New Sales Tax Numbers Show Texans Were Still Spending in March
All that toilet paper buying may have had an impact on state sales taxes last month. According to the latest report from the state...
Texas Tells Locals They Must Delay Their Upcoming May Elections
Citing the state’s stay-at-home order, the Texas secretary of state is instructing municipalities to delay their May 2 elections.
In an email to local election officials...
Churches in Texas Adjust After Abbott Clarifies Rules
After a confusing announcement earlier in the week, Gov. Greg Abbott clarified his remarks regarding places of worship and whether they are exempt from...
Jobless Claims in Texas Soar
The number of Texans filing for unemployment benefits last week totaled 275,597, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. This is a 177 percent...
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...
