Home 2020
Yearly Archives: 2020
Tiny Texas Town First in State to Resume In-Person Classes
“We’ve been the only monkey in the zoo so far,” said Edna ISD superintendent Robert O'Connor.
Edna is a small town in Jackson County between...
As School Starts, Texas is Without a Plan to Track COVID-19 in Schools
School bells are ringing, but there has yet to be a decision from the state on whether COVID-19 data will be collected from schools...
Trump Unemployment Plan Would Cost Texas Billions
Helping the federal government cover the unemployment benefits envisioned in President Donald Trump’s weekend executive order would cost the state of Texas nearly $3...
Former Candidate for Lt. Gov. Blasts Abbott Over Handling of Pandemic Relief
In a letter obtained by the Quorum Report, former Democratic candidate for Texas lieutenant governor Mike Collier accuses Gov. Greg Abbott and his office...
Coronavirus Testing in Texas Plummets As Schools Prepare to Reopen
The number of Texans being tested for the coronavirus has fallen sharply in recent weeks, a trend that has worried public health experts as...
Public Libraries Keep Adapting, Offering Free Services
From internet access to tutoring for students to contactless pickup of a good summer read, the public library remains an important community resource, even...
Majority of Texas Nursing Homes Still Not Able to Accept Visitors
A majority of Texas nursing homes do not meet the new criteria for allowing visitors, leaving many families still yearning for a visit with...
Makers, Distributors Sue Over Texas’s Ban on Sales of Smokable Hemp
Hemp manufacturers and retailers have filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of State Health Services and the agency’s commissioner, John Hellerstedt, over the...
Texas Democrats Launch Biggest Vote-by-Mail Effort in Their History
The Texas Democratic Party has set an ambitious goal of reaching 1.75 million mail voters before the November election, which would be the largest...
Texas’s Tax-Free Weekend May Disappoint Many
Sales tax numbers for Texas’ just-completed annual tax free weekend won’t be known until the end of the month, but preliminary indications are that...
