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Texas Companies Step Up to Fight Virus and Its Effects
As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, some Texas companies are stepping up to provide equipment and aid. Here are snapshots of their ongoing efforts.
Masks
Masks and...
Judge Halts Dallas Sick Leave Ordinance
A federal judge has halted Dallas from implementing a new ordinance requiring private employers to provide sick time. The preliminary injunction issued yesterday by...
Ultra-Conservative GOP Activist, Pastors Challenge Stay-at-Home Order
Hardline GOP leader Steven Hotze and three pastors petitioned the Texas Supreme Court Monday to have the Harris County stay-at-home order ruled unconstitutional.
The group...
Utility Shutoffs Stopped During Pandemic, but Companies Reap Benefits
Thanks to record unemployment brought about by the COVID-19 outbreak, thousands of Texans are struggling to pay their bills as they wait for relief...
Gov. Greg Abbott COVID-19 Update 3-31-20
Governor Greg Abbott's press conference Tuesday, March 31, 2020 to update Texans on the status of coronavirus (COVID-19), school closures, and the state's stay...
Rent Is Due, but Can It Wait? Should the Government Freeze Housing Payments?
What do you think of a national rent and mortgage freeze for three months or more? This was a question asked to Dallas S....
When Will I Get My Stimulus Check?
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that checks from the $2 trillion federal stimulus bill Congress passed last week to help the country weather...
Virus Shakes Texas’ Cotton Industry
A promising 2020 for the Texas cotton industry has quickly gone sideways due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the short term, the going will be...
Abbott, Patrick and Texas’ Lack of a Unified Approach to COVID-19
COVID-19 is once again shining a bright spotlight on the politics of Texas. Never was this more apparent than last Monday when Lt. Governor...
Abbott Further Restricts Travel Into Texas, Announces First Pop-Up Hospital, Restricts Prison Releases: COVID-19
Texas Governor Greg Abbott today announced the opening of Texas’ first pop-up hospital, further restricted travel into Texas from COVID-19 hotspots and ordered a...
