Gov. Greg Abbott Resists Calls for Statewide Shelter-in-Place; Moves to Expand Hospital Capacity
Gov. Greg Abbott took multiple measures Sunday designed to expand hospital staffing and capacity in Texas, but declined to issue a statewide shelter-in-place order — even...
Abbott Urges Texans’ Cooperation to Prevent Virus Deaths
Gov. Greg Abbott covered a lot of ground in his virtual town hall meeting Thursday night, but he had an overarching message about efforts...
Texas delaying May primary runoff elections in response to coronavirus
The May 26 primary election runoffs will be delayed until July in response to the growing outbreak of the new coronavirus in Texas under...
#AskAbbott: Texans Tweet Concerns About Child Care, Businesses, Utilities, More
Before Gov. Greg Abbott held a virtual town hall on Thursday evening, he asked Texans to share any questions they had by using the...
What RA News Readers Think About the Government’s Response to COVID-19
With all that is happening in today’s news, RA News asked its readership about their thoughts on the pandemic.
Specifically, we wanted to know our...
Under Recession Threat, Should Texas Pause its Transportation Plans?
With a possible recession on the horizon, the Texas House and Senate Transportation chairmen have requested that TxDOT halt the adoption of revisions and...
Abbott Bans Dining at Texas Restaurants. Houston Mogul Urges Abbott to Waive Tax Payments.
Bobby Heugel, a heavy hitter in the Houston restaurant scene, is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to temporarily waive liquor and sales tax payments...
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...
Some Evictions and Foreclosures Are Suspended in Texas
Many Texans who rent their homes and live paycheck-to-paycheck are worried about being evicted. The coronavirus pandemic is highlighting the state of the practice...
Texas Companies, Organizations Offer Help
Think of all the non-emergency things you need to get by as people socially distance themselves in an effort to fight the spread of...
