The Texas historic landmarks previously offered frequent guided tours to the public. But there are no plans to open the Capitol or the Governor’s Mansion despite the governor’s order allowing museums to reopen.
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U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Texas predicts cities and local governments could be facing bankruptcy
Garcia said the country could be heading toward the next Great Depression.
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Federal government sued for denying stimulus checks to Americans married to undocumented immigrants
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, is alleging that a provision in the $2.2 trillion stimulus package known as the CARES Act that denies the benefit to mixed-status families in unconstitutional.
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Black Texans already face health care disparities. The coronavirus is making it worse.
As the coronavirus spreads, black people are less likely to have access to proper health care and more likely to have health issues that make the virus more dangerous.
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Texas restaurants, retailers and other businesses can reopen Friday. Here’s the rules they have to follow.
Parties of six or less, disposable menus and limited capacity are among the new rules businesses will follow if they open this Friday.
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Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo sued over face mask requirement
The suit claims Hidalgo has exceeded her authority by implementing orders more restrictive than those of Gov. Greg Abbott, which take precedence.
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Texas Supreme Court sides with Abbott after judge halted his order restricting jail release
The high court did not weigh in on the arguments that Gov. Greg Abbott’s order went beyond his executive powers in a disaster. Instead, it ruled that the Harris County judges were the wrong plaintiffs.
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Trump signs order pausing immigration for 60 days, with exceptions
The order doesn’t apply to many categories of immigrants, but Immigrant advocates worry that the order is the beginning of even stricter measures.
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Texas clinics resume abortion services as state acknowledges ban is no longer in place
A new order from Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that took effect Wednesday allows more procedures to resume in health care facilities that agree to reserve a certain number of beds for coronavirus patients and refrain from seeking scarce protective equipment from public sources.
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Harris County latest to mandate face masks as criticism mounts that the requirement is “government overreach”
GOP officials called it “tyranny” and “government overreach,” taking issue in particular with the $1,000 fine associated with violating the mask requirement.
