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The total number of cases in the U.S. is 306, seven of which have been confirmed in Texas.

Frederick Frazier’s runoff opponent accused him of posing as a city code compliance officer to get campaign signs taken down. Frazier said his opponent is to blame in the case.

Doctors in Mexico advised the man to not return to the U.S. after he showed symptoms of the disease, but he flew to Dallas-Fort Worth anyway, according to a report.

The patient recently flew from Mexico to Dallas.

A Dallas County resident has contracted the first case of monkeypox reported in Texas.

With the Texas case reported Tuesday, about 35 cases have now been identified across 14 states and Washington, D.C., this year, according to the CDC.

According to police, the man used a metal chair to break into the museum.

The three men are accused of using excessive force during May 2020 protests following the murder of George Floyd.

Texas has confirmed its first case of West Nile virus of 2022 in Dallas County, according to Dallas County Health and Human Services.

A new AP analysis shows 13 percent of mail ballots were rejected. And while the problem appears solvable, it stands to reason that this would indeed hurt Democrats if replicated in other states.

In just 16 of the state’s largest counties, more than 18,000 mail-in ballots were rejected, most for failing to meet the new law’s ID requirements. A full statewide tally isn’t yet available.

The world knows the city of Selma, Alabama, as a historic beacon in the struggle for voting rights.

In some voting locations where a party’s appointed polling judge didn’t show up, election officials allowed the other party’s judge to operate both parties’ voting machines in an effort to keep the polling place running.

The federal agency’s new guidance says most healthy Americans don’t need to wear masks in public. It marks a turning point in the pandemic.

Authorities say they arrested a 60-year-old Dallas man on a capital murder charge in the 1984 killing of a 21-year-old woman after linking him to the crime through genealogical databases.

As 2021 comes to a close, here’s a look back at just some of our favorite images captured by Texas Tribune photographers all over the state — and across the nation — to tell the stories of Texans in a challenging year.

Most local officials insist they still have testing capacity at their public testing sites, but Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said demand has outpaced supply.

Dallas-area Latinos hoped their growing numbers would finally translate into political clout this year through the creation of a new congressional district anchored by their communities. Instead, their neighborhoods were splintered between numerous white-majority districts.

The artist creates an enduring legacy using found objects.

A Dallas County jury sentenced Ruben Alvarado, 24, of Mesquite, a day after finding him guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Chynal Lindsey, 26, in June 2019. Alvarado told jurors that he had taken the Dallas woman to White Rock Lake for sex but ordered her from his sport utility vehicle upon discovering her biological sex. Lindsey's death had marked the second killing of a transgender woman in Dallas in less than a month.

Texas Attorney General Paxton will discuss an opioid settlement on Tuesday at Houston Recovery Center.

Officials in some counties targeted by audits accuse Republican Texas leaders of pandering to conspiracy theorists and undermining faith in elections. They also say the secretary of state’s office hasn’t provided details on what the audits entail.

By Kate McGee, The Texas TribuneThe wife of Texas Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen West was arrested in Dallas County for allegedly driving while intoxicated Friday night, according to the Dallas Police Department and West himself. Graham-West was released from jail around 1 p.m. Saturday, according to West, who posted a video on Instagram early Saturday morning from the Dallas County jail. In the video, West angrily denied his wife had been drinking. West provided a photo of the receipt to the Tribune, which shows a lemonade, but lists no alcoholic beverages. West said his daughter and her husband picked up his grandson from the car on the side of the road.

Angela Graham-West, wife of GOP gubernatorial candidate Allen West, was arrested by Dallas Police Friday night for allegedly driving while intoxicated. Allen West said she hadn’t been drinking, that her three-month-old grandson was in the car with her, and called the arrest “insidious.”

Back-and-forth legal rulings have left some school districts with the choice of flouting Abbott and mandating masks — or waiting for the dust to settle.

HOUSTON (AP) — Some Texas cities, counties and school districts remained defiant Monday and kept in place mandates requiring students and others to wear facial coverings despite rulings a day earlier by the Texas Supreme Court halting mask mandates in two of the state's largest counties.

Despite the Supreme Court's ruling, the Dallas Independent School District announced​ Sunday night that masks will still be required while on district property.

Despite the Supreme Court's ruling, the Dallas Independent School District announced​ Sunday night that masks will still be required while on district property.

"Your child will wait for another child to die," Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said Friday.

