Gov. Greg Abbott is deploying the state’s National Guard to Austin ahead of planned Saturday protests condemning aggressive immigration enforcement.

The proposed legislation aims to establish Education Savings Accounts, sparking debate over tuition coverage and equity in Texas' educational landscape.

Residents of a south Louisiana community say a powerful tornado splintered their homes in mere seconds as it carved a swath of destruction through their neighborhood.

Residents of a south Louisiana community say a powerful tornado splintered their homes in mere seconds as it carved a swath of destruction through their neighborhood.

Have you thought about getting braces this spring before we jump into summer?

Gregg Abbott and state Sen. Bryan Hughes announce a Republican-sponsored Senate Bill 12, which would prevent social media sites like Facebook and Twitter from “canceling” the views of Texans. Greg Abbott is taking on the censorship of “conservative speech.”The governor is slated to hold a news conference at noon on Friday to discuss the Republican-sponsored Senate Bill 12, which would prevent social media sites like Facebook and Twitter from “canceling” the views of Texans. The news conference, which will take place in Tyler with Sen. Bryan Hughes, will be livestreamed in this article. Hughes is among the sponsors of the bill, along with Sen. Donna Campbell who lives in New Braunfels. Abbott’s office said the legislature would “help prohibit social media companies from censoring Texans based on the viewpoints they express.”GOP leaders in Texas targeted social media giants like Facebook and Twitter during the pre- and post-election period and in the aftermath of the deadly U.S. Capitol siege.

AUSTIN – Texas has become the first state to administer one million COVID-19 vaccines, according to Gov. The announcement comes Thursday, exactly one month to the day that the first doses of the vaccine arrived on Dec. 14. Currently, the Texas Department of State Health Services says 1,021,511 doses have been administered as of 11 a.m. and more than two million doses have been allocated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists California as having distributed at least one million more vaccines than Texas but California has actually only administered 975,293 of those vaccinations. Overall, the CDC reported that more than 30 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed among the U.S. as of Thursday morning.

“We always vote early and we’re going to vote early this year as well,” said Americo Canales, one of several voters who told KSAT 12 News they are anxious to cast ballots. Due to the large number of registered voters, Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott signed a proclamation extending the dates for early voting. In Bexar County, alone, there are about 125,000 newly registered voters. For more information on early voting locations, click here or call the Bexar County Elections Office at 210-335-VOTE (8683).

DALLAS Leaders in two of Texas' biggest cities are calling on the governor to empower local governments to order residents to stay home as the state's continued surge in coronavirus cases tests hospital capacity. Austin Mayor Steve Adler told CNNs "State of the Union" Sunday that he wants Gov. Gregg Abbott, a Republican, to return control of his city to the local government as its hospitals face a potential crisis. If we dont change the trajectory, then I am within two weeks of having our hospitals overrun, Adler, a Democrat said. But for others, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, the highly contagious virus can cause severe symptoms and be fatal.

SAN ANTONIO Governor Gregg Abbott has responded to Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolffs request to make face masks mandatory for residents and said its not about government mandates. Rather, its about individual responsibility when it comes to fighting COVID-19 and containing the spread. As of now, face coverings are optional for Bexar County residents after Abbott said fines cant be issued to residents for not wearing a face covering. As a result, we see fewer and fewer people wearing face coverings and rates of infection are increasing, Wolff said in the letter. This is not gradual, said Dawn Emerick, San Antonio Metro Health Director, on Thursday.