Posted on · Hospitals across the state are running low on pediatric intensive care unit beds. Texas’ Department of State Health Services says only 81 of them remain — and just a couple hundred more regular ICU beds are available in the state of 29 million people.
Posted on · The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday evening denied Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to stay temporary restraining orders blocking the governor's directive. At around the same time, the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals upheld an injunction against Abbott on behalf of San Antonio and Bexar County over their mask mandate in schools.
Posted on · The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday struck down temporary restraining orders that empowered Bexar and Dallas counties to institute mask mandates. The elected Republican body offered Gov. Greg Abbott his first court victory in the fight over local emergency power.
Posted on · A federal judge in El Paso issued a temporary restraining order stopping Texas Gov. Greg Abbott from carrying out his executive order restricting migrant travel in the state.
Posted on · Texas rejected expanding medicaid to the working poor again this legislative session. The COVER Now Act will go around those conservative leaders.
Posted on · Laws on the books can be enforced and strengthened on paramilitary and private militias. Texas took a pass during this legislative session.
Posted on · Is Texas Gov. Greg Abbott running away from more than dozen years of fighting for the undocumented?
Posted on · Bill Magness, CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, said widespread blackouts during last week’s winter storm were necessary to prevent grid failure.
Posted on · The senator made the acknowledgement in an early morning tweet Wednesday.
Posted on · Communities and small companies that rely on the oil industry are struggling.
Posted on · With National Guard support and extra federal unemployment funds set to end, the demand for food banks could be pushed even higher.
Posted on · A Texas couple was forced into a tough position on Election Day: quarantine — as instructed by Travis County public health officials — or vote in Tuesday’s primary runoff elections and take the chance of infecting others.
Posted on · The Texas Organizing Project announced it will begin bailing out people from Bexar, Harris, Dallas and Fort Bend counties Tuesday.
Posted on · The good news is the nation knows we need to get cash into the hands of business owners. The bad news is that by largely going through banks, the government is leaving out communities of color, who are less likely to have an existing relationship with a bank.
Posted on · Hundreds of health devices, including heart monitors, CT machines and anesthesia devices are all open targets