Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins announced an emergency executive order on Wednesday afternoon that would require face masks in public schools, businesses, and county buildings. The order is the latest challenge to Greg Abbott’s, who had previously declared that local...
With the start of the school year drawing closer and COVID-19 once again surging in the state, more and more school districts are ignoring Gov. Greg Abbott’s prohibition on mask mandates. On Wednesday, Fort Worth ISD became the latest school district to defy the...
The Dallas Independent School District (DISD) made headlines on Monday when it announced that masks would be required for staff, students and visitors on any school campus. The move by superintendent Michael Hinojosa is a direct rebuke to Governor Greg Abbott, and a...
On Monday, the Texas Supreme Court denied a petition filed by Texas Democrats that would have forced Gov. Greg Abbott to restore funding to the legislative branch. The governor vetoed funding for the legislative branch after Democrats first broke quorum during the...
U.S. House Representative Cori Bush (D-MO) slept on the steps of the Capitol for five nights in protest of the eviction moratorium expiring and won. The moratorium expired over the weekend, and Bush’s activism fought to help over 11 million Americans keep their...
County Judge Lina Hidalgo was clear in her warning to residents in Harris County Thursday as it went back to a stage red threat level. She joins a chorus of other local leaders that are trying to warn about the imminent threat of COVID-19 and the delta variant, which...
Texas is no stranger to cyberattacks. In fact, an Austin-based company was at the center of one of the worst hacks in American history. The latest concerning trend is ransomware, where a hacker infiltrates a computer or network and locks out the victim until they pay...
After five years in court, Texas advocacy groups won a lawsuit against the state to provide an option for Texans to register to vote at the same time they are renewing their driver's license. According to organizations MOVE Texas and the Texas Civil Rights...
Hopes for a summer of normalcy have been dashed by a new wave of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. In spite of vaccines being widely available and effective, the highly contagious Delta variant is raging through the large segment of the population that refuses to...