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Gov. Greg Abbott speaks about the categories of medical surge facilities during a press conference at the Texas Department of Public Safety in Austin on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.
Ector County GOP censures Abbott, Perry calls for special session
The Ector County Republican Party voted July 4 to censure Gov. Greg Abbott, accusing him of overstepping his authority in responding to the coronavirus pandemic, while state Sen. Charles Perry, … more
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Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Wednesday directed city staff to find a legal way to cancel the Republican Party of Texas' in-person convention in the city next week.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner directs city to explore legal options for canceling in-person GOP convention
As the Republican Party of Texas moves forward with plans for an in-person convention next week, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said Wednesday he has directed his administration to explore ways to … more
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As Texas hit another record high Sunday, reporting 8,181 people hospitalized for the new coronavirus, local officials predicted cities like Houston could soon run out of space to care for the sickest patients.
Several Texas cities worry hospitals may run out of beds in two weeks or sooner
Local officials and experts in Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Fort Worth have expressed concerns in recent days that increasing coronavirus hospitalizations could overwhelm their intensive care … more
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Workers boarded up bars on Sixth Street in Austin after Gov. Greg Abbott closed bars in Texas for the second time in three months because of the COVID-19 pandemic on June 26, 2020.
Texas is clawing back $32 million in unemployment benefits after finding 46,000 people were overpaid
More than 46,000 Texans who lost their jobs in recent months are having portions of their unemployment benefits clawed back after the Texas Workforce Commission found that they were initially … more
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Annabelle Hicks, Ann Marie Cotman Hicks and Allison Hicks outside their north Austin home on July 1, 2020. Annabelle, a Trinity University freshman, and Allison, a University of North Texas senior, both plan to return to their respective campuses this fall.
Texas universities are moving more classes online but keeping tuition the same.
Sarah Ramos has spent her summer anxiously awaiting a fall return to Texas A&M’s campus at College Station. She is hoping for some normalcy after she and her classmates were abruptly forced … more
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While masks are not required under Tex. Gov. Greg Abbott's current executive order for the purpose of voting, Abbott and other community leaders encourage voters to wear a mask to the polls to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.
Five more days of early voting left in runoff elections
Katy area voters have several items on the ballot for the runoff election slated for July 14. Early voting began June 29 and will run through July 10. Voters should check their county’s … more
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A nurse checks on a patient in the COVID-19 unit at Doctors Health at Renaissance in McAllen.
“How many more are coming?”
“How many more are coming?” What it’s like inside hospitals as coronavirus grips Texas’ Rio Grande Valley By Shannon Najmabadi and Miguel Gutierrez Jr., The Texas Tribune … more
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The Texas Republican Convention at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio in 2018.
Texas GOP will proceed with in-person state convention in Houston this month
The Texas GOP's executive committee voted Thursday night to proceed with plans to hold the party’s in-person convention in Houston later this month. The State Republican Executive Committee, … more
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Medical professionals throughout the Katy area are recommending everyone wear cloth face masks that cover the mouth and nose while interacting with people outside of their households such as on trips to the grocery store in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 through respiratory droplets and saliva. The CDC recommends persons age two and older wear a mask, though local orders only require it for those ten and up.
COVID-19 updates and clarifications
Harris and Fort Bend counties have both extended their relevant mask orders for businesses to require all staff and visitors to their establishments wear face masks to help stop the spread of … more
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This is Alvaro De la Cruz Jr.’s second time applying to be student regent. In 2016, De la Cruz Jr. decided to step back to pursue additional leadership experience before moving forward into the position.
Abbott names UHV student regent
Alvaro De la Cruz Jr., a recent graduate of the University of Houston–Victoria, has been appointed as a student regent on the UH System Board of Regents by Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, until … more
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The Texas Department of State Health Services, otherwise known as DSHS, reports that 244 out of the state's 245 counties are reporting cases of COVID-19 with Harris County topping the list with nearly 33,000 cases since the pandemic began. About 21,000 of those are currently active.
Abbott issues face mask order
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Thursday issued an executive order that requires all Texans in counties with 20 or more cases of COVID-19 to wear a face mask or other covering in public. This means the … more
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With no statewide limit on indoor gatherings, the Texas GOP is moving forward with plans to hold their convention in Houston.
Texas Republicans move forward with plans for an indoor convention in Houston, the state's biggest coronavirus hot spot
As the coronavirus pandemic engulfs Texas’ metropolitan areas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has left the door open for massive indoor gatherings. And organizers are moving forward with some big … more
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Cases of COVID-19 continue to rise dramatically across Texas which has prompted Tex. Gov. Greg Abbott to issue new restrictions to limit public gatherings. While the percentage of patients who die from the disease is low, physicians and hospital groups emphasize that the long term health impacts of the virus are also a concern that affects most COVID-19 patients.
Gov. closes bars, limits other businesses as virus cases spike
As COVID-19 hospitalizations and positivity rates in Texas continue a dramatic rise, Tex. Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Friday to re-close bars, rafting and tubing businesses and put … more
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The Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Hillcrest hospital in Waco on March 25, 2020.
Gov. Greg Abbott pauses Texas' reopening, bans elective surgeries in four counties to preserve bed space for coronavirus patients
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday morning that he will pause any further phases of reopening Texas and that he is once again putting a stop to elective surgeries to preserve bed space for … more
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A Delta Air Lines Airbus A220 jet waits between flights at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
New York imposes travel restrictions on visitors from Texas, the latest coronavirus hot spot
Visitors from Texas will soon have to quarantine for 14 days if they travel to New York, New Jersey or Connecticut, according to the three states’ governors, who also took aim Wednesday at … more
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In early May, Gov. Greg Abbott pointed to the positivity rate — a ratio of positive COVID-19 tests to all tests — and said anything over 10% was cause for alarm. As of Wednesday, Texas exceeded that mark for the first time since April. The seven-day average positivity rate surpassed 10% Wednesday.
Texas’ coronavirus positivity rate exceeds “warning flag” level Abbott set as businesses reopened
Seven weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott began allowing businesses to reopen, Texas exceeded another one of the his key metrics Wednesday when the seven-day average positivity rate passed 10%, a level that … more
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A spokesperson for the governor told The Texas Tribune that the state health commission will be releasing safety rules for day care centers Wednesday.
Texas to impose new safety rules for child care centers due to increase in coronavirus cases
Gov. Greg Abbott directed a state health agency Tuesday to enact new safety standards for child care centers during the coronavirus — more than a week after prior rules for the centers were … more
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Statewide, there were 14,260 available hospital beds and nearly 1,500 intensive care unit beds as of Tuesday. Regionally, some hospital officials are reporting that intensive care units are near or over capacity, and local leaders have warned that hospitals could get overwhelmed if the number of infections keeps climbing.
Coronavirus patients crowd some Texas ICUs as Gov. Greg Abbott touts "abundant" hospital capacity
As the number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has reached record highs 12 days in a row, Gov. Greg Abbott and other health officials have stressed that the state has … more
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COVID-19 test samples are organized into coolers at a mobile testing site at Uhland Elementary School in Uhland on June 18, 2020.
Local leaders warn Texas is heading down a dangerous path as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations surge in big cities
As Texas' coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to break records for a second straight week, leaders and health experts in the largest cities are warning that the state is heading down a … more
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Texas again reported a record number of new coronavirus cases Saturday, which a state official attributed in part to Texans gathering at bars and other social activities.
Gov. Greg Abbott says he supports making to-go alcohol sales permanent in Texas
During shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Texans have been able to purchase alcoholic beverages to go from restaurants, including liquor. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants to make the change … more
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