A judge ruled Austin and Travis County can restrict on-site dining overnight from Thursday until Sunday. Gov. Greg Abbott says restaurants should ignore the curfew.
2020
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Texas 2020 Elections
Analyzing 2020: Shock the vote
We’ve selected some columns from 2020 on voting and elections.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Ken Paxton sues after Austin bans late on-site dining for New Year’s weekend amid COVID-19 surge
Mayor Steve Adler said the severity of the COVID-19 situation in Austin requires more drastic measures. El Paso County announced a similar order earlier this month.
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Coronavirus in Texas
The coronavirus vaccine rollout in Texas is leaving some with more questions than answers
While all eligible Texans under the first phase of the rollout can now receive the COVID-19 vaccine, doses remain in short supply and many Texans who are desperate to get vaccinated can’t get clear answers.
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Public Education
Texas still blocked from taking over Houston’s school district, appeals court rules
The appeals court upheld a temporary injunction that stops Texas from ousting Houston ISD’s school board. But the legal battle is not over.
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Health care
Disabled Texans worry loss of Affordable Care Act could cost them programs that help them live independently
Texas is leading a group of conservative states in a legal battle to have the sprawling health care law struck down. Without it, disabled Texans stand to lose programs that have allowed more people to stay in their homes, rather than state-run institutions.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas officials push hospitals, local health authorities to administer COVID-19 vaccines faster as infection rate reaches “red flag” levels
Texas officials’ push for providers to administer more vaccines comes as Texas’ seven-day average COVID-19 positivity rate has remained above 15% for one week, according to data the state released Tuesday.
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Texas Legislature 2021
The 2021 redistricting process will impact Texas politics for the next 10 years. Here’s how it’ll work.
Republicans will control the process, but a legal and political fight is sure to commence over who is empowered and whose voice is diluted.
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Energy
Texas’ move to control coal ash pollution could shield industry from tougher rules under Biden-led EPA
Texas is close to finalizing a years-long effort to wrangle control of coal ash pollution from the EPA, a move that could, for a time, keep coal companies insulated from tougher rules expected from the next administration.
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Coronavirus in Texas
More people in Texas are hospitalized for COVID-19 than at any other time during the pandemic
The previous high of nearly 10,900 was broken as more than 11,300 Texans with COVID-19 were hospitalized Monday.
