Gov. Greg Abbott prohibited anyone except law enforcement from providing “ground transportation” for individuals arrested by border police.
The governor’s new executive order emphasizes a prohibition on “vaccine passports” and prohibits “COVID-19-related operating limits for any business.”
County judges can implement renewed restrictions if COVID-19 hospitalizations rise above 15 percent of a region’s capacity for seven days.
Funding for the Dallas Police Department was a major issue during last year’s debate on the budget for the current fiscal year.
Some Democrats sided with Republicans on a limited number of issues, but election reform is a matter where they are standing their ground.
Since the peak in January and the rollout of the vaccine, Texas has not seen any major spikes in COVID-19 cases or hospitalizations.
More than 100 attended a protest in front of Houston Methodist Hospital over vaccine mandates, while counter-protestors from the Houston Socialist Movement decried anti-vaxxers as “fascists.”
On behalf of the State of Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed several lawsuits in recent months against the Biden administration.
Parents of FWISD students are raising concerns about time and resources spent on equity policies rather than the basic skills of education like reading and math.
With nearly $600 million flowing in Tarrant County and Fort Worth from the federal government, local leaders will decide over the next several weeks which projects they will spend the funds on.
A lawsuit over Houston Methodist System’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate as a condition of employment has been appealed as workers say they are being forced to serve as “guinea pigs.”
Recently approved policy says Harris County employees must continue to wear masks unless they qualify for certain exemptions that include obtaining a “visible identifier” showing they are fully vaccinated.
Medical workers have filed a lawsuit against Houston Methodist over mandated participation in COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment, and staged a walkout and protest.
A bill from Sen. Lois Kolkhorst to prohibit businesses from requiring customer proof of a COVID-19 vaccination is awaiting the governor’s signature.
Gov. Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster, saying the federal government has left requests for assistance “unanswered.”
Though piecemeal legislation was approved to address certain aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas, no significant checks on the executive branch were created.
Casino gambling company Las Vegas Sands Corp. hired 73 lobbyists to advance casino bills during the regular session.
A Texas congressman says he is going to “immediately begin knocking down doors” to secure reimbursement for the hospital from the feds.
Texas authorities have seized 95 pounds of fentanyl this year alone, which would be enough to kill everyone who lives in New York State.
Families separated for months during lockdowns of nursing homes will now have visitation by at least one designated essential caregiver protected by law.
