Hood County Attorney Matthew Mills will not prosecute business owners that violate Gov. Greg Abbott’s “unconstitutional” shutdowns.
By Matt Stringer|April 29, 2020Posts for Matt Stringer
Mayors representing the seven largest cities in West Texas signed a letter to Gov. Abbott presenting their plan to reopen businesses while mitigating risk.
By Matt Stringer|April 24, 2020Lang declared in a strongly worded letter that all businesses in HD-60 are essential and parts of Gov. Abbott’s executive orders are unconstitutional.
By Matt Stringer|April 23, 2020After weeks of waiting on the governor to develop a plan to reopen, two Texas businesses hurt by the failure of leadership move forward with their own reopening plans.
By Matt Stringer and Robert Montoya|April 22, 2020The owner of the historic Gage Hotel in Marathon, Texas, is challenging the constitutionality of the Brewster County judge’s “emergency” orders that unnecessarily hurt small businesses and prevent free travel.
By Matt Stringer|April 14, 2020President Trump signaled on Twitter that Saudi Arabia and Russia may be cutting back on crude oil production—news that prompted an uptick in the prices of the commodity.
By Matt Stringer|April 3, 2020Officials in the COVID-19 Emergency Management Operations Group may have been exposed and will no longer meet in person at Odessa’s new emergency operations center.
By Matt Stringer|March 28, 2020Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion letter ruling that local governments may not restrict the sale of firearms during disaster declarations.
By Matt Stringer|March 27, 2020