Free COVID-19 Testing Begins in Houston
Nearly three weeks after the new coronavirus was first found to be spreading in Texas, testing has remained distressingly limited.
The virus’ expeditious spread through...
Texas Regulators Vote to Ban Residential Utility Shut-Offs During Pandemic While Buoying Companies
The Texas Public Utility Commission voted Thursday to ban utilities from cutting off power and water services to Texans who have lost jobs and...
Millions of Masks, other PPE Available for Texas Health Care Providers
With a backdrop of boxes filled with supplies, Gov. Greg Abbott today announced the distribution of millions of masks, gloves, gowns and other personal...
Texas Railroad Commission Hearing Ends Without Decision on Oil Production Cuts
The Texas Railroad Commission, the agency charged with regulating the state’s oil and gas industry, has punted on any decision to cut oil production...
1.3 Million Texans Are Unemployed
Another 280,406 Texans filed for unemployment last week, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The new claims bring the total number of those...
Republican State Representatives Take on Gov. Abbott to Get Texas Open Faster
A few days after Gov. Greg Abbott announced that movie theaters, malls, retail stores and restaurants can reopen May 1, several Republican legislators are...
You May Be Helping Stop the Spread of COVID-19 With Every Flush
Who knew that flushing a toilet could yield valuable information about the spread of coronavirus? The virus can be detected in human waste, so...
Gov. Abbott Releases Ego Boosting TV Ad
“We’re Texans. We love to work,” Doug McReaken, co-owner of Caboose BBQ in Alvin says in a new ad Gov. Greg Abbott has released....
Texas Supreme Court Justice Tests Positive for COVID-19
Texas Supreme Court Justice Debra Lehrmann has tested positive for COVID-19. Ironically, the revelation comes a day after she and the rest of the...
Hurricane Season Starts Monday. Are You Prepared?
It may have slipped your memory given the turmoil of the last couple of months, but it’s been less than a year since Texas...
