Texas' big-city mayors ask Gov. Greg Abbott for power to impose face mask rules
Abbott has banned local governments from fining people who don't wear masks in public. Full Story
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Valeria Olivares
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Valeria Olivares was a Washington, D.C. reporting fellow in 2020. A graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso, Valeria has worked as a freelancer for The Dallas Morning News, a metro desk intern for the San Antonio Express-News and editor-in-chief of The Prospector student newspaper. She also worked on a documentary about immigration at the Texas-Mexico border with Rain Media. Valeria is fluent in Spanish.
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With coronavirus cases climbing, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says "no real need" to scale back business reopenings
He cited the number of hospital beds available in the state as a reason. Full Story
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Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo tells U.S. House committee defunding police is "not the answer"
George Floyd's brother Philonise Floyd was also a featured witness at the hearing, where he spoke about the pain of losing his brother. Full Story
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Watch: U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar discusses the response to the coronavirus outbreak
We sat down for a live interview with Escobar, D-El Paso, to answer questions about the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak, how El Paso is faring and what relief Texans can expect. Full Story
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