Texas Cities Need More Help, but Congress Wants to Wait and See

With a 208-199 vote that broke along partisan lines, the U.S. House passed a new $3 trillion economic stimulus bill on Friday that Republicans...

Coronavirus Came to Houston From Multiple Places, Early Research Shows

While it might be hard to predict what the fall and a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic will look like, an analysis by...

COVID-19 Drives Texas Sales Tax Collections to Record Lows

Texas took in about $2.6 billion in state sales taxes in May, according to new numbers released today. The May collections were 13.2% less...

Grappling With Budget Shortfalls, Texas Cities Prepare for Hard Choices

The economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic has left some of Texas’ biggest cities facing a difficult choice: cutting services like libraries, pools and...

Are Texans Ready to Catch a Flick in a Theater?

After being dark for more than two months, movie theaters are beginning to reopen in Texas. Movie theaters were part of Texas’ first phase of...

Texas Medical Association Urges GOP to Cancel State Convention

The Texas Medical Association has asked Republicans to cancel their in-person convention scheduled for July 16-18 at Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center. The...

Nearly 6,300 Texas Companies Received PPP Loans of More Than $1 Million

Nearly 6,300 Texas-based companies received loans from the federal government valued at more than $1 million this spring, representing a major injection of government...

How the Pandemic May Change Jury Trials in Texas

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted courts at all levels in Texas to create actionable safety policies, including suspending jury trials.  Technically, there isn’t a ban...

Local Governments to Get $41 Million in Federal Emergency COVID-19 Funding

Texas cities and counties will receive $41 million in federal funds to help with their COVID-19 responses. The funds come from the Coronavirus Emergency...

Abbott Extends Early Voting for November

Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday extended the early voting period for the Nov. 3 election by nearly a week to give Texans more time...
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