Governor signs partisan election law
With the stroke of his pen on Tuesday, Sept. 7, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into…
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11 items on Texas special session agenda
Gov. Greg Abbott assigned 11 items to the Texas Legislature during a special session that…
Special legislative session to start July 8
Gov. Greg Abbott called a special legislative session to begin July 8, just over a…
Local governments can’t require masks
Gov. Greg Abbott decreed that, effective immediately, no governmental entities within Texas can require people…
Texas opting out of federal COVID-19 unemployment benefit program
Texans receiving the $300 weekly Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation supplement will lose those funds starting…
A million Texans could be vaccinated by end of December, governor says
As Texans prepare for the Christmas holidays, the best gift isn’t under the tree but…
Burnet County bars can reopen
Burnet County Judge James Oakley will allow bars in the county to reopen starting Wednesday,…
Abbott relaxes COVID-19 restrictions; bars remain closed
Businesses will be allowed to increase capacity to 75 percent, but bars will remain closed…
Governor extends early voting period
Gov. Greg Abbott is giving Texans several more days of early voting in the Nov….
Craft beverage makers argue shuttered tasting rooms aren’t same as bars
Under Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order from late June, tasting rooms at distilleries, wineries, and…
Abbott expands suspension of elective surgeries as COVID-19 cases rise
As COVID-19 cases increase in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation July 9 suspending…
Governor orders bars closed and restaurant dine-in scaled back
As the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge across Texas, Gov. Gregg Abbott announced…
As cases rise, governor expands local leaders’ authority over gatherings
As hospitalizations and positivity rates for COVID-19 continue to climb, state and local leaders are…
As COVID-19 numbers rise, Gov. Abbott emphasizes hospital capacity
Despite an uptick in COVID-19 cases in the state, Gov. Greg Abbott wanted to reassure…
Texas enters next reopening phase; new rules for businesses, outdoor events
On June 3, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Phase III of his plan to reopen Texas…
Bars, sports, child care and more get reopen dates
Bars, rodeos, sports, and youth activities will be back in action soon as Gov. Greg…