Texas Lawmakers get Tested for COVID-19
Texas legislators have had coronavirus scares.
After experiencing symptoms of coronavirus, U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-Houston) was self-quarantining. Her coronavirus test came back negative, the...
COVID-19, Lack of Funding to Blame for Census Response Lag in Texas
April 1 was census day in the United States. This is the day which determines who is counted in the 2020 census and where...
Help is Available to Texas Restaurants, Employees
The $2 trillion federal stimulus package signed into law last week includes help for the Texas hospitality industry, which has been reeling since eating...
Houston Methodist Is First in U.S. to Transfuse Plasma to Treat COVID-19
After receiving approval from the FDA on Saturday, Houston Methodist Hospital became the first academic medical center in the nation to transfuse donated plasma...
Texas Will Get at Least $11.2 Billion in COVID-19 Stimulus Money. Here’s Where the...
The $2 trillion federal stimulus package signed into law by President Donald Trump on Friday is expected to give Texas tens of billions of...
Home Is More Dangerous Now for Some Children
Families throughout Texas are spending more time together during the coronavirus pandemic, and for some, home is unsafe.
“There are multiple reasons children, in some...
Rent Is Due. But Thousands of Texans Have Lost Their Jobs Because of the...
It’s the first of the month, which means that for millions of Texans, the rent is due.
But much has changed since a month ago....
Harris County Implements Compassionate Release of Inmates, Extends Stay-at-Home Order
Today Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced the release of about 1,000 nonviolent inmates from the Harris County Jail in hopes of stemming the...
Coronavirus Stimulus Deal Includes Student Loan Relief
The newly signed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, otherwise known as the CARES Act, includes relief for college students who have federally...
Abbott: Texas Schools Closed Until May 4, Try to Stay Home
Texas schools will remain closed until May 4, and social distancing efforts need to continue. Those were two of Gov. Greg Abbott’s messages about...
