Fear of coronavirus will no longer be acceptable reason for Texans on unemployment to turn down jobs
Jobless Texans who refuse work offers because they feel like the job isn’t safe during the pandemic won’t be able to receive unemployment benefits as of June 26, the Texas Workforce …
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By Isabella Zou, The Texas Tribune
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6/13/21
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Texas businesses that require customers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be denied state contracts and could lose their licenses or operating permits under legislation Gov. Greg Abbott signed …
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By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune
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6/11/21
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Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Tuesday two bills meant to improve the state’s main power grid and change the governance of the agency that operates it.
Calls for sweeping changes to …
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By Isabella Zou, The Texas Tribune
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6/9/21
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Population gains, losses in state detailed
The U.S. Census Bureau has released is sub-county population estimates from April 2010 to July 2020. That includes population estimates for the 1,200 …
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By Gary Borders, Texas Press Association
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6/7/21
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Texas GOP Chair Allen West announced his resignation Friday morning and said he is considering running for another office, potentially one that is statewide.
During a news conference here, West …
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By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune
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6/6/21
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Update: Pandemic EBT card applications are open now through Aug. 13 for families who started relying on SNAP after May 2021 and have children born before Aug. 1, 2014.
Original story: Texas …
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By Neelam Bohra, The Texas Tribune
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6/3/21
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The Texas Legislature closed out its regular 140-day session Monday with sniping among the state’s top political leaders and lawmakers already well aware they will be back this calendar year …
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By Cassandra Pollock and Shawn Mulcahy, The Texas Tribune
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6/1/21
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The sweeping overhaul of Texas elections and voter access was poised from the beginning of the session to pass into law. It had the backing of Republican leaders in both chambers of the Legislature. …
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By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune
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5/31/21
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Texas GOP senators revived a contentious bill Friday night that would limit how Texas teachers can talk about current events and America’s history of racism in the classroom, hours after House …
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By Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune
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5/29/21
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Special session coming this fall
Texas lawmakers will adjourn the regular session on Monday — Memorial Day — but Gov. Greg Abbott has already indicated he will call a special session …
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By Gary Borders | Texas Press Association
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5/26/21
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Despite bearing the brunt of the damage from Hurricane Harvey in 2017, Harris County and Houston were awarded $0 of the $1 billion in a first round of federal relief funding related to the storm, …
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By Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune
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5/22/21
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Since she lost her job as a customer service coordinator at a department store, Mary Baker has cut down on everything she can to make ends meet while she searches for a new job. The San Antonio …
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By Megan Menchaca, The Texas Tribune
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5/21/21
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With just over two weeks remaining in the legislative session, the governor’s office is getting the first key bill that Texas House and Senate lawmakers have passed in response to …
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By Mitchell Ferman | The Texas Tribune
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5/16/21
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The Katy Prairie Conservancy, a nature preserve just north of the city of Katy, has announced that it, along with its partner organizations, has received a $7 million pledge of funding from the …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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5/11/21
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The Texas House on Friday passed a bill to financially penalize the state's largest cities if they cut their police budgets. The measure was sent to the Senate after two days of heated debate and …
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By Jolie McCullough and Juan Pablo Garnham | The Texas Tribune
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5/10/21
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State shows largest numerical population gain
Texas stands to gain two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after results of the 2020 census released last week show the state had the largest …
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By Gary Borders | Texas Press Association
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5/3/21
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Texas’s top state leaders announced Wednesday, April 28 that they are releasing $11.2 billion out of nearly $18 billion available in federal pandemic relief funding that has been …
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By Kate McGee | The Texas Tribune
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5/2/21
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The Texas Senate passed a measure Wednesday to permanently allow Texans to purchase alcohol to go from restaurants, advancing a shared goal of Gov. Greg Abbott and restaurateurs.
House Bill 1024, …
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By Sami Sparber | The Texas Tribune
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4/30/21
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President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he will nominate Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a vocal skeptic of cooperating with federal immigration authorities in certain circumstances, to serve …
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By Patrick Svitek and Megan Munce | The Texas Tribune
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4/28/21
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A bid to expand health coverage for low-income Texans failed in the Texas House last week, 80-68.
State leaders have long opposed expanding the Medicaid program, which is largely funded by the …
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By Gary Borders | Texas Press Association
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4/26/21
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