The Texas Workforce Commission had been planning to reinstate the requirement July 6 but is now holding off due to a rise in coronavirus cases.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott bans elective surgeries in four South Texas counties to preserve hospital capacity
Elective procedures are now banned in eight counties around the state — Bexar, Dallas, Harris, Travis, Cameron, Hidalgo, Nueces and Webb.
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The Texas GOP convention will gather thousands of people indoors without a mask requirement. One of its sponsors is the Texas Medical Association.
The Texas Medical Association, the state’s largest medical group, said it is hopeful convention attendees will wear masks and practice social distancing.
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University of Texas to pay interim President Jay Hartzell $795,000
UT-Austin also released finalized fall plans Monday, saying that tuition for online and hybrid classes will be the same as in-person tuition.
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Criminal Justice
A Fort Worth police officer whose uncle died in police custody hopes departments can change
In the weekend edition of The Brief podcast, Tiffany Bunton — an officer whose uncle died in the back of a squad car two years ago — discusses the national moment of reckoning around police violence and misconduct.
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Texas Republicans move forward with plans for an indoor convention in Houston, the state’s biggest coronavirus hot spot
Gov. Greg Abbott is allowing limits on outdoor crowds — but not indoor gatherings. His party’s convention — with an expected attendance of 6,000 — so far will not require attendees to wear face masks.
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Judge orders ICE to free migrant children from family detention during coronavirus pandemic, report says
The Associated Press reported that a judge wrote in her order that migrant detention centers “are ‘on fire’ and there is no more time for half measures.”
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Federal government postpones plans to close five coronavirus testing sites in Texas
A bipartisan group of elected officials in Texas had urged the federal government not to close the sites.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Early voting starts Monday for the primary runoff in Texas. Here’s what you need to know.
Texans will be voting in the middle of a pandemic on congressional, legislative and state board seats.
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As evictions resume in Texas, unemployed renters have few options
While cities and legal aid agencies are setting up resources for tenants, many judges explained that they won’t be able to consider loss of employment in eviction cases.