As the coronavirus pandemic continues on, the Texas Education Agency is providing conflicting instructions on reopening Texas schools next month, which is leaving many teachers, students and parents worried about school accommodations during the pandemic. The...
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As more Texans lose their jobs, congressional unemployment benefits approach deadline
Passed in March by the Senate, a $2 trillion stimulus bill was expected by lawmakers to provide necessary relief to unemployed Americans affected by the coronavirus pandemic. But by the end of this month, those unemployment benefits will expire as Congress has not yet...
‘Dan’s disinformation jeopardized our way of life,’ says Crenshaw opponent Sima Ladjevardian
While positive COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Texas, GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw has been a strong advocate for wearing no masks, all while hosting no-mask in-person events in the state. Meanwhile, Texas is reporting 1 of 7 coronavirus cases nationally over the...
Abbott’s approval is down, as coronavirus cases go up
In recent polling by The Texas Politics Project, Gov. Greg Abbott’s job approval rating has dropped, as the number of COVID-19 cases rises in the state. The poll features numerous questions on attitudes toward the coronavirus pandemic, finding that Texans have become...
Crenshaw blames coronavirus spike on BLM protests, while wearing no mask
For the past few weeks, COVID-19 cases have surged in Texas and specifically in Harris County. And while wearing no mask, Texas GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw blames Black Lives Matter protests. In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Crenshaw suggested protestors stood...
Abbott starts phase three to open Texas economy during coronavirus
Governor Greg Abbott announced on Wednesday that all businesses can open at 50 percent capacity “with very limited exceptions,” as part of the third phase of reopening the Texas economy. In his executive order, effective immediately, Abbott also stated that bars and...
Texas Supreme Court Justice Debra Lehrmann tests positive for COVID-19
Today Texas Supreme Court Justice Debra Lehrmann and her husband both tested positive for the coronavirus. She is the highest-ranking official in Texas who is known to have tested positive for the virus. Just yesterday, Lehrmann participated “in an appeal over...
Cornyn touts more xenophobic comments against China in campaign email
Over the weekend, the John Cornyn senate campaign sent a fundraising email blaming China for the coronavirus. “China’s communist government misled the world about Coronavirus, and now we are all paying the price,” the email stated. This was just the latest in a...
TDP hosts virtual Democratic Senate debate ahead of July runoff
Texas Democrats announced today that they will be hosting a virtual Senate primary debate featuring candidates MJ Hegar and Royce West. This is the only debate scheduled, thus far, ahead of the July 14 runoff election. In a Dallas Morning News/UT-Tyler poll from...
Stay at home or go to work: state and city officials at odds
Workers from numerous industries have been deemed essential during this coronavirus pandemic, putting them at risk for COVID-19 exposure. For the rest of the Texas workforce, stay-at-home orders were generally supposed to extend till May 8. But Gov. Abbott let his...