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As Texas Economy Suffers, Unemployment Soars
Industries have been reduced as the coronavirus has been spreading. In Texas, unemployment numbers are looking particularly grim despite state government efforts to offer...
Dallas County Is About to Shelter in Place. Will Other Texas Counties Follow?
As of 11:59 p.m. Monday, Dallas County will be the first Texas county under a shelter-in-place order.
On Sunday evening, County Judge Clay Jenkins told...
Gov. Greg Abbott Resists Calls for Statewide Shelter-in-Place; Moves to Expand Hospital Capacity
Gov. Greg Abbott took multiple measures Sunday designed to expand hospital staffing and capacity in Texas, but declined to issue a statewide shelter-in-place order — even...
Abbott Urges Texans’ Cooperation to Prevent Virus Deaths
Gov. Greg Abbott covered a lot of ground in his virtual town hall meeting Thursday night, but he had an overarching message about efforts...
Mail-in Ballots? Later Voting Date? Parties Clash Over Texas Primary Runoffs.
Amid rising concerns over the spread of COVID-19 across the Lone Star State, the state’s two political parties are clashing over how and when...
Texas delaying May primary runoff elections in response to coronavirus
The May 26 primary election runoffs will be delayed until July in response to the growing outbreak of the new coronavirus in Texas under...
#AskAbbott: Texans Tweet Concerns About Child Care, Businesses, Utilities, More
Before Gov. Greg Abbott held a virtual town hall on Thursday evening, he asked Texans to share any questions they had by using the...
What RA News Readers Think About the Government’s Response to COVID-19
With all that is happening in today’s news, RA News asked its readership about their thoughts on the pandemic.
Specifically, we wanted to know our...
Under Recession Threat, Should Texas Pause its Transportation Plans?
With a possible recession on the horizon, the Texas House and Senate Transportation chairmen have requested that TxDOT halt the adoption of revisions and...
Democrats’ High Primary Turnout in Texas Suburbs Might Be a Sign of What to...
The dramatically high Democratic turnout in Texas suburbs earlier this month could indicate major changes heading into the remaining races of the 2020 election...
