Category Archives: State News
Gov. Greg Abbott tells Texans to stay home except for essential activity in April
Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday told Texans to stay at home for the next month unless they are taking part in essential services and activities, announcing a heightened statewide standard to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. He also announced that schools would remain closed until at least May 4.
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Gov. Greg Abbott Resists Calls for Statewide Shelter-in-Place; Moves to Expand Hospital Capacity
In an effort to free up hospital beds in anticipation of an influx of patients sick with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, Abbott ordered health care professionals to postpone “all surgeries that are not medically necessary” and suspended regulations to allow hospitals to treat more than one patient in a room.
Read moreAttention Veterans Enrolled In VA Healthcare
In response to confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Houston area and surrounding counties, MEDVAMC is taking proactive steps to prevent the risk of infection or its spread to Veterans, employees, and visitors at the Houston VA and its CBOCs.
Read moreFor The First Time Since The 1970s, Texas Is Considering Curtailing Oil Production
Texas regulators are considering curtailing oil production in America’s largest oil-producing state,
Read moreGov. Abbott To Participate In Virtual Town Hall To Provide Update On Coronavirus Response
The Governor will discuss the statewide response to the current coronavirus outbreak and will be joined by top officials from the Department of State Health Services, the Texas Division of Emergency Management and the Texas Education Agency.
Read moreAbbott Bans Dine-In, Gatherings of 10+ for 2 Weeks
In a press conference Thursday afternoon, Gov. Greg Abbott declared the entire state of Texas is in a public health disaster as citizens and governments continue to battle the Chinese coronavirus. Abbott also issued an order closing restaurant dining rooms, bars, and schools for 29 million Texans.
Read moreWhile Other States Fighting Coronavirus Enforce Widespread Closures, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has Another Strategy
Gov. Greg Abbott has clung so far to a mostly decentralized approach, giving cities, counties, school districts and universities the discretion to respond to the virus however they see fit.
Read moreGov. Abbott Waives STAAR Test Requirements Amid Coronavirus Closures
Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday that he would be waiving testing requirements for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test.
Read moreA Message From Senator Kolkhorst Regarding the Coronavirus
Senator Kolkhorst posted a message on her Facebook page relaying information about the coronovirus.
Read moreTrump’s Coronavirus Address and What It Means for Texans
What the “most aggressive and comprehensive effort to confront a foreign virus in modern history” means for those in the Lone Star State.
Read moreCoronavirus Prompts Texas Universities to Extend Spring Break and Switch to Online Classes
More than a dozen Texas schools are extending spring break and moving to online classes at least temporarily. Some universities said the will cancel in-person instruction for the rest of the semester.
Read moreJoe Biden Wins Texas Primary in a Stunning Turnaround
Former Vice President Joe Biden has won the Texas presidential primary, continuing a stunning revival of his once-struggling campaign that has helped him solidify himself as one of the two leading contenders in the broader race for the Democratic nomination.
Read moreTexas Wins ‘Winner Take All’ Electoral College Case
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals confirms Texas’ method of selecting presidential electors is in full compliance with the Constitution.
Read morePoll: Corruption, Immigration Among Texas Voters’ List of Top Issues
Political corruption, immigration and border security are among the issues Texas voters are most concerned about, according to a new poll from the University of Texas and the Texas Tribune.
Read moreGun-Control Activists Next Target? Turning Texas Blue
Fresh off their success in flipping the Virginia Legislature, gun-control activists are targeting the Lone Star State in the coming November election and planning an $8 million spending spree to back gun-control-supporting candidates.
Read morePresidential Candidates Turn Their Focus to Texas as Early Voting Begins
Early voting in Texas started Tuesday, ahead of the headline-grabbing election days in Nevada and South Carolina. As a result, the state is getting a lot of attention from the Democrats running for president.
Read moreMore Texas Renters Are Struggling To Find Affordable Housing, New Report Finds
Experts say that as more high-income Texans rent, prices on existing homes are driven up. Meanwhile, the number of expensive units in the state is increasing as more affordable homes disappear.
Read moreWhole Neighborhoods Destroyed In Houston Plant Explosion: Multiple Fatalities, 1 Still Missing
Houston was rocked by a large explosion in the early dark hours of Friday morning, which could be felt for miles across the city, when a manufacturing facility in the northwest erupted in a massive fireball.
Read moreBallot Box Found After Election Day Flipped A $569 Million School Bond In Midland
After much flip-flopping, a $569 million Midland ISD school bond election failed by 26 votes now that county workers have taken into account ballots found in a missing box located weeks after Election Day.
Read moreTrump Administration Sets Into Motion Return of Online 3D Gun Blueprints
The Trump administration set into motion the process that will allow 3D-printed gun blueprints — first introduced by a Texas man — back online after being blocked from the internet twice.
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