State Lawmakers Call for More COVID-19 Funds for Texas Schools
Sixty-four members of the Texas House of Representatives have signed a letter calling on Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath to increase the state’s COVID-19...
Online, Classroom or Both on Tap at UT for the Fall
The University of Texas System Board of Regents has approved more changes for the system’s eight UT academic institutions to offer in-person, online and...
Texas Medical Association Urges GOP to Cancel State Convention
The Texas Medical Association has asked Republicans to cancel their in-person convention scheduled for July 16-18 at Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center. The...
As COVID-19 Rages, White Collar Workers Stay Home While Rest of Workforce Cannot
As the Texas economy began re-opening from the pandemic shutdowns, some employers were reluctant to bring employees working at home back to offices. Now...
TWC Will Delay Work Search Requirement For Unemployed Texans
The Texas Workforce Commission has delayed reinstating the work search requirement for Texans receiving unemployment benefits.
The TWC made the announcement Tuesday. The requirement had...
Texas Teachers Consider Retirement Over Teaching During a Pandemic
Texas teachers can expect to spend some time in classrooms in the upcoming school year, but much about the school year is unclear since...
Gov. Abbott Expands Hospital Capacity for COVID-19 Patients in Rio Grande Valley
Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday suspended elective surgeries at hospitals in Cameron, Hidalgo, Nueces and Webb counties to help ensure hospital bed availability for...
Calls Grow for More Stay-Home Orders in Texas
Government leaders in the state’s major metropolitan areas are appealing to Gov. Greg Abbott to allow them to issue new mandatory stay-home orders to...
Want a Coronavirus Test in Texas? You May Have to Wait for Hours in...
By 8 a.m. Friday, the line of cars waiting at an Austin coronavirus test site snaked out of the parking lot and down the...
State Extends Food Assistance Deadline for Families Affected By COVID-19 School Closures
Families who relied on the free school lunch program have another month to obtain assistance. The new deadline for applying for the federal Pandemic-Electronic...
