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Texas Unemployment Claims Continue to Shatter Records
Last week, 350,000 more Texans filed for unemployment aid, bringing the total for the last four weeks to more than 760,000. That is more...
Nursing Homes in Texas Especially Risky Now
At least 320 Texas nursing home residents and staffers have tested positive for COVID-19, and at least 18 have died. But those numbers probably...
Court Dismisses Challenge to Harris County Stay-at-Home Order
Updated April 10, 2020:
State and local parks are closed for Easter weekend throughout Texas. Local officials in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso,...
28 State Lawmakers Try to Kill Texas Bullet Train Project
The Texas high-speed rail project is stalled on the tracks, and several state lawmakers would like to see it stay that way. The project...
Texas Entering Deadliest Days for COVID-19
Texas recorded its most deaths and most positive test results for coronavirus for a single day on Tuesday.
To date, 9,353 Texans have tested positive...
High Demand Causes Rocky Start for Paycheck Protection Program
Within hours of the launch of the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program last Friday, a flood of applications crashed the system, making it virtually...
Coronavirus Likely to Be Particularly Deadly in Rio Grande Valley
For a variety of reasons, the COVID-19 outbreak is likely to hit the Rio Grande Valley area of Texas particularly hard.
Situated along the border...
Student Loans Suspended, Coronavirus Relief
The newly signed CARES Act includes relief for college students who have federally held loans.
For more info, check out Coronavirus Stimulus Deal Includes Student...
Coronavirus Has Changed Construction Work in Texas
After Gov. Greg Abbott issued a stay-home order at the end of March to promote social distancing, it created confusion for contractors and construction...
Texas Comptroller Predicts Slow Economic Recovery
Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar said Texas, like the rest of the country, is in a recession that will not end quickly. State lawmakers...
