Three Texas Counties Declare Themselves 100% Open, but Are They Really?
Commissioners in Hood, Eastland and Stephens counties have voted to declare their counties 100% essential and sanctuaries for all businesses. While it sounds like...
Texas COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Hit New Records but No Slowing of Reopening
Texas broke two COVID-19 tracking records this week. On Thursday, the state saw its largest single-day increase in positive cases, 2,504, breaking the previous...
Houston to Relocate Two Confederate Statues
Houston is removing its two confederate monuments and giving one to an African American Museum in town.
Mayor Sylvester Turner announced Thursday that the city...
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...
Texas Runs Risk of Census Undercount, Which Would Hurt
The year 2020 will be one to remember given the pandemic, the economic downturn, and protests for justice and police reform. It’s also a...
Unemployment Claims Falling, but Still at Record Highs
The number of Texans filing first-time unemployment claims totaled 89,736 last week, down from 106,820 the week before and significantly lower than in the...
Iconic Texas Retailers and Restaurants on the Chopping Block
Some of Texas’ — and the nation’s — most beloved retail and restaurant landmarks are hanging out “for sale” signs as the pandemic forces...
Images of the Confederacy Coming Down in Texas
Monuments, statues and even names associated with the confederacy and racism are coming down or being changed in the wake of two weeks of...
Texas Judges Urged to Delay Eviction Cases
The start of another month has many Texans who are struggling during the pandemic wondering if an eviction notice is coming.
Harris County Judge Lina...
Texas Unemployment Claims Drop as Extended Benefits Announced
Another 106,821 Texans submitted initial claims for unemployment benefits last week. This is the sixth week of declines in filings.
Since the week ending March...
