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.
A new scholarship fund was minted by the Texas A&M Board of Regents with the stated goal of making the university system "look like the State of Texas."
If the Ports-to-Plains Highway Act is passed, a new interstate extension from north to south through West Texas could be in Texas' future.
Governor Abbott declared facial covering mandates illegitimate in late April after numerous localities had implemented them.
The proposed high-speed rail project spearheaded by Texas Central has suffered financial strains because of coronavirus, and may receive federal funding.
The Texan asked Texas House members to state their position on whether they support proposals falling under the umbrella call to "defund the police."
This week — seven House members endorse one of their own, Abbott involves himself in a GOP runoff, and a black legislative caucus sets town hall dates.
The Texan asked Texas Senate members to state their position on whether they support proposals falling under the umbrella call to "defund the police."
The decision from the Texas Supreme Court leaves in place a ruling from an appellate court that found Austin's paid sick leave ordinance unconstitutional.
After student educations were interrupted by COVID-19, some lawmakers point to the need to shift away from STAAR testing as the sole grading system for students and school districts.
While the Texas Municipal League asserts localities are exempt from the new limits, state leaders maintain the opposite and are applying pressure to prevent increases in the first place.
On Saturday evening, the two Democratic U.S. Senate candidates, MJ Hegar and Royce West, participated in a debate, covering topics ranging from police brutality to the legalization of marijuana.
Some Republican leaders are calling for the resignation of Bexar County GOP Chair Cynthia Brehm after she and a few other county chairs shared a conspiratorial post about George Floyd's death.
This week — lawmakers ask for coronavirus aid to lower appraisals, the governor to intervene in Alamo drama, and an agency to name which businesses were granted regulatory waivers.
Under the new executive order issued by the governor, most businesses will be able to begin operating at 50 percent capacity immediately.
“Texans must be able to exercise their First Amendment rights without fear of having agitators, including those coming from out-of-state, hijack their peaceful protest,” said the governor.
Republican lawmakers have begun to call on Governor Greg Abbott to end the state's $295 million contract to conduct coronavirus contact tracing.
Business closures and stay-home orders have caused Texas' consumption tax revenues to drop significantly. This May, compared to last, brought in $345 million fewer in sales tax revenues.
In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled that unions could not compel their employees to pay dues under the First Amendment. Unions have long used these dues to sponsor political speech.
