The Texas Legislature is scheduled to convene in less than nine months. The decisions State & Local leaders make between now and then will carry significant weight – so they must start planning for a new world, using new approaches & new thinking to turn the page on this pandemic.
AG Paxton: A voter ill with COVID-19 and un able to appear in-person to vote without assistance or without injuring their health may apply for a ballot by mail; however, fear of contracting COVID-19 does not qualify a person for disability.
The government has a crucial role to play as we work together to combat the novel coronavirus. But elected officials must never forget that we are a free people.
These loans will help revitalize our economy and restore Texans’ livelihoods as we respond to COVID-19. Thanks to Goldman Sachs and the LiftFund for providing this lifeline to Texas small businesses and their employees by providing them with the support they need to overcome the challenges posed by COVID-19.
OPEC and additional countries reached a historic agreement to pull 9.7 million barrels of oil out of the market.
It is illegal for a person to take advantage of a disaster declaration by engaging in deceptive trade practices.
Senator Cruz slammed the Chinese Communist Party for its culpability in allowing the coronavirus to become a global pandemic and vowed to hold Chinese officials accountable for endangering millions of lives around the world.
Governor Greg Abbott waived certain regulations related to restrictions on physicians-in-training (PIT) permit holders to increase health care capacity through the state's response to COVID-19.
Senator Bettencourt, joined by Representatives Harless, Huberty, Paul, Cain, Oliverson, Bohac, Swanson, and Murphy, filed an Amicus Brief in Federal Judge Lee Rosenthal’s Court in the case of Russell vs. Harris County to “object to the wholesale release of individuals accused of felony offenses from the Harris County Jail.”
Texas AG Ken Paxton filed a statement with the U S District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, opposing a consent decree the parties plan to enter in O’Donnell v. Harris County, a lawsuit challenging the Harris County bail system.
This first license represents the long-awaited launch of the hemp industry in Texas following the passage of the Farm Bill by Congress in 2018.
From March 26th to April 8th the projected number of CoronaVirus deaths dropped from 81,000 to 60,000. The week after, ICU projections were cut in half. Here's why.
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), led a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell urging them to keep the financial assistance authorized by the CARES Act industry neutral and free of bias.
The bill provides relief to taxpayers and businesses across the country through financial assistance from government grants, low interest loans or tax relief.
Abbott issued a proclamation extending his Disaster Declaration for all Texas counties in response to COVID-19.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to appoint Sens. Fallon and Zaffirini to the Senate Redistricting Committee and the Senate Education and Senate Higher Education Committees .
Will President Trump's actions to flatten the CoronaVirus curve and put the pandemic on an irreversible downward course work and allow him to steer the nation back toward national prosperity and an economic recovery? Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie frames the issue as this...
