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
After Texans Died During The Power Outages, Harris County Launches Investigation Into Agencies That Run The State’s Energy Grid
Posted on · Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee said operators should have been prepared after 2011’s hard freeze that exposed weaknesses in Texas’ electrical grid system.
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.
Weather
Across Texas, Extreme Cold Brings Rolling Blackouts, Traffic Accidents And Business Closures
Posted on · Some parts of the state have seen colder temperatures and more snow than they have in decades.
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
Why Will 1,000 National Guard Troops Deploy In Texas Cities On Election Day?
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott hasn’t given a reason for ordering the troops to Dallas, Houston, Austin, Fort Worth and San Antonio.
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.
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
Texas’ Rules For Mail-In Voting Won’t Work During Pandemic, A New Lawsuit Argues
Posted on · In their suit, a group of Texas voters and civic organizations claim that four Texas absentee voting rules are unconstitutional during a public health crisis.
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.
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
Health & Science
Coronavirus Detected In Patient Quarantined in San Antonio
Posted on · It's the 15th case in the United States.
Texas
Federal Government Implicates Academy Sports In Sutherland Springs Mass Shooting
Posted on · Attorneys for the United States have filed a motion to designate the sporting goods store as a “responsible third party” in the lawsuit.
News
HEB Ends Its Sales Of Vaping And E-cigarette Products
Posted on · The company says it based its decision on the fact children and young adults were using the product.
Texas
‘Miss Emma’ Saved Her Brewery And Left A Legacy For All Of San Antonio
Posted on · The woman behind the Hotel Emma ran a prominent brewery in South Texas for nearly two decades through some of the harshest times of the 20th century.