Texas
Texans React To Gov. Abbott’s Lifting Of COVID-19 Restrictions
Posted on · City leaders, business owners, school districts, teachers and parents respond to Gov. Abbott's lifting of the statewide mask mandate and business capacity limits.
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Energy & Environment
Texas Agency Bans Utility Cutoffs For Failure To Pay
Posted on · The Public Utility Commission of Texas has implemented a ban on utility cutoffs for consumers who don’t pay their bills. The move does not apply to cooperatives or to municipality-owned utilities like CPS in San Antonio or Austin Energy.
Politics
A Beginner’s Guide To The Texas Legislature
Posted on · Do you have questions about how the 87th legislative session will work? Our Texas Newsroom partners at KUT in Austin have answers.
Coronavirus
First Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Begin To Arrive In Texas
Posted on · All across Texas on Monday hospitals began to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
Election 2020
The National Guard May Come To Some Texas Cities Ahead Of Election Day — Including Houston
Posted on · The San Antonio Express-News reports that troops could be sent to Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio as early as this weekend.
Texas
How Gov. Greg Abbott Made Austin’s Police Budget Cuts A Top Campaign Issue For Candidates Running In November
Posted on · The Republican governor isn't on the November ballot. But he has come out hard against efforts to shift city money away from policing, echoing a national debate on policing and crime during a tumultuous election season.
Hurricane Laura
Austin To Shelter Hurricane Laura Evacuees In Convention Center As Set-Aside Hotel Rooms Fill Up
Posted on · The shelter should open either Wednesday evening or Thursday morning.
Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott, Other Texas Leaders Want To Freeze Property Tax Revenues For Cities That Cut Police Budgets
Posted on · The state's three top elected leaders also fiercely criticized the Austin officials who cut one-third of their police department's budget last week.
Health & Science
Texas Hospitals Head Towards Full Capacity Due To COVID-19 Uptick
Posted on · Hospitals in Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley are struggling to keep up with the constant and growing flow of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott Points To ‘Abundant’ Hospital Capacity As Texas Continues With Business Reopenings
Posted on · The state reported Tuesday that the number of people hospitalized who are confirmed to have the coronavirus has reached a new peak of 2,518.
Texas
Austin City Council Votes To Divest Funds From APD, Ban Some Potentially Deadly Police Practices
Posted on · The vote came one day after Houston City Council voted to increase funding as part of the city's new $5.1 billion budget.
Coronavirus
New Federal Data Confirms Which Texas Nursing Homes Have COVID-19 Outbreaks
Posted on · The data includes specifics on which facilities have cases — information that both Texas and Austin officials had previously refused to release, citing privacy laws.
City of Houston
Does Your Houston City Council Member Support Paid Sick Leave? We Asked
Posted on · Here's how city council members did or did not respond to requests for comment on paid sick leave.
Texas
State Sen. Kirk Watson Retiring From Texas Senate, Heading To UH
Posted on · Watson has represented Austin in the Texas Senate since 2007.
Press
The Texas Newsroom Announces Full Editorial Staff
Posted on · With the addition of two new editors, The Texas Newsroom plans for innovative, robust election coverage