by Buddy Saunders | Apr. 3, 2020 | Commentary, State
Dear Governor Abbott, I share with you the goals expressed in your executive order, but I am concerned that in the understandable haste to get it issued, insufficient thought was given to the need to keep as much business activity going as possible. There are many...
by Cary Cheshire | Apr. 3, 2020 | State
As the Chinese coronavirus and government policies to slow its spread continue, business after business has been forced to adjust operations and procedures in order to adapt. Millions of employees are working from home, but for many businesses—particularly...
by Matt Stringer | Apr. 3, 2020 | Local
On Thursday, President Trump issued a statement on Twitter saying that after speaking with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, he “expect[s] and hope[s]” they will be cutting back on the rate that both the Saudis and Russians are presently flooding the markets with. The...
by 1836 Studios | Apr. 3, 2020 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Texas Scorecard Managing Editor Brandon Waltens recaps the week that was on TexasScorecard.com! This week Robert Montoya from the Metroplex Bureau discusses how businesses are coping with the shutdowns and the struggles they face to simply stay afloat. Austin Bureau...
by 1836 Studios | Apr. 3, 2020 | Texas Scorecard Video
Texas Scorecard Managing Editor Brandon Waltens recaps the week that was on TexasScorecard.com! This week Robert Montoya from the Metroplex Bureau discusses how businesses are coping with the shutdowns and the struggles they face to simply stay afloat. Austin Bureau...
by Robert Montoya | Apr. 3, 2020 | Local
While the Chinese coronavirus shutdown continues to hurt millions of Texans and businesses across the state, small businesses in North Texas have united to give back to the community that has given them so much. This Thursday and Friday, Colleyville restaurants Red...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 3, 2020 | Commentary, Life
History is replete with examples of judicial abuse and executive power exercised unjustly. Even in our own Republic, where we say the “law is king,” we find horrible miscarriages of justice. Yet none in history was more consequential than the trial and execution of...
by Erin Anderson | Apr. 2, 2020 | Local
UPDATED April 5. Deferring to the governor’s new statewide directive issued to slow the spread of the coronavirus, one North Texas county ended its less-detailed local order, while another continued countywide restrictions. On Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced...
by 1836 Studios | Apr. 2, 2020 | Texas Scorecard Video
Jim and Michael check back in from their socially distant bunkers to discuss the latest news. On this episode: Psalm 121:1-2 “Where does my help come from?” Toilet paper shortage? The guys have some suggestions for alternatives in case you find yourself in need. Saudi...
by Brandon Waltens | Apr. 2, 2020 | Local
Across Texas, citizens are doing what they can to stay at home and limit their time in public in keeping with President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force’s recommendations of social distancing. Additionally, local government orders have shuttered thousands...
by Brandon Waltens | Apr. 2, 2020 | Federal
While the economic effects of the international response to the coronavirus have harmed many industries across the globe, perhaps few have been more affected than airlines. And with Texas being the home to the largest airline in the country, as well as some of the...
by David Vasquez | Apr. 2, 2020 | Local
In what appears to be a first in Texas, several city governments have begun the process of setting up police checkpoints to enforce coronavirus-prompted stay-at-home orders. Another city has also announced a new measure that allows only a maximum of two people in a...
by Cary Cheshire | Apr. 2, 2020 | State
In the wake of the personal and economic devastation wrought by the Chinese coronavirus pandemic and government efforts to contain its spread, one candidate for Congress has released an ad arguing China must pay a hefty price for the damage it’s inflicted on America....
by 1836 Studios | Apr. 2, 2020 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Episode 131: It’s not all doom in gloom out in the world right now and Jacob Asmussen stops by to share a few tales of good deeds. Erin Anderson shares with listeners a story about pushback against city and county stay at home orders. Brandon Waltens explains...
by Jacob Asmussen | Apr. 1, 2020 | Local
While hospitals across the nation try to help people stay alive amid the coronavirus outbreak, an Austin city councilman is instead focused on killing unborn children. Rewind to last week, when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott enacted a statewide executive order banning all...
by Robert Montoya | Apr. 1, 2020 | Local
As Texas and the nation remain locked down in response to the Chinese coronavirus, local business owners shared with Texas Scorecard their struggles and advice on how to support local businesses: increase communication and avoid ordering through third-party online...
by Andrew C. Brown | Apr. 1, 2020 | Commentary, State
March 27, 2020 Jaime Masters, Commissioner Texas Department of Family and Protective Services P.O. Box 149030 Austin, TX 78714-9030 Via electronic mail Re: Recommendations for Protecting the Rights of Parents and Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic Dear Commissioner...
by Erin Anderson | Mar. 31, 2020 | Local
UPDATED April 1. A state court upheld Tuesday a North Texas city’s restrictive “shelter-in-place” ordinance enacted in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The ordinance passed by the McKinney City Council on Friday mirrored an emergency executive order...
by Brandon Waltens | Mar. 31, 2020 | State
At a press conference at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled a new executive order encouraging Texans to “limit personal interactions” through April 30 in order to slow the spread of the Chinese coronavirus. While the order does not mandate a...
by Thomas Warren | Mar. 31, 2020 | Local
Amarillo voters will have to wait to vote in a multimillion-dollar bond election for the Amarillo Civic Center Complex. On Tuesday, the Amarillo City Council voted unanimously to postpone the city’s May bond election due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The vote was widely...
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