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FILE – In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, ventilator tubes are attached to a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles. The surge of coronavirus is taking an increasingly grim toll across the United States, even as of a vaccine appears close at hand. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) NYAG503 NYAG503

November 20, 2020 at 11:06 am

Daily COVID-19 deaths in US reach highest level since May VIEW

The surging coronavirus is taking an increasingly dire toll across the U.S. with total deaths reaching about 253,000, by far the highest of any nation...

November 19, 2020 at 3:41 pm

Texas governor rules out another shutdown as virus surges VIEW

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As Texas shattered a single-day record with 12,000 new coronavirus cases reported, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ruled out another...

November 18, 2020 at 3:24 pm

‘We’re in trouble’: Texas sending record help to hospitals

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is sending medical staff to overworked hospitals by the thousands — more now than at any point during the pandemic...

FILE – In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, Deb Dalsing, nurse manager of the COVID-19 treatment unit at UW Health assists nurse Ainsley Billesbach with her personal protective equipment at the hospital in Madison, Wis. Conditions inside the nationâ€™s hospitals are deteriorating by the day as the coronavirus rages through the country at an unrelenting pace. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP) WIMAW206 WIMAW206

November 18, 2020 at 12:47 pm

‘Tired to the bone’: Hospitals overwhelmed with virus cases VIEW

Conditions inside the nation’s hospitals are deteriorating by the day as the coronavirus rages across the U.S. at an unrelenting pace. “We are depressed, disheartened...

November 10, 2020 at 11:45 pm

Texas becomes 1st state to surpass 1 million COVID-19 cases

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas became America's first state Wednesday with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, as sporting events were canceled and the...

November 10, 2020 at 4:18 pm

Texas’ Patrick offers reward as Trump makes unfounded claims

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick on Tuesday offered up to $1 million in defense of President Donald Trump's unsupported claims...

November 1, 2020 at 8:12 am

Texas’ factory of conservative legislation may be at risk

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Win or lose in Texas on Tuesday, Republicans will still run plenty of America's state capitols. Maybe even most of them....

October 31, 2020 at 9:53 am

State legislative elections key to redistricting power

HOUSTON (AP) — Not long ago, Berta Patterson’s corner of Houston was as symbolically red as they come. Up the road is the Harris County...

October 30, 2020 at 6:50 am

Race for Texas intensifies amid surging turnout, COVID cases VIEW

More than 9 million ballots have been cast as of Friday morning in Texas, the nation's second most-populous state. Voters there do not register by...

Voters line up and wit to cast a ballot at the American Airlines Center during early voting Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) TXMO108 TXMO108

October 28, 2020 at 10:29 am

Judge says Texas mask mandate must extend to polling places

With COVID-19 cases flaring again in Texas, a federal judge ruled that its statewide mask mandate must include polling places. The governor had carved out...