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...
When he was in Dallas on Sunday, Vice President Mike Pence echoed the optimistic tone of the White House and President Trump when it comes to COVID-19, even though cases and hospitalizations have accelerated in Texas at an alarming pace. After congratulating Gov. Greg...
In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick attacked Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist who under a vacuum of leadership from President Trump, has somewhat unwillingly become the country’s most sobering voice on...
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...
A total of 4,389 Texans are currently being treated in hospitals for COVID-19, state data released Wednesday shows. That’s more than double the same figure two weeks ago on June 11, when 2,008 Texans were hospitalized. In general, hospitalizations in the month...
When nothing you do will make anyone happy you might as well do what’s right, right? When Gov. Greg Abbott held a press conference Monday to address the increasing hospitalizations and rising cases of COVID-19 there was hope for something more than an...
Amusement parks throughout Texas will be allowed to open up starting Friday with 50 percent normal operating capacity. Prior to June 19, only amusement parks in counties with less than 1,000 confirmed cases could open. Parks will have to open with new health and...
More Texans are currently being treated in hospitals for COVID-19 than at any other point since the pandemic began, the latest state data shows. It’s the sixth day in a row coronavirus hospitalizations have broken previous records. Every day since last Friday has seen...
Mayors from nine major Texas cities, including Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio, are asking Gov. Greg Abbott for more authority in determining whether their constituents should be required to wear face masks. In a letter penned to the governor, the mayors...