"Your child will wait for another child to die," Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said Friday.

A federal judge on Tuesday night temporarily halted an order from Abbott that banned mask mandates.

In the face of skyrocketing hospitalizations, the heads of cities, counties and school districts have grown desperate for ways to contain the virus.

A federal judge on Tuesday night temporarily halted an order from Abbott that banned mask mandates.

Republican governor Greg Abbott of Texas and Texas attorney general Ken Paxton jointly petitioned the Fifth Court of Appeals Wednesday to strike down Dallas County's mask mandate, claiming it was an infringement on an earlier executive order prohibiting their requirement in the state by government entities or officials.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the filing of a petition Wednesday to strike down an emergency order mandating masks in schools, businesses and county buildings in Dallas County.Why it matters: Their statement threatens that "any school district, public university or local government official that decides to defy the order will be taken to court." Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeState of play

Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday the filing of a mandamus petition the 5th Court of Appeals to strike down the actions by Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, according to a release.

COVID-19 is surging again in Texas. Hospitalizations are increasing faster than at any other time. Local officials and school leaders are pushing back against Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates. Here’s the latest.

The rulings came in two separate lawsuits. A Bexar County health official quickly required masks in public schools. And Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins may soon issue a mandate.

The local officials are asking for courts to rule that Abbott’s ban on local mask mandates is unenforceable.

Herschel Walker did not cast a presidential vote in 2016 despite talking up the eventual winner, Donald Trump. And with the exception of 2020, Walker has not pulled the lever in any election since at least 2003, according to records reviewed by the Washington Examiner.

The case occurred in Dallas County

The Texas Department of State Health Services has announced that the first case of West Nile has been reported in the state.

It’s challenging to know the exact number of variants out there globally or in Texas, health experts say. Texas health experts have also recommended staying away from people who aren’t following COVID-19 safety protocols. If you’re able to do so, health experts say the best thing to do is to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Texas health experts have also recommended staying away from people who aren’t following COVID-19 safety protocols. Studies have shown that the delta variant is up to 60% more transmissible than the previous leading variant, the alpha variant.

COVID-19 cases have been increasing in Texas and nationally — mostly among unvaccinated people — as the highly contagious delta variant has become dominant. Here's what that means for Texans, both vaccinated and unvaccinated.

Inside the state’s biggest hospitals, doctors say a surge of unvaccinated COVID patients is almost too bewildering to believe.

A single case of monkeypox has been reported in Dallas County, Texas health officials said Friday.

I helped break the story on the convicted surgeon, but Peacock’s dramatized series made me reconsider how I wrote about the case.

Instead of a drug bust or theft leading to a shocking immediate consequence, defendants can stuff a citation into their pockets and plan dinner, talk host Mark Davis writes.

Their Texas swing is part of a larger effort by senior administration officials who are fanning out across the country this week to encourage vaccinations ahead of the administration’s self-imposed goal of hitting a 70% countrywide vaccination rate by July 4.

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Parts of Dallas County saw up to 5 inches of rain on Sunday.

A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a former Dallas police officer accused of ordering two killings in 2017.

A man has been arrested after leading Dallas police officers on a high-speed chase in a stolen ambulance.

(AP Photo/LM Otero)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – More than 10 million coronavirus vaccinations have been administered in Texas, and more than 1 million more doses are expected in the state next week, the state’s health department said Saturday. More than 3.5 million people in the state are fully vaccinated according to the federal Centers for Disease Control. On Monday, Texas will begin making the vaccine available to everyone in the state aged 16 and older. Data from Johns Hopkins University shows there have been 47,947 COVID-19 related deaths in Texas, the third most in the United States. AdThe state health department has reported more than 2.7 million total virus cases since the beginning of the pandemic.

Court records don’t list an attorney for Riser, who told the court he would hire one. “It took persistence and months of dedication to accomplish, and the people of Dallas are safe because of it,” Hall said. Three men were charged with capital murder in the killing of Saenz: Kevin Kidd, Emmanuel Kilpatrick and Jermon Simmons. Kidd and Simmons are jailed on capital murder charges stemming from the killings of Saenz and the father and son. Instead, the man told investigators that Riser offered to pay him a total of $9,500 to kidnap and kill Douglas and later Saenz, the affidavit says.

DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas police officer has been arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder, authorities said Thursday. Bryan Riser, a 13-year police veteran, was taken into custody Thursday morning and brought to the Dallas County Jail, according to a statement from the police department. Police did not immediately provide further details about the case against Riser, and a spokeswoman for the Dallas County district attorney's office said her office didn't have information on the case.

He said the sites would probably involve “5000-6000 additional vaccinations per day, 7 days a week for 8 weeks.”Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced the launching of three "mass community vaccination sites" in North Texas and Houston. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will run the sites, "in partnership with the state of Texas through the Texas Division of Emergency Management," according to a Wednesday release from Abbott's office. Texas is working with FEMA to create some Super Sites for vaccinations. Initially it would likely be 2 sites with 5000-6000 additional vaccinations per day, 7 days a week for 8 weeks.

The mythic idea of “herd immunity” from COVID-19 in the long journey back to normal may be out of reach for Texas any time soon, state health officials and medical experts say. “We do not know when, or if, Texas will reach herd immunity through vaccination,” Chief State Epidemiologist Dr. Jennifer Shuford told The Texas Tribune in an emailed statement. Ad“The key here is that you really want to vaccinate as many people as you can to strive for herd immunity,” he said, “but we still have more information that needs to be discovered before we say, ‘OK. “Therefore, you could potentially start gradually loosening up things once the pressure on the hospitals has significantly decreased even in the absence of full herd immunity." At that point, Abbott added, the state can start “very quickly” making vaccines available to a broader swath of the population.

Dallas County commissioners agreed on Tuesday to prioritize vaccinating residents in zip codes that appear to be most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. "You'll always have a little bit [of appointments] for the rest of Dallas County," Commissioner J.J. Koch said. "We just need to do what they ask us to do," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. But Commissioner J.J. Koch criticized Jenkins at the meeting, saying he had been "disingenuous" with the state when informing it of Dallas' vaccination plan. "[Dallas County Commissioners Court] can use some of their vaccine to target specific groups or areas, but they can't do that with everything and remain a hub provider."

Long lines of people waited to receive their COVID-19 vaccine at Fair Park, where Dallas County opened its first ìmegaî vaccination site. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas TribNeed to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Greg Abbott praised the state’s vaccine rollout as officials warned the COVID-19 pandemic is at its worst here. Texas is outpacing other states in administering the vaccine, last week topping 1 million total doses administered. In the letter to Garcia, Patrick thanked Abbott for his “leadership” on the state’s vaccine distribution plan and hailed state officials for doing a “good job” on vaccine rollout — “better than most states,” Patrick said.

Many Dallas County seniors received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination site at Fair Park in Dallas. A divided Dallas County Commissioners Court had voted Tuesday to prioritize vaccines at its Fair Park distribution center for individuals in mostly Black and Latino neighborhoods, a reflection of increased vulnerability to the coronavirus in 11 Dallas County ZIP codes, according to the Dallas Morning News. But Texas health officials pushed back on the proposal, warning that it was “not acceptable to [the Department of State Health Services. Her letter came after County Judge Clay Jenkins wrote to state officials asking whether the county’s plan was permissible. The county government is responsible for just 10% of the vaccines distributed in Dallas County.

Before this week, providers in Liberty County had been given small one-time shipments of the vaccine. On Sunday, the Texas Department of State Health Services named the provider one of 79 hubs in the state. TMC institutions have now administered more than 195,000 vaccine doses. Hubs now include Galveston County Health District and UTMB, as well as providers in Fort Bend, Montgomery, Liberty and Chambers counties. —Updated Monday 6 a.m. CTGalveston County is petitioning the state to get on the next list of vaccine hubs.

The Dallas County health department reported 33 available intensive care beds on Sunday for the county’s 2.6 million residents. Jenkins said most Dallas County businesses are likewise adhering to Abbott’s restrictions. But many county officials, including Jenkins, said bars are openly flouting guidelines and the TABC is not enforcing the rules. In most cases, local officials said they focus on educating wrongdoers instead of punishing them. Meanwhile, the city reported 245 people hospitalized with the virus on Sunday, down from a peak of 360 in late November but still enough to concern local health officials.

Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas TribuneKathy Schneider worked as a Dallas County election clerk in 2018, but out of concern about the coronavirus, she’s choosing not to this year. Texas is preparing for a general election for which election officials are expecting unprecedented turnout — and unprecedented demand for election workers. In Hidalgo County, officials are hoping for around 800 election workers, nearly doubling the number from past general elections. Counties set their own wages for their election workers, but they have to pay at least the federal minimum wage. You can use this tool to find your county’s contact and election worker information.

