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Day one of early voting in El Paso at the Sunland Park Mall indoor voting site on Oct. 13, 2020. Senate Bill 1 rewrites Texas election laws to further restrict the voting-by-mail process and outlaw local voting initiatives meant to widen access, namely those pushed by Harris County that were disproportionately used by voters of color.
Texas elections bill headed to Abbott's desk
A wave of changes to Texas elections, including new voting restrictions, is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. Three months after House Democrats first broke quorum to stymie a previous … more
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Texas Medical Center Hospitals such as the Memorial Hermann Hospital System are reporting that they are overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases. However, data from the TMC indicates a possible reduction in upcoming cases. The effective reproduction rate, which is ideally less than 1.0, is at 0.65 as of Aug. 29 but was at 1.04 last week. Concurrently, 14.9% of COVID-19 tests are positive, matching the prior week’s test rate for Sunday.
Capital Highlights: Elections bill passes House along party lines and 4 other Texas-sized issues
The Texas House approved an elections bill Friday along party lines with 21 Democrats declining to participate. The bill, slightly different from previously passed Senate legislation, now heads a … more
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The Texas Comptrollers Office has created the Broadband Development Office. The move comes after many rural Texans struggled with trying to get a solid connection for online schooling and remote work over the last 18 months.
Comptroller Hegar announces Broadband Development Office
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that his agency will operate a newly created Broadband Development Office. The BDO will award grants, low-interest loans and other financial … more
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Proponents of Senate Bill 15 have largely touted it as a measure with enough guardrails to make sure students succeed while learning remotely and to help those who might fall through the cracks. The bill, which would provide funding through September 2023, needs final approval from the House before it heads to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.
TX House works to fund limited virtual learning options as return to normal thwarted by delta variant
After months in limbo, Texas lawmakers took a step toward expanding and funding virtual learning as the pandemic still proves a threat to families not yet comfortable sending their children back to … more
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Students’ backpacks hang on their chairs in an empty classroom at Blanco Vista Elementary School in San Marcos. The measure would allow for a one-time payment of up to $2,400 for retired teachers, counselors and other school staff.
Retired Texas teachers closer to getting a “13th check” after House endorses legislation
After months of political wrangling, the Texas House has advanced a bill that could give retired teachers, counselors and other school staff a one-time payment of up to $2,400. Senate Bill 7, … more
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The last of the extended assistance will be given through the week ending Sept. 11, the Texas Workforce Commission announced Thursday. The Texas Workforce Commission announced that the U.S. Department of Labor notified the commission that the state’s unemployment rate fell below the threshold needed to continue the benefits.
Extended unemployment benefits for jobless Texans to end in September
Texas will soon stop paying extended benefits because of a decline in the state’s unemployment rate, the Texas Workforce Commission announced Thursday. The state has historically given … more
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Dave DeJohn, a teacher at Yates High School, gets vaccinated by pharmacist Ilana Druker at Houston Independent School District’s Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center. Harris County is now offering $100 incentives for people to get their first shot. Other city and county governments in Texas are offering incentives to unvaccinated people to get a shot. Statewide, vaccination rates have increased modestly.
Harris Co. saw a sixfold jump in vaccine rates after offering $100 for first doses
A week after public health officials in Texas’ most populous county started handing out $100 cash cards to locals getting their first COVID-19 shot, the number of daily vaccinations has shot up … more
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Hybrid Rubber-Tired Gantry Cranes arriving to Bayport Container Terminal in Port Houston.
Port Houston volume sets new record in July - again
Port Houston reached new heights with its biggest month ever recorded for container twenty-foot-equivalent units, according to a press release from the port. This July Port Houston recorded … more
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Work is once again underway as the Texas House has established a quorum for its special session after House Democrats prevented a quorum in protest of a proposed elections bill they say will disenfranchise many Texas voters.
Delta variant continues to spur COVID-19 case rise, and 3 other Texas-sized issues
The number of new cases of COVID-19 in the state continues to rise steeply, with 125,033 reported in the past week, along with 937 deaths. New cases in Texas were up 27% compared to the previous week … more
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Gov. Greg Abbott said he tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday, four days after a positive diagnosis. The governor credited his vaccination for keeping his infection "brief and mild" and encouraged others to consider getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Abbott tests negative for COVID-19 four days after positive test
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has now tested negative for COVID-19, he announced Saturday, just four days after testing positive for the virus. “I am told that my infection was brief and … more
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Fort Bend County Judge KP George speaks at a press conference shortly after noon on Friday, Aug. 20. George has ordered that masks be worn in Fort Bend County-run facilities and schools.
