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Texas Prepares for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, Whenever it Occurs
Even though we don’t know for sure when a COVID-19 vaccine will be available, Texas health officials are already ramping up distribution...
Texas Leads the Nation in PPP Fraud
Texas currently leads the country in Payroll Protection Program fraud indictments, according to the Houston Chronicle. As of Monday, the newspaper had...
State Changes COVID-19 Reporting Method to Improve Accuracy
At one point in mid-August, the state was reporting a COVID-19 positivity rate of more than 24%. In reality, the percentage of...
Texas Teachers Reports Hundreds of COVID-19 Safety Violations, File First Grievance
During the two weeks since many Texas school districts resumed in-person instruction, members of the Texas State Teachers Association have reported hundreds...
State Shelves Budget-Balancing Cuts in Maternal and Child Health Care
Texas Health and Human Services has decided cutting health care services for women and children may not be the best way to...
Just Like That, Harris County’s Mail Ballot Plan is Halted Again
The Texas Supreme Court has stepped in to stop Harris County from sending mail ballot applications to all 2.4 million registered voters...
Abbott’s Approval Rating Plummets 26 Points Since April
Gov. Greg Abbott is now listed among 12 governors with “notably” low approval ratings. Back in April, Abbott’s approval rating stood at...
Texas Restaurant Association Disputes Findings about Spread of COVID-19
Among adults tested for the coronavirus at 11 U.S. health care facilities in July, none of which were in Texas, those who...
Prosecutors in State’s Largest County Now Know if it’s Hemp or Marijuana
Is it marijuana or hemp? Do we prosecute or drop charges? Those are questions prosecutors around Texas have been wrestling with since...
Public Citizen Accuses Amazon of Price-Gouging During the Pandemic
Amazon is jacking up prices on face masks, toilet paper and antibacterial soap by up to 1,000%, according to a new report...
