Despite having the highest number of new unemployment claims in the state, the Houston City Council approved a tax rate that will increase the property burden for next year.
At least six Texas bars temporarily lost their licenses for lax health protocols after a statewide investigation by the TABC.
Poll workers in League City unwittingly told their own county judge he had to wear a mask. He signed an order giving teeth to Abbott's rule.
In contrast to recent openings by the governor, Tarrant County's public health director recommended that school districts return to virtual learning due to increased cases of coronavirus.
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Nursing home residents have had their rights to visitation limited during the pandemic, but they still have the right to cast a secure ballot and the facilities must assist them in doing so.
Superintendent Michael Hinojosa indicated last week that student performance is deteriorating due to virtual learning.
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Between infection fears and difficult protocols, the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo couldn't quite make the full eight seconds.
Some of the state's largest districts doled out thousands in pay raises as restrictions tightened financial belts around Texas.
The Texas Bar and Nightclub Alliance said on Wednesday that “bars and nightclubs are now the official scapegoat of the pandemic.”
Elections Administrator Toni Pippins-Poole will leave her post in November, but not before receiving a $15.1 million grant from a nonprofit group funded by Mark Zuckerberg.
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Texas' economy is still reeling from business closures issued because of the pandemic and continues to struggle even after the turn of the new fiscal year.
In Texas’ largest county, a grant from Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg injects an additional $9.6 million into an elections administration rife with controversy and legal challenges.
Dallas, Arlington, and Irving school districts are among those that are beginning to return to the classroom.
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This week — a GOP legislator publicly withdraws support from Gov. Abbott, and a new batch of state and federal campaign ads are released.
A new set of nursing home visitation guidelines was released which will allow designated caregivers to visit regularly even if there are COVID-19 positive cases within a facility.
Despite significant declines in positivity and hospitalization rates since the July peak, Judge Hidalgo is keeping Harris County at Red Alert for COVID-19.
