Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins used a model by COVID ACT Now to justify the recent "shelter in place order." Some experts are questioning if the data is sound.
The final text of the new "stay at home" order emerged hours after it was announced on Tuesday, leaving business owners and some public officials confused and on edge.
Local governments in Texas are more frequently issuing shelter orders to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The new order expands restrictions on Tarrant County residents to stay at home, instructs non-essential businesses to continue only basic operations, and imposes fines for violations.
Dr. Robert Phelan, who owns three free-standing ER's in the Dallas area, has seen success treating coronavirus with hydroxychloroquine.
Judge DaSean Jones, a self-avowed socialist, released murder suspect David Cruz from jail due to coronavirus concerns. The Harris County judge previously said "he plans on pissing a lot of people off."
The order from Judge Clay Jenkins goes into effect at midnight. Only defined essential businesses will remain open as residents are instructed to stay in their homes.
Governor Greg Abbott has responded to the mounting coronavirus crisis in various ways, including temporarily peeling back regulations to expedite necessary services.
A tax assessor-collector and a city councilman will face-off in the race to replace outgoing Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen.
Acre Distilling in Fort Worth is making hand sanitizer and absorbing the costs to help their fellow Texans.
On Wednesday, the Bexar County Sheriff's office said it would release "non-violent" offenders into the community after an inmate was tested for COVID-19.
The small West Texas town of Whiteface passed an ordinance on Thursday night to ban abortion within city limits.
Churches in Magnolia are challenging the city's water fee rate structure, which charges tax-exempt organizations at a higher rate than commercial properties.
County Commissioner J.J. Koch called on Elections Administrator Toni Pippins-Poole to resign or be removed from office following a recount of 9,000 votes on Wednesday.
A proposal to end constable contracts by Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia received immense blowback from both Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday.
Following last week's breaking news that "last in line voter" Hervis Rogers was ineligible to vote due to parole for felony burglary, an official complaint has been filed with the Texas Secretary of State.
The recount will follow after thumb drives containing vote results either arrived late or came from machines not scheduled to be in use on Super Tuesday.
Senior Editor Drew White and Reporter Brad Johnson discuss the homelessness crisis in Austin with Matt Mackowiak, the President of Potomac Strategy Group, Chairman of the Travis County Republican Party, and, most recently, the founder of Save Austin Now.
National media outlets were quick to seize on Hervis Rogers' story about his hours-long wait-time in Harris County on Tuesday night. New information shows he was ineligible to vote under Texas law.
The Virgin Hyperloop One project in North Texas, which would implement a magnetic-levitation transportation system, has moved into its second phase of development.