The company had filed thousands of lawsuits against borrowers after they fell behind on payments, including throughout the pandemic. Yet the states justice courts are excluded from this requirement, making a complete accounting of debt lawsuits impossible unless the states 803 justice courts choose to make their records public. In eight of the nine counties, Oportun Inc. was a top filer of lawsuits during the pandemic. (In Denton County, where Oportun filed comparatively fewer suits, the company has just one retail location.) All told, Oportun filed more lawsuits than any other personal loan company and was the second-most litigious company overall during the pandemic and the first six months of the year.

Dallas County officials have prohibited schools this year from having in-person classes until Sept. 8. Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson for The Texas TribuneDallas County health officials announced Friday that all public and private schools in the county must keep their classrooms closed through Sept. 7, according to a press release from Dallas County Health and Human Services. Travis County barred in-person classes in public and private schools through Labor Day. Hidalgo County health officials said Tuesday that local schools must keep their classrooms closed through Sept. 27. Houston ISD announced Wednesday that it would start the year with six weeks of virtual classes right after Labor Day, subject to change if state or local officials issue other guidance.

DALLAS Three women arrested amid protests against racism and police violence sued the city of Dallas and Dallas County on Tuesday in a challenge to the Texas anti-rioting law. He died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd's neck even after he said he couldn't breathe and stopped moving. The women were highlighted in a Dallas Morning News story among hundreds of people who police arrested during protests last month but later declined to charge. Their class action suit claims police selectively enforced Texas' anti-rioting law in a way that targeted activities protected by the First Amendment. The women also request unspecified other relief.The Dallas city attorney and the Dallas County judges offices did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday.

HOUSTON – “We may be approaching the precipice, the precipice of disaster.”Those were the ominous words Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo used Thursday while unveiled a new COVID-19 threat level system. But Hidalgo warned if current trends continue, she may elevate the threat level to red, which means a recommendation that everyone stay home. Right now, that county’s threat level is red due its current COVID-19 situation. The state of Utah has been using a colored COVID-19 system since April, but individual counties can be at different levels. Hidalgo said she assesses the threat level every day.

Megan Hicks for The Texas TribuneWhat you need to know Monday:No consensus on whether El Paso is ready to reopenGov. Greg Abbott had given El Paso County and the Amarillo area two of the state's biggest recent COVID-19 hot spots a temporary reprieve from implementing Texas' next phase of reopening. While Abbott said the Amarillo area had "turned a corner," the picture in the El Paso area wasn't as clear. El Paso Mayor Dee Margo, on the other hand, said the situation in El Paso is more manageable now. Texas reported 1,949 more cases of the new coronavirus Sunday the highest increase since the state began reporting coronavirus case counts.

REUTERS/Nuri VallbonaShell evacuates employees after outbreak on rig in Gulf of MexicoNine Shell employees were evacuated from an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico after five people tested positive for the new coronavirus, the Houston Chronicle reported. Shell operates nine offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, and about 160 people work on the rig that was the site of coronavirus cases, KHOU-TV reported. On Wednesday, the state reported 1,361 more cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of known cases to 57,921. Reagan County reported its first case Wednesday; almost every county in Texas has reported at least one confirmed case of the virus. Harris County has reported the most cases, 11,281, followed by Dallas County, which has reported 9,188 cases.

Jordan Vonderhaar for the Texas TribuneWhat you need to know Tuesday:Texas GOP chair welcomes RNC convention if North Carolina faltersTexas GOP would welcome Republican National Convention if moved from North Carolina[9:10 a.m.] Texas Republican Party Chair James Dickey said Monday that the state would gladly host the Republican National Convention in August if North Carolina cant guarantee full occupancy, according to the Austin American-Statesman. Texas would welcome President Trump and the RNC Convention, Dickey told the American-Statesman. As scheduled, the convention will take place in Charlotte, North Carolina, from August 24-27. Presidio County reported its first case Monday; over 85% of the states 254 counties have reported at least one case. Harris County reported one additional death, bringing its total to 220 deaths, more than any other county.

Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas TribuneThursday's biggest developments:Dallas County judge expresses measured optimism as case numbers show improvement. Hall County reported its first case Wednesday; over 85% of the states 254 counties have reported at least one case. Harris County has reported the most cases, 9,859, followed by Dallas County, which has reported 7,904 cases. See maps of the latest case numbers for each county and case rates per 1,000 residents. Harris County reported two additional deaths, bringing its total to 207 deaths, more than any other county.

