Posted on · In an interview with the Standard, the governor says he’ll call “special session after special session” until the Republican-backed legislation passes.
Posted on · The new state agency will focus on growing a skilled workforce, increasing capacity for testing and improving data collection and analysis.
Posted on · Opposition to the omnibus bill’s provisions came mostly from police unions who fought against the removal of “qualified immunity” that protects officers from civil lawsuits.
Posted on · The head of the Texas Restaurant Association says 74% of the group’s members will require staff to keep masks on. Many will urge guests to do the same.
Posted on · Some parts of the state have seen colder temperatures and more snow than they have in decades.
Posted on · “People still don’t have an opinion of these candidates,” says Renée Cross of the University of Houston’s Hobby School. “This debate should give an opportunity for the voters to become much more aware of the candidates and their stances.”
Posted on · Houston Chronicle reporter Brittany Britto says schools are disciplining some students who don’t obey COVID-19 guidelines.
Posted on · The hurricane is expected to grow to a Category 4, landing east of Galveston. But a last-minute turn could be devastating.
Posted on · The Texas Restaurant Association is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to enforce a statewide face-mask policy, instead of relying on businesses to enforce their own policies.
Posted on · Austin and Houston are growing rapidly, but each has unique challenges and different approaches for handling that growth.
Posted on · A lawsuit from 2011 deemed the system dangerous for children.
Posted on · People who live on the Texas Gulf Coast share a common concern with Hill Country residents: How do you escape a disaster?
Posted on · Both sides could be holding out in order to force a special election later in the fall, leaving one less Democrat in the Senate ahead of the 2019 legislative session.
Posted on · “None of us who have lived through this will ever look at the Gulf of Mexico the same way again.”
Posted on · About the race for agriculture commissioner between Kim Olson and Sid Miller: “This is a winnable match on paper for Democrats – the no-nonsense colonel versus the gaffe-prone cowboy.”