A Storm Soaks Austin and the Texas Corridors of Power
- Data Covid-19 USA — Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday declared an “all hands on deck” response to the flooding inside the State Capitol.
Nanci Griffith, Singer Who Blended Folk and Country, Dies at 68
- Data Covid-19 USA — Her best-loved songs were closely observed tales of small-town life, sometimes with painful details in the lyrics, but typically sung with a deceptive prettiness.
Tech Workers Who Swore Off the Bay Area Are Coming Back
Critics said the pandemic would make the industry flee San Francisco and its southern neighbor, Silicon Valley. But tech can’t seem to quit its gravitational center.
Texas Democrats Weigh Options for Blocking Voting Bill, Including Flight
Some Democrats want to flee the state to deny Republicans a quorum and prevent a vote on stringent new restrictions on voting. Others want to fight on procedural grounds.
‘Contested, Heated Culture Wars’ Mark Ultraconservative Texas Session
This was the session that pushed Texas further to the right, at a time when it seemed least likely to do so — as the state becomes younger, less white and less Republican.
As Texas Voting Restrictions Near Passage, Democrats Stage Protest
The former presidential aspirants Beto O’Rourke and Julián Castro spoke to a crowd demonstrating outside the State Capitol.
When Your West Wing Job Is Really, Really Far From the Oval Office
Because of the pandemic, some Biden administration officials continue to work from homes a long way from Washington. They see advantages in being outside the bubble.
Texas Hospitals Hard Hit by Covid Struggle Without Power and Water
The state’s power failure has plunged some hospitals into crisis, even as they are still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.
At Least 120 Million Americans Bracing for Coast-to-Coast Storm
Widespread winter storm warnings or advisories were posted on Sunday as low temperatures, heavy snow and ice threatened huge swaths of the country.
San Francisco’s Tech Workers Are Leaving the Bay Area
As a tech era draws to an end, more workers and companies are packing up. What comes next?
In Michigan, a Dress Rehearsal for the Chaos at the Capitol on Wednesday
In April, armed protesters crowded into the State Capitol in Michigan. Frightened lawmakers saw echoes of that day in Wednesday’s deadly riot at the Capitol in Washington.
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