Texas reported 1,801 more cases of the new coronavirus Saturday, the highest one-day total since the pandemic began. New cases of coronavirus each dayNew cases of coronavirus each day (Texas Tribune)Potter County reported 618 new cases on Saturday bringing its total to 2,080, while neighboring Randall County reported 116 new cases for a total of 593. Moore County, which has the highest rate of cases per 1,000 residents in Texas, added 4 new cases on Saturday. In total, the three counties accounted for 738 of the new cases reported on Saturday. Harris County has reported the most cases, 9,050, followed by Dallas County, which has reported 7,036 cases.

2 arrested after Texas police find 6-year-old locked in shedThis photo provided by the Dallas County Jail on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, shows Esmeralda Lira. Lira and Jose Balderas have been booked into the Dallas County jail on child endangerment charges. (Dallas County Jail via AP) less This photo provided by the Dallas County Jail on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, shows Esmeralda Lira. Lira and Jose Balderas have been booked into the Dallas County jail on child endangerment charges. (Dallas County ... more Photo: AP Photo: AP Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close 2 arrested after Texas police find 6-year-old locked in shed 1 / 3 Back to GalleryDALLAS (AP) Police have arrested two people after finding a 6-year-old boy locked in a shed in Dallas.

“While local officials possess certain limited emergency powers, those powers do not authorize a county judge to amend state law that the Legislature has expressly removed from local control,” Paxton explained in his nonbinding opinion. “To the extent that the Dallas County Order attempts to do so, a court would likely find it invalid and unenforceable.”The restrictions on the Dallas-area stores were included in Jenkins’ amended order last month. Jenkins said the pawn shops could resume operations if they followed consumer-protection orders and mandated social distancing, The Dallas Morning News reported. But Paxton’s opinion concluded by saying that the local order is superseded by Abbott’s directive on store operations. — Julián Aguilar

(CNN) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced the state will begin to reopen Friday from the coronavirus pandemic, but a Texas judge told CNN he hopes residents will not take him up on it. "Just because something can be open doesn't mean it should be open," Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins told CNN's Erin Burnett on "Burnett Outfront." "We will open in a way that uses safe standards -- safe standards for businesses, for their employees as well as for their customers. "What we know is that when you look at other science-based plans, movie theaters are not one of the first things that open," Jenkins said.

(Texas Tribune) – Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins was expected to issue a countywide shelter-in-place order on Sunday, marking the most expansive action yet from a Texas official to combat the new coronavirus continuing to spread across the state. "All individuals currently living within Dallas County are ordered to shelter at their place of residence," the order reads. Local health officials reported that 131 county residents have tested positive as of Sunday morning. The Texas State Department of Health Services reported 30 cases there as of noon Sunday. Abbott said that the state's numbers do not include "presumed positive" cases as an explanation for why DSHS' daily figures of positive cases in Texas have consistently lagged other disclosures and reports.

Abbott issues orders to expand Texas hospital capacityTexas Gov.Greg Abbott gives an update on the coronavirus, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Austin, Texas. Abbott declared a state of disaster Friday as the coronavirus pandemic spread to all of the state's biggest cities. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) less Texas Gov.Greg Abbott gives an update on the coronavirus, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Austin, Texas. Abbott declared a state of disaster Friday as the coronavirus pandemic spread to all of the state's biggest ... more Photo: Eric Gay, STF / Associated Press Photo: Eric Gay, STF / Associated Press Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Abbott issues orders to expand Texas hospital capacity 1 / 1 Back to GalleryDALLAS (AP) Gov. Greg Abbott announced new measures Sunday to free up hospital resources to address the COVID-19 pandemic, as Texas saw its sixth death tied to disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

Halprin's attorneys alleged in his appeal that friends and people who worked with ex-Judge Vickers Cunningham from Dallas County said he "did not like anyone not of his race, religion or creed" and used racial slurs and anti-Semitic language to refer to Halprin and some of the other "Texas 7" inmates who were convicted. Cunningham oversaw the trials of Halprin and other members of the gang.

Republicans hoped to keep a majority Texas House seats from Dallas County when they redrew district boundaries in 2011. Seven years later, they've only held onto two of 14.