Does Texas Have Enough Testing and Contact Tracing Capability?
The increased testing and contact tracing Gov. Greg Abbott has included in his reopen Texas plan are probably not enough to safely and effectively...
Texas Senators Appointed to COVID-19 Legislative Workgroups to Discuss Challenges
The next session of the Texas Legislature doesn’t begin until January, but senators are already putting their heads together to come up with solutions...
Pandemic Hits Texas Cities’ Finances Hard
There is a simple, unavoidable bit of math when it comes to COVID-19: the corresponding economic downturn is hitting city budgets hard. Texas city...
GOP State Lawmakers Seek to Rein in County Judges
With the battle cry that county judges have gone too far, several Republican state senators are saying they will push measures in the next...
Gov. Abbott Defends Composition of State’s Reopen Strike Force
Gov. Greg Abbott has been accused of stacking the strike force overseeing the reopening of the state’s economy with political donors and buddies, including...
Abbott’s Order Prohibiting Inmate Releases Upheld on Technicality
The Texas Supreme Court tossed out a lower court finding that Gov. Greg Abbott overstepped his authority in banning prisoner releases during the coronavirus...
Conservative Now Suing Over Coronavirus Mask Order
The criticism of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s new mandatory mask order came swiftly, was harsh and appeared to land along political party lines....
How Much Will Have to be Cut From the State Budget in 2021?
Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen has suggested budget cuts of 5 percent to offset anticipated revenue losses brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
1.3 Million Texans Are Unemployed
Another 280,406 Texans filed for unemployment last week, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The new claims bring the total number of those...
Abbott Restricts Journalists’ Access to His News Conferences
Gov. Greg Abbott has been increasingly inconsistent in allowing the news media to attend his coronavirus press briefings, raising questions about whether he is...
