Texas

Kathleen Kratt, of Orlando, Florida, and a supporter of US President Donald Trump holds a flag in front of the Supreme Court as the court reviews a lawsuit filed by Texas seeking to undo President-elect Joe Biden's election victory in Washington, US, 11 December , 2020/ Reuters
US Election 2020

US Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed election lawsuit

The decision allows the US Electoral College to press ahead with a meeting on Monday, where it is expected to formally cast its votes and make Biden’s victory official

A woman presents a Chinese-language sample ballot for the 2020 presidential election at a polling station near the Chinatown area of Houston, Texas, on Oct. 14. ZENG JINGNING/CHINA NEWS SERVICE VIA GETTY IMAGES/Foreign Policy
Analysis

How Chinese Americans could help democrats flip Texas

Residents of Lake Jackson have been urged not to use tap water. Photo :BBC
World+Biz

US city told not to use water amid concern of brain-eating microbe contamination

Arizona and Texas have got economic boost from housing construction, which has been among the first industries to recover nationally, while states reliant on in-person services have lagged. Photo: Collected
Global Economy

Why New York is in a depression and Texas is not

FILE PHOTO: A girl covers her face from strong winds as her family members watch high swells from Hurricane Hanna from a jetty in Galveston, Texas, US, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
World+Biz

Hurricane Hanna batters Covid-hit Texas coast

People wearing face masks march during a Black Lives Matter protest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Tokyo, Japan June 14, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
World+Biz

One person shot, killed during Black Lives Matter protest in Texas

A girl covers her face from strong winds as her family members watch high swells from Hurricane Hanna from a jetty in Galveston, Texas, US, July 25, 2020/ Reuters
Environment

Hurricane Hanna's winds battering south Texas coast, area hit hard by Covid

FILE PHOTO: Vessels rest on the bank after running aground during Hurricane Harvey near Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. August 31, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory J. Mendenhall/Handout via REUTERS.
World+Biz

Hurricane Hanna threatens coronavirus-stricken South Texas with surge and winds

FILE PHOTO: People wait in their vehicles in long lines for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) testing in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare
Coronavirus chronicle

US Navy teams deployed to South Texas to fight Covid-19 spread

Revelers celebrate Memorial Day weekend at Osage Beach of the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, US, May 23, 2020 in the screen grab taken from social media video and obtained by Reuters on May,24,2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

US sets one-day record for Covid-19 cases, Texas pauses reopening

Photo: Reuters
Science

Releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida gets the nod

In this Wednesday, March 4, 2020 photo, abortion rights demonstrators rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington.AP Photo via UNB.
Coronavirus chronicle

Court allows medication abortions in Texas during pandemic

Members of Austin Police Department block off part of Republic of Texas Boulevard following an explosion in Austin, Texas, US, March 19, 2018/ Reuters
World+Biz

Two dead, one wounded in shooting at Texas university campus