Ft. Bend judge issues injunction against Abbott’s executive order restricting mask mandates
An injunction was granted by the 434th District Court of Texas granting an injunction upholding Fort Bend County’s order on wearing masks in county buildings, the office of Fort Bend County … more
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The Texas Supreme Court’s order Thursday temporarily allows school districts to require face coverings. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott wanted the high court to disallow mask mandates in Texas school districts. Justices dismissed their request on a technicality, without issuing a ruling on their legal arguments.
TX Supreme Court temporarily allows school mask mandates to remain
The Texas Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for school districts to require people to wear masks in classrooms — at least for now. For cities, counties and school districts that have … more
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State Trooper Drew Stoner of Rosenberg is presented with the Medal of Valor by DPS Director Steven McGraw (right, front) during an Aug. 12 ceremony in Austin. Stoner witnessed a shooting and provided aid to one of the victims after arresting the perpetrator this past Feb. 20 near his home.
Trooper awarded DPS Medal of Valor for Rosenberg arrest
State Trooper Drew Stoner of Rosenberg received the Medal of Valor from the Texas Department of Public Safety during an Aug. 12 ceremony. Stoner was joined by five other officers from across the … more
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID-19 according to an announcement from his staff.
Abbott tests positive for COVID-19
Office of the Governor Communications Director Mark Miner today issued a statement after Governor Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19:. "Governor Greg Abbott today tested positive for the … more
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Masks mandates, especially as it relates to Texas classrooms, continue to be a hot topic in homes, local government offices and in courtrooms across Texas as officials at various levels of government try to balance personal freedoms and public safety.
Capital highlights: Abbott sued over mask-mandate ban, and 5 other Texas issues
A growing number of school districts, counties and cities have defied Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates, as COVID-19 cases continue to spike due to the delta variant and … more
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Texas’ cities and suburbs are booming. The state is home to three of the country’s 10 largest cities and four of the fastest-growing. The state’s Hispanic population is now nearly as large as the non-Hispanic white population, with Texas gaining nearly 11 Hispanic residents for every additional white resident since 2010. Those trends set up a pitched battle for political control when state lawmakers redraw legislative districts.
People of color make up 95% of Texas’ population growth, 2020 census shows
Setting the stage for what is expected to be a bruising battle over political representation, the results of the 2020 census released Thursday showed that Texas’ explosive growth over the past … more
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The Texas Department of Public Safety is asking drivers to exercise caution near schools as children return to campuses. Violating traffic laws in school zones can be expensive and cost drivers their licenses.
TXDPS urges caution when driving near schools as schools start up
With the school year beginning in person for many districts across the state, the Texas Department of Public Safety is reminding the public of steps they can take to keep students and staff members … more
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Fifth graders at Jacob’s Well Elementary School in Wimberley perform a reading exercise on their laptops in 2020.
After local Texas officials defy his ban on mask mandates, Abbott begins to clamp down
As Texas students too young to get vaccinated head back to school while the highly contagious delta variant threatens to overflow hospitals, a growing cadre of local government officials have … more
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Hospitals across the state have seen a surge in COVID-19 cases coming into their emergency rooms as the Delta variant of the virus spreads quickly. Medical officials in hospital systems and in state and county governments are encouraging Texans to get vaccinated and resume wearing masks.
Capital Highlights: Delta variant spurs increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations and 4 other Texas issues
The number of Texans hospitalized with lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases is increasing faster than at any other point since the pandemic began in early 2020, due to the highly contagious delta … more
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House Speaker Dade Phelan gavels the House into session on Aug. 7, 2021. It is unclear whether Democrats will once again prevent a quorum throughout the session in order to stop legislation related to voting across the state.
Another special session to pass a GOP voting bill started without a quorum
Texas Democrats on Saturday blocked a quorum in the House for the third time this year as the Legislature kicked off its second special legislative session called to pass the GOP elections bill, … more
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