Among the industries affected by COVID-19 is the meat-processing industry—which becomes problematic for plant workers at risk of falling ill in a struggling economy. While the largest number of infections in Texas are in Harris, Dallas, and Tarrant Counties, the...
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Texas ranks 49th in the U.S. for completed COVID-19 tests
The coronavirus is testing Texas: For the past three weeks, the Lone Star State has ranked second to last in completed tests per capita in the country. According to the COVID Tracking Project, Texas has administered around 3,660 tests per 1 million residents, while...
Trump: During a pandemic, let’s defund the World Health Organization
In his Tuesday press briefing, President Trump suggested a potential hold on the United States’s funding for the World Health Organization, blaming the damage from the coronavirus pandemic on their response (or lack thereof). “They called it wrong,” Trump said....
Flattening the curve for coronavirus in Texas: A look at the charts
Nearly three weeks have passed since the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic. Texas currently ranks 12th in the country for confirmed cases. A third of the cases in the state have taken place in Harris County and Dallas County. On March 18, San Antonio, Austin,...
Texas Democrats urge Gov. Greg Abbott to issue stay-at-home order
With the threat of COVID-19 still spreading in more areas of the country, countless health experts are strongly encouraging government officials to implement “stay-at-home” orders. These orders will help “flatten the curve” of the virus, they say, and as a result,...
School recess requires innovation in lesson planning — and child care
With the threat of COVID-19 still spreading in more areas of the country, most schools have canceled classes at least until the end of March. Affected the most by the school closures are students from low-income households; more than 60 percent of Texas students are...
Signal Q&A with Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez: ‘You don’t win unless you drive up voter turnout among young people and Latinos’
On Jan. 29, we spoke to Democratic Senate candidate Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez about immigration, labor unions, and defeating Sen. John Cornyn. The conversation has been edited for brevity and clarity. TS: Why are you embarking on this journey to replace...
Signal Q&A with Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead
On Wednesday, I spoke to Lizz Winstead, a co-creator and former head writer of The Daily Show. She is also co-founder of Air America Radio and is now with Abortion Access Front, which is currently on tour in Texas. Her next Texas show is Sept. 21 in Houston. The...
Reps. Crenshaw and Ocasio-Cortez duke it out on Twitter
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw wrote on Twitter on Tuesday that among his reasons to oppose universal background checks is has to do with his friends. Crenshaw was responding to a story about a woman using a handgun to defend herself against five would-be robbers. But...
Polling update: Kamala Harris surges in three polls
New this morning is an ABC News poll showing Sen. Kamala Harris was the clear winner of the presidential debate last week. Other recent polls have shown her surging nationally. The Quinnipiac University Poll released yesterday showed Harris surging to second place...