Gov. Abbott Says Texas has Ample Hospital Capacity for COVID-19
With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations setting new records almost daily, Gov. Greg Abbott tried Tuesday to allay growing concerns that the situation in Texas...
Unemployed Texans Have to Start Looking for Work Again
Beginning July 6, jobless Texans will once again have to resume searching for work as a condition of continuing to receive unemployment benefits.
The work...
Texas Democrats Take Their Vote-by-Mail Fight to the U.S. Supreme Court
During a virtual news conference for reporters around the state, the Texas Democratic Party announced it has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide...
Teens are Struggling. Here Are Ways to Help Them Cope
Teenagers have had their schedules and routines, friendships and other relationships upended by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The types of stressors that youth may be experiencing...
Last Day to Register to Vote in Texas Primary Runoff
Today is the last day to register to vote in the July primary runoff election.
Early voting is from June 29 through July 10, twice...
How to Keep in Touch With Loved Ones in Texas Nursing Homes
As Texas takes on the third phase of reopening, questions remain as to what that means for people with family members living in nursing...
Three Texas Counties Declare Themselves 100% Open, but Are They Really?
Commissioners in Hood, Eastland and Stephens counties have voted to declare their counties 100% essential and sanctuaries for all businesses. While it sounds like...
Texas COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Hit New Records but No Slowing of Reopening
Texas broke two COVID-19 tracking records this week. On Thursday, the state saw its largest single-day increase in positive cases, 2,504, breaking the previous...
Children Still Need Regular Checkups and Vaccinations
Children whose birthdays were this past spring may have had a delay in scheduling check-ups with their pediatricians because of the pandemic, but vaccinations...
Trump Acceptance Speech Goes to Florida, Not Texas
The National Republican Party has picked Jacksonville, Fla. as the site for the biggest night of its convention later this summer. Dallas had been...
