Business owners, farmers and local politicians said that they are more concerned with long-term problems than with the recent controversy surrounding the United States Postal Service.
Juan Pablo Garnham
Juan Pablo Garnham covered urban affairs for the Tribune in 2019-21, focusing on the main challenges of the state’s largest metro areas — Houston, Austin, San Antonio, El Paso and Dallas-Fort Worth, where he was based. He previously worked as senior producer for the podcast In The Thick, editor of CityLab Latino and city hall reporter for El Diario in New York. He has also taught at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is from Santiago, Chile, and the Texas flag constantly reminds him of his home country.
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Economy
High-speed train between Dallas and Houston gets federal approval
The railroad plans to connect Texas’ two biggest cities within 90 minutes. Construction could begin in the first half of next year.
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Politics
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court justice, dies at 87
Nominated in 1993 by former President Bill Clinton, the liberal justice was the legal force behind many of the successes of the women’s movement. In her later years, she became something of a cult figure in legal and feminist circles.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas courts must start telling tenants how a federal eviction moratorium can keep them housed
The Texas Supreme Court ordered that eviction citations will have to inform renters about the moratorium requirements and include the form needed to apply for protection.
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Criminal Justice
Dallas Police Chief Reneé Hall resigns following criticisms of protest response
Hall implied that “inquiries about future career opportunities” were a reason for leaving the Dallas Police Department. In 2017, she became the first woman to head the force.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Millions of Texans could be shielded from evictions under new Trump administration order
A previous federal order, which only protected renters in federally backed housing, expired in July.
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Texas Hurricane Season 2020
“In survival mode”: How some evacuees are still dealing with the dual challenge of a hurricane and a recession
Many Southeast Texans were already struggling through a pandemic and its parallel recession. Then came Hurricane Laura and officials’ evacuation orders.
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Coronavirus in Texas
As Hurricane Laura heads for Southeast Texas, officials scramble to evacuate and shelter people during a pandemic
The storm is now a Category 4 hurricane whose dangerous winds and storm surge could cause damage along a large swath of the Gulf Coast and Southeast Texas.
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Texas Hurricane Season 2020
Still recovering from Harvey, Texans in Beaumont and Port Arthur are now preparing for a new hurricane during the pandemic
Groups that have been fixing homes and providing assistance to victims of the 2017 hurricane are now getting ready to face a new disaster, with the added challenge of COVID-19.
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Coronavirus in Texas
As eviction cases resume in parts of Houston, low-income Texans fear losing a place to live
Since Gov. Greg Abbott declared a public health disaster in March, almost one-third of Harris County’s evictions have been filed in the justice of the peace precinct covering the southwestern portion of the county.
