President Donald Trump now claims this privately funded border wall in the Rio Grande Valley — touted as the “Lamborghini” of fences — was built to “make me look bad,” even though the project’s builder and funders are all Trump supporters.
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Fiesta San Antonio canceled for 2020 because of coronavirus
The annual festival draws in more than 3.5 million people to the city.
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Gov. Greg Abbott warns if spread of COVID-19 doesn’t slow, “the next step would have to be a lockdown”
Abbott has repeated that warning multiple times in local television interviews this week.
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Texas reverses course, says it won’t collect overpaid unemployment benefits in instances when it was the state’s mistake
A Texas Workforce Commission spokesperson said he was previously unaware that a judicial order bars the state from recovering funds when the overpayment is the agency’s fault.
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Free laptops, esports and tuition cuts: How one Dallas college is pivoting during the pandemic
Paul Quinn College serves more than 500 students. In a statement, university President Michael Sorrell announced measures it would take to appease students for the loss of campus resources, including a $2,000 tuition reduction.
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Number of Texans filing unemployment claims increased for second week in a row as 117,244 sought benefits
The claims — an increase of 21.4% compared with the week before — come as coronavirus infections in the state continue surging and after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered bars to close and limited restaurant operations.
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More than $54 million in PPP loans went to small private Texas colleges and universities
Schools said they used the money to make payroll.
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State Fair of Texas canceled for 2020 because of coronavirus
More than 2.5 million people attended the fair last year. This is the event’s first cancellation since World War II.
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Texas wants $32 million in unemployment benefits back after finding 46,000 people were overpaid
The Texas Workforce Commission said that incorrect filings and fraud can lead to overpayments, but the money must be paid back even if it was the state’s mistake.
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Nearly 6,300 Texas companies received PPP loans of more than $1 million
The federal government released the names Monday of 51,250 companies and organizations in Texas that received the loans, which were designed to keep the economy afloat during the coronavirus.
