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Texas to find, vaccinate homebound seniors against COVID-19

Feb. 25, 2021 06:37 PM EST
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Texas officials are taking a page from Corpus Christi’s playbook and stepping up efforts to vaccinate seniors against COVID-19. ...

Icicles hang from a building Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in North Kansas City, Mo. A cold streak continues across the region with temperatures expected to drop to -13 degrees Fahrenheit by by Monday.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
The Latest: US regulators to review bulk-power operations

Feb. 16, 2021 11:16 AM EST

Larger Texas prep football teams go to 3rd round of playoffs

By The Associated Press Dec. 19, 2020 11:07 PM EST
Texas high school football playoff pairings, provided by Texas Football magazine and texasfootball.com, distributed by The Associated Press. ...

7th Texas execution delayed as attorneys cite pandemic

Aug. 17, 2020 04:01 PM EDT
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A seventh scheduled execution of a Texas death row inmate has been delayed after his attorneys raised concerns over the state's...

Myrle Tucker surveys the marina where is was rescued over night after his boat was damaged and sunk after it was hit by Hurricane Hanna, Sunday, July 26, 2020, in Corpus Christi,Texas. Tucker's boat and about 30 others were lost or damaged in the storm. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Cleanup from Hanna spurs fear amid COVID-19 surge in Texas

By John L. Mone And Juan A. Lozano Jul. 26, 2020 11:49 PM EDT

Corpus Christi Fire Department personnel respond to a call of two sinking boats during Hurricane Hanna, Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Annie Rice/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
South Texas drenched by cyclone amid surge in virus cases

By John L. Mone And Nomaan Merchant Jul. 26, 2020 01:16 AM EDT

Two men walk on a flooded road as Hurricane Hanna makes landfall, Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The National Hurricane Center said Saturday morning that Hanna's maximum sustained winds had increased and that it was expected to make landfall Saturday afternoon or early evening. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
2020's 1st Atlantic hurricane lashes Texas; floods expected

By Juan A. Lozano And John L. Mone Jul. 25, 2020 10:12 AM EDT

A surfer walks on the beach at J.P. Luby Park ahead of Tropical Storm Hanna, Friday, July 24, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The storm is expected to make landfall on Saturday. (Annie Rice/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
A coronavirus hot spot, South Texas braces for Hanna's rain

By Juan A. Lozano Jul. 24, 2020 11:41 PM EDT

Employees with the City of Corpus Christi load sandbags into people's cars as Tropical Storm Hanna approaches on Friday, July 24, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Tropical Storm Hanna formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, hours after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced various resources to respond to severe weather are on standby across the state. (Courtney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
South Texas prepares for Tropical Storm Hanna amid pandemic

By Juan A. Lozano Jul. 24, 2020 02:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 14, 2020 file photo, Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, Aiden Trabucco, right, wears a mask as he raises his hand to answer a question behind Anthony Gonzales during a summer STEM camp at Wylie High School in Wylie, Texas.Most of the 85 young children in a South Texas county who are known to have contracted the coronavirus tested positive this month amid a surge in the state, a health official said Sunday, July 19, 2020. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Most young virus cases in Texas county diagnosed this month

By Juan A. Lozano Jul. 19, 2020 03:24 PM EDT

A voter, right, shows his identification to a Harris County election clerk before voting, Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Texas coronavirus cases include more than 80 infants

Jul. 18, 2020 11:09 PM EDT

Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday, June 22, 2020 said he has no plans to shut down the state again. "We must find ways to return to our daily routines as well as finding ways to coexist with COVID-19," Abbott said in a news conference at the State Capitol. "Closing down Texas again will always be the last option." (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Governor urges masks but no new steps as cases rise in Texas

By Paul J. Weber Jun. 22, 2020 04:43 PM EDT

Jerry A. Mann, second from right, stands with his grandmother, Sylvia Rubio, as he prepares to be tested for COVID-19 by the San Antonio Fire Department at a free walk-up test site set up to help underserved and minority communities in San Antonio, Thursday, May 14, 2020. Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has warned officials in San Antonio, Austin and Dallas that the cities could face lawsuits if they do not relax coronavirus measures he says go further than state law allows. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Texas sees deadliest COVID-19 day so far with 58 deaths

May. 14, 2020 07:37 PM EDT

This Friday, April 3, 2020, photo shows an exterior view of The Resort at Texas City, Texas. According to the Galveston County Health District, the number of employees and residents testing positive for COVID-19 at the nursing home rose Friday, the Daily News reports. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
Corpus Christi mayor asking tourists to not visit amid virus

Apr. 04, 2020 12:04 PM EDT