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Gov. Abbott’s COVID-19 Approval Rating Almost Worst in Nation
In comparison to his counterparts in other states, Gov. Greg Abbott is getting poor marks for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to a...
Texas Gets Antiviral Medication Remdesivir to Treat COVID-19
The Texas Department of State Health Services announced Tuesday it is distributing 1,200 vials of the drug remdesivir, provided by the federal government, to...
Gov. Abbott Tests Negative for COVID-19 After White House Visit
Gov. Greg Abbott revealed in an interview with a Wichita Falls TV station on Tuesday that he tested negative for COVID-19 after his visit...
As COVID-19 Increases in Texas, Crime is Rising, Too
Crime is rising across Texas. But is your community safe?
Recent reports from police departments across the state in major cities like Houston and Dallas...
COVID-19 Testing Comes up Short of Gov. Abbott’s Promise As Case, Death Counts Rise
A check of testing activity finds Texas is still not meeting the coronavirus testing levels called for in Gov. Greg Abbott’s report on reopening...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Warns Austin, San Antonio, Dallas to Loosen Coronavirus Restrictions
Escalating tensions between Texas state officials and the leaders of some of the state’s biggest cities, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office warned officials in...
How is COVID-19 Impacting Texas Homes Sales, Prices?
Location and timing are always important in real estate, but now timing and choices have especially large effects in Texas.
Texas home sales fell 4...
How and Why Gov. Abbott Took Up the Cause of a Dallas Salon Owner
Without a playbook for managing a pandemic, Texas’ elected leaders have been forced to improvise on the fly.
Such was the situation for Gov. Greg...
Texas High Speed Rail Wins in Court; SpaceX Passes Test
While the rest of us focus on fighting the pandemic, two Texas innovation projects are quietly and diligently moving full steam ahead.
Rail
Texas Central, the...
Texas Hospitals Cautiously Resuming Nonurgent Procedures
Texas medical facilities are carefully resuming cancer treatments, nonurgent surgeries and other procedures that had been delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Texas medical facilities...
