This opossum is dressed to impress.
October 28, 2020 Top nonpartisan political handicapper moves Texas to 'toss-up' in White House race It’s been nearly half a century since a Democrat won Texas in a presidential election. Now, a top non-partisan political handicapper is rating Texas a toss-up.
October 28, 2020 Joe Biden could be compromised by Chinese Communist Party: Rep. Crenshaw Joe Biden needs to answer whether or not he's compromised by China before the Nov. 3 election, Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, said Wednesday.
October 28, 2020 Texas Supreme Court upholds governor's rule limiting ballot drop box locations The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Gov. Greg Abbott's order limiting the number of ballot drop box locations to one per county, a policy that will mostly affect the state's largest – and more heavily Democratic – counties.
October 28, 2020 Texas man seen swigging from beer bottle minutes before fatal crash that killed 3 passengers A Texas man posted a video of himself drinking behind the wheel on Facebook live just minutes before crashing his car — killing all three of his passengers.
October 28, 2020 Texas woman's stripper-themed Halloween display leads to clash with homeowners association The Richmond woman says her HOA requested she remove her creative Halloween decor.
