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Higher Meat Prices as Cattle Producers See Lower Prices, Texas A&M’s Dr. David Anderson Tells Us Why [VIDEO]
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If you’ve been to the grocery store lately you’ve undoubtedly seen the soaring prices of meat or maybe you’ve seen the limitations being placed on the amount of meat you can purchase. We’re even hearing about how thousands of pigs rot in compost as the U.S. faces this meat shortage. So, how can this be? How can we be facing a meat shortage as producers are facing lower prices and having to destroy their livestock? Dr. David Anderson, Professor and Extension Agricultural Economist with Texas A&M University joins us to explain the situation.
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More than 700 New Cases of Coronavirus Reported After Testing at Meatpacking Plants in Amarillo Region
The Texas Panhandle, where a workforce of Hispanics and immigrants power several meatpacking plants, is home to the highest rates of infection in the state.
Read moreEviction Proceedings and Debt Collections Can Resume this Month, Texas Supreme Court Orders
Evictions and debt collection proceedings can resume in Texas next week, the Texas Supreme Court has ordered, after the court temporarily put both on hold during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read moreLt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on Texans Back to Work Task Force Report
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick held a teleconference today to discuss the Texans Back to Work
Task Force Report .
Alternative Issuance Process for Texas Learner License, Commercial Learner Permit Knowledge Tests
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) began offering an alternative issuance process for Texas learner license holders, as well as alternatives for individuals seeking a commercial learner permit (CLP) or additional endorsements on their commercial driver license (CDL).
Read moreTexas Agency Won’t Cut Oil Production Despite Cratering Prices
On Tuesday, after formal requests from the state’s leading oil producers, a marathon public hearing last month and perhaps more attention paid to it than ever before, the commission decided against imposing oil production cuts, one of the most powerful tools it could employ.
Read moreGov. Abbott Permits Some Businesses to Reopen on Friday
A statewide stay-at-home order is set to expire on Thursday, and some businesses in Texas may begin opening as soon as this Friday, May 1, albeit under heavy restrictions.
Read moreGov. Abbott Announces Executive Orders to Phase in the Reopening of Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott announced in his live news conference today his plan to begin the process of reopening the Texas economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Read moreTexas is Running Out of Money to Pay Unemployment Benefits
Texas Workforce Commission officials say the state will run out of money in May or June. Other economists predict that could happen in as soon as three weeks.
Read moreGov. Greg Abbott says Reopening the Texas Economy Will Be a Slow Process
Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that reopening the Texas economy will be a “slow process” guided by public health concerns as he continued to preview a forthcoming executive order that will detail his strategy to reignite business in the state.
Read moreTexas Senate Steps Up to Help Answer Workforce Commission Calls
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced today that members of the Texas Senate – both Democrat and Republican – are volunteering staffers to assist the Texas Workforce Commission in answering calls from Texans who are seeking unemployment help.
Read moreGov. 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.
Read moreGov. 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.
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