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...
Gov. Abbott’s Billionaire Buddies, not Average Texans, to Determine Ways to ‘Reopen’ Texas
Thirty-nine, mostly white, male, super rich and politically connected Texans will be in charge of the process of reopening the Texas economy.
The Governor’s Strike...
Governor Abbott Announces Plan to Reopen Texas
With the statement that the worst of COVID-19 may soon be behind us, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott today issued a series of executive orders...
Conservative Activist and Pastors Sue Governor Abbott
The group that claims Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s stay-home order violates their constitutional rights is now also suing Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas...
Abbott is Trying to Lead Now, but is the Rest of Texas Ready to...
With Gov. Greg Abbott poised to announce his plan for reopening the Texas economy Friday, it is worth a look back at his leadership...
Texas Railroad Commission Hearing Ends Without Decision on Oil Production Cuts
The Texas Railroad Commission, the agency charged with regulating the state’s oil and gas industry, has punted on any decision to cut oil production...
Joe Straus: What Texas Needs to Do Differently to Move Past Pandemic
The old Texas way isn’t the path Joe Straus is envisioning as the road to the new world that will follow the coronavirus pandemic....
Texas 2021 Redistricting Likely to be Pushed to Special Session
The Trump administration is requesting completion of the 2020 census be delayed until October, with redistricting information then not scheduled for delivery until July...
