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Posted on · Last month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the state’s child welfare agency to investigate family and medical providers who help young transgender youth receive gender-affirming care.
Posted on · Disability Rights Texas had asked the court to issue a temporary restraining order to allow schools to require masks ahead of a trial date in October.
Posted on · Texas saw a spike in food insecurity at the start of the pandemic, according to a new report from the USDA. But that largely leveled off due to rent relief, eviction bans and expanded food-access programs.
Posted on · Abbott is currently isolating at the governor's mansion in Austin.
Posted on · Harris County leads the state in freeze-related deaths.
Posted on · Despite some violent encounters between police and protesters Friday night, Houston's weekend of protests was largely peaceful compared to other cities.
Posted on · Cities and states across the country are asking whether firearms sales and gun-related businesses should be considered essential as they shelter-in-place and restrict businesses to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus.
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order that temporarily closes schools, bars and gyms – and limits restaurant service to takeout and delivery orders only amid COVID-19 concerns.
Posted on · Texas AgriLife researchers have come up with a new testing method.
Posted on · The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission expects to clear apps like Favor and Instacart for deliveries by the third week of December.
Posted on · On average, Texas courts could not collect roughly 40% of fines and fees between 2012 and 2018.
Posted on · The Austin City Council is currently considering revising ordinances it passed in June that effectively legalized camping, sitting or lying down in public.
Posted on · ICE says its agents were targeting immigrants with final deportation orders and previous criminal records.
Posted on · An oxygen-sapping, fish-killing swath of algae is headed to the Texas coast this summer.
Posted on · The rule exempts app-based companies that hire contractors – like Uber or DoorDash – from paying state unemployment insurance taxes for those workers.