Governor Abbott's latest order is a stark diversion from his past position on local mask orders. Data shows a discrepancy between late April, when he stressed opposition to local mask mandates, and today.
A federal judge's ruling in favor of the Trump Administration's price transparency mandate for healthcare providers will be appealed, while Senate Republicans try to codify the new rule.
Although hospitals are having to adapt to the influx of coronavirus patients, CEOs of major Houston-metro hospitals are reassuring the public that hospitalizations are still under control.
Even with rising hospitalizations of COVID-19 cases, the hospitals in the DFW region are still well prepared to handle a surge of cases, according to the president of the regional hospital council.
Governor Abbott issued an executive order restricting non-essential surgeries in four of the most populous Texas counties, and said that the state would temporarily pause reopening plans.
Texas' COVID-19 cases are increasing at a higher rate than in May, but still remain below 10 percent. Governor Abbott said "maintaining flexibility" is key.
Because of delays in reporting coronavirus deaths to local health departments in Texas, daily data reported by the state is likely unreliable for monitoring the current trend of new deaths.
An East Texas Catholic bishop signed a letter condemning the worldwide response to the coronavirus as a foundation for governmental overreach and infringement on personal liberty.
According to Governor Abbott, hospitals still have the capacity to support more patients and respond to a surge of coronavirus cases despite the growing number of hospitalizations.
The mayors of nine Texas cities signed onto a letter requesting from Governor Abbott the ability to reinstate mandatory facial covering orders.
Republican lawmakers have begun to call on Governor Greg Abbott to end the state's $295 million contract to conduct coronavirus contact tracing.
Baylor Scott & White Health announced that approximately 3 percent of its workforce would be laid off due to the impact of coronavirus-related restrictions.
Data from the state indicates that while coronavirus cases in nursing home make up a small portion of the total cases, resident deaths account for nearly half of the state's fatalities.
Although the positive rate in cases was slightly inflated by the mixing of the two types of data, the general downward trend in rate was not affected.
The Texas State Board of Pharmacy issued a new rule that no prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine could be dispensed without a diagnosis, then changed their tune.
The Texan has closely monitored the coronavirus data released from the state. Here is an analysis of some of the key findings.
Due to restrictions resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, Greg Degeyter was not permitted to enter the hospital to see his critically ill two-year-old son.
The new coronavirus relief bill provides more funding for the Paycheck Protection Program, as well as additional funding for hospitals and COVID-19 testing.
As our own pandemic spreads, Texans a century ago faced a similar fight against the Spanish Flu, but with far fewer tools at hand.
As part of the $2 trillion CARES Act, local governments in Texas will be eligible to receive part of a $37.8 million through the state or $24.6 million directly from the federal government.
