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Gov. Abbott Expands Hospital Capacity for COVID-19 Patients in Rio Grande Valley
Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday suspended elective surgeries at hospitals in Cameron, Hidalgo, Nueces and Webb counties to help ensure hospital bed availability for...
Calls Grow for More Stay-Home Orders in Texas
Government leaders in the state’s major metropolitan areas are appealing to Gov. Greg Abbott to allow them to issue new mandatory stay-home orders to...
State Extends Food Assistance Deadline for Families Affected By COVID-19 School Closures
Families who relied on the free school lunch program have another month to obtain assistance. The new deadline for applying for the federal Pandemic-Electronic...
Texas GOP Moving Full Steam Ahead for In-Person State Convention
Houston and Harris County are currently experiencing the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the state, but that isn’t deterring the Republican Party of...
Pence Says Texas Has White House Backing and to Wear Masks
Vice President Mike Pence expressed support for Texas on Sunday. Pence met with Gov. Greg Abbott in Dallas for a meeting and a news...
TABC is Enforcing Bar Closure Order, but One Texas City Isn’t
One Texas city isn’t planning to enforce Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest executive order, which closed all bars and similar businesses that make at least...
Early Voting Starts Today or Hurry to Vote By Mail
If you are planning to vote-by-mail in the July 14 primary runoff election, you have just three days to get your application submitted. The...
Mixed Drinks Added to Alcohol-to-go Options in Texas
To help restaurants and bars reeling from the economic impact of COVID-19 shutdowns, Gov. Greg Abbott is now allowing the sale of mixed drinks...
Government Gets Creative to Sell the Public on Wearing Masks
Although critics say it isn’t enough, Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and other governmental leaders have been trying to increase public awareness of the importance...
Rural Texas Has Different COVID-19 Experience Than Rest of State
While COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations surge in the state’s big cities, life is almost back to normal in more than 100 Texas counties.
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