State Lawmakers Crafting Police Reforms for 2021 Session
George Floyd’s killing is fueling serious discussion about reforms to stop shootings and excessive force by police.
In Texas, demonstrations ensued. Tens of thousands of...
More Texas GOP Leaders Urged to Step Aside After Racist Social Media Posts
There are now no less than six Texas GOP leaders who have shared racist social media posts in the wake of the death of...
GOP, Democrats Call for Bexar County GOP Chair to Step Down After George Floyd...
Gov. Greg Abbott, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Houston) and the head of the Texas Republican Party have joined the growing bipartisan chorus of calls...
Concerns Mount About State’s Contact Tracing Plan
Texas awarded a $295 million contract to Frisco-based company MTX to institute a massive contact tracing program for use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Increasingly,...
Gov. Abbott Announces Phase III of State’s Reopening Plan
Gov. Greg Abbott has announced the next round of openings in his plan to relax pandemic restrictions and reopen the Texas economy. The new...
As Coronavirus Hits Texas, the State’s Top Health Official is Spending 30 Hours a...
The acting head of Texas’ massive health and human services bureaucracy, who is leading a 36,600 employee agency during a global pandemic, is also working a...
Gov. Abbott Urges End to Violence, Promises Prosecution
With his voice raised, Gov. Greg Abbott called the death of Houston native George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police “horrific.”
“Let’s be clear....
Is El Paso Ready to Reopen? Gov. Abbott Says Yes.
El Paso city and county leaders still aren’t ready to reopen restaurants, bars, hair salons and nonessential businesses, but Gov. Greg Abbott says it’s...
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Asked to Release Inmates During COVID-19
A new petition filed with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals renews the fight to end Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on inmate releases during...
Governor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration Following Protests
Gov. Greg Abbott today declared a state of disaster for all Texas counties. The order follows a weekend of protests about the death of...
