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Gates of Eagle Pass Park Reopen After One Year of Lockdown
This comes as the Trump administration continues to secure the southwest border.
Texas House Advances Record $337 Billion Budget
The Senate unanimously passed its version of the budget last month, with a proposal largely similar to the one advanced by the House.
Texas Senate Approves Establishment of Homeland Security Division in DPS
The new division within the Texas Department of Public Safety would coordinate efforts among federal, state, and local law enforcement and jurisdictions.
Senators Focus on Protecting Students From Sexual Predators in Schools
School-based law enforcement expert Matt Antkowiak told senators that Texas’ educator misconduct laws allow abuse to hide in plain sight.
State Archive
With Brighter Coronavirus Projections, Should Texas Rethink Response?
Governments at every level, from city councils to counties to the state and federal government, have implemented historic restrictions to combat the coronavirus. These policies relied primarily upon catastrophic predictions forecast by modeling from the University of...
Emergency Rooms, Hospitals Report Declining Patient Volume
The vast majority of Texas cities have yet to see the surge in Chinese coronavirus infections projected by health experts. Even in hot spots such as the Dallas area, where county officials have imposed the harshest restrictions on residents, patient volumes have...
Judge Blocks Harris County Inmate Releases
Though Harris County Judge Linda Hidalgo, a Democrat, signed an emergency order to temporarily release felony inmates from the Harris County jail, and seven were slated to release today, that order has been countermanded by a local criminal district court judge. On...
Commentary: A Small-Business Owner’s Open Letter to Gov. Abbott
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...
New Report Shows Texas Faring Better Than Neighbors on Unemployment
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...
Kathaleen Wall Ad Blames China, Vows Repercussions Over Coronavirus
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....
Commentary: An Open Letter to Texas Department of Family and Protective Services on COVID-19
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...
Gov. Greg Abbott: Churches are ‘Essential’
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...
Commentary: Texans Being Denied Their Right to Carry?
While walking to your car, a man lunges at you and demands your wallet. What do you do? In Texas, if you have a License to Carry, you can draw your handgun to deter the assailant and protect yourself. If you don’t have your government permission slip, you must hand...