Texas Tribune

Preliminary data shows 99.5% of COVID-related deaths in Texas were among unvaccinated people, according to the Department of State Health Services.

Abbott reiterated Tuesday that Texas schoolchildren will not face mask requirements as they return to school later this summer.

The consultant, Brad Deutser, is listed as a chair of the committee tasked with chronicling the full history of 'The Eyes.'" But some students who spoke with him said they felt he was trying to convince them to accept the school's position on the song.

Increased oversight and lack of funding mean hundreds of children spend their nights in hotels and churches and on office floors.

The extension comes as the federal moratorium on evictions is set to expire on July 31.

Abbott's signature means that businesses that require so-called vaccine passports can't get state contracts and could lose state licenses or operating permits.

The Legislature passed a bill allowing Texans to carry handguns without a license or training — an expansion of gun rights so divisive Republican leaders in previous years refused to touch it.

The move raises speculation that West is preparing to run for a statewide office.

Bush made his challenge official Wednesday evening during an event at a downtown Austin bar. Former President Donald Trump said last week that he would issue an endorsement in the race "in the not-so-distant future."

Abbott has the power to veto individual line items he objects to.