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Texas Women’s COO: Legislative Change Needed to Address Gender Inequities
In part two of our look at the economic hardships Texas women are facing, we posed four questions to Texas Women’s Foundation’s Chief Operating...
Gov. Abbott Closes Bars, Reduces Restaurant Capacity
Faced with a COVID-19 situation that is spiraling out of control, Gov. Greg Abbott Friday issued a new executive order closing bars to in-person...
New Study: Texas Women Face Economic Hardship
Today over 14 million women and girls call Texas home, and 50% of women and girls live in the state’s three largest cities —...
State Announces New Guidelines for Child Care Centers
To protect children in day care and the public, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission released new emergency rules Thursday.
The new rules:
1) require...
National Spotlight on Texas as Base ICU Hospital Bed Capacity Reaches 100% in Places
Texas emerged as a COVID-19 hot spot this week. The state’s daily case count topped 5,000 for the first time on Tuesday and hit...
What Happens if a Contract Tracer Gets in Touch With You
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From our working arrangements to how we communicate, the novel coronavirus has made uncertainty a daily part of our lives.
To contain the virus as...
In the Midst of the Pandemic, Texas Leads Renewed Effort to Kill Obamacare
Backed by the Trump Administration and with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton leading, Republican governors and attorneys general from around the nation on Thursday...
Thousands of Texans Still Out of Work
First-time Texas unemployment claims resumed their downward trend last week. More than 89,000 Texans submitted applications for assistance in the week that ended on...
As COVID-19 Cases Surge, Gov. Abbott Pauses Texas Reopening
With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surging, Gov. Greg Abbott has announced he is pausing any further reopening of the Texas economy. Businesses that are...
Texas Gov. Abbott Halts Elective Surgeries in Four Counties Due to Rising COVID-19 Cases
Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday issued an executive order suspending elective surgeries at hospitals in Bexar, Dallas, Harris and Travis counties. The move is...
