At a campaign event in Dallas on Thursday, Gov. laid out a string of new legislative proposals to raise penalties and create new crimes that would require jail time for offenses committed at protests.Abbott isn't on the Nov. 3 ballot, but the event was the Republican governor’s during a tumultuous election that has pitted police officers and fears of rising crime against calls for an end to . Recent Texas protests against police brutality have largely been peaceful as the four-month mark of George Floyd's in-custody death in Minneapolis nears.“Today, we are announcing more legislative...…At a campaign event in Dallas on Thursday, Gov. laid out a string of new legislative proposals to raise penalties and create new crimes that would require jail time for offenses committed at protests.Abbott isn't on the Nov. 3 ballot, but the event was the Republican governor’s during a tumultuous election that has pitted police officers and fears of rising crime against calls for an end to . Recent Texas protests against police brutality have largely been peaceful as the four-month mark of George Floyd's in-custody death in Minneapolis nears.“Today, we are announcing more legislative...WW…

Texas TribuneDan Rosenzweig-ZiffPublished: November 25, 2020, 5:00 amTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTexas TribuneDan Rosenzweig-ZiffPublished: November 25, 2020, 5:00 amTags: From left, Malachi Bryant and Jay Smith, danced together on their first date at Veranda Rooftop Bar and Patio in San Marcos. Gov. Greg Abbott allowed bars to reopen at 50% capacity in October.Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas TribuneNeed to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.Halloween this year in was a raucous...…Texas TribuneDan Rosenzweig-ZiffPublished: November 25, 2020, 5:00 amTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTexas TribuneDan Rosenzweig-ZiffPublished: November 25, 2020, 5:00 amTags: From left, Malachi Bryant and Jay Smith, danced together on their first date at Veranda Rooftop Bar and Patio in San Marcos. Gov. Greg Abbott allowed bars to reopen at 50% capacity in October.Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas TribuneNeed to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.Halloween this year in was a raucous...WW…

Texas TribunePatrick Svitek And Dan Rosenzweig-ZiffPublished: November 18, 2020, 5:21 amTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTexas TribunePatrick Svitek And Dan Rosenzweig-ZiffPublished: November 18, 2020, 5:21 amTags: On June 26, Texas was reporting 5,102 people had been hospitalized due to the coronavirus, breaking a new record for the state. The positivity rate — the portion of tests that come back positive — had hovered above Gov. ’s “warning flag” level of 10% for more than a week.Abbott swept into action. For a second time in months, the Republican governor shut down...…Texas TribunePatrick Svitek And Dan Rosenzweig-ZiffPublished: November 18, 2020, 5:21 amTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTexas TribunePatrick Svitek And Dan Rosenzweig-ZiffPublished: November 18, 2020, 5:21 amTags: On June 26, Texas was reporting 5,102 people had been hospitalized due to the coronavirus, breaking a new record for the state. The positivity rate — the portion of tests that come back positive — had hovered above Gov. ’s “warning flag” level of 10% for more than a week.Abbott swept into action. For a second time in months, the Republican governor shut down...WW…

On June 26, Texas was reporting 5,102 people had been hospitalized due to the coronavirus, breaking a new record for the state. The positivity rate — the portion of tests that come back positive — had hovered above Gov. ’s “warning flag” level of 10% for more than a week.Abbott swept into action. For a second time in months, the Republican governor shut down bars and rolled back restaurant capacity. Six days later, he took arguably his most drastic action yet, announcing a statewide mask mandate.This week, more than 7,400 Texans are hospitalized for COVID-19, and the positivity rate has...…On June 26, Texas was reporting 5,102 people had been hospitalized due to the coronavirus, breaking a new record for the state. The positivity rate — the portion of tests that come back positive — had hovered above Gov. ’s “warning flag” level of 10% for more than a week.Abbott swept into action. For a second time in months, the Republican governor shut down bars and rolled back restaurant capacity. Six days later, he took arguably his most drastic action yet, announcing a statewide mask mandate.This week, more than 7,400 Texans are hospitalized for COVID-19, and the positivity rate has...WW…

On June 26, Texas was reporting 5,102 people had been hospitalized due to the coronavirus, breaking a new record for the state. The positivity rate — the portion of tests that come back positive — had hovered above Gov. ’s “warning flag” level of 10% for more than a week.Abbott swept into action. For a second time in months, the Republican governor shut down bars and rolled back restaurant capacity. Six days later, he took arguably his most drastic action yet, announcing a statewide mask mandate.This week, more than 7,400 Texans are hospitalized for COVID-19, and the positivity rate has...…On June 26, Texas was reporting 5,102 people had been hospitalized due to the coronavirus, breaking a new record for the state. The positivity rate — the portion of tests that come back positive — had hovered above Gov. ’s “warning flag” level of 10% for more than a week.Abbott swept into action. For a second time in months, the Republican governor shut down bars and rolled back restaurant capacity. Six days later, he took arguably his most drastic action yet, announcing a statewide mask mandate.This week, more than 7,400 Texans are hospitalized for COVID-19, and the positivity rate has...WW…

Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.With more than 23,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Texas’ prisons, incarcerated Texans are testing positive at a rate 40% higher than the national prison population average, from the University of Texas at Austin.And with at least 190 inmate deaths linked to the virus, the state’s death rate is 35% higher than the rest of the U.S. prison population, the report found.Texas, which has the largest population of people behind bars in the country, has led the nation for...…Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.With more than 23,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Texas’ prisons, incarcerated Texans are testing positive at a rate 40% higher than the national prison population average, from the University of Texas at Austin.And with at least 190 inmate deaths linked to the virus, the state’s death rate is 35% higher than the rest of the U.S. prison population, the report found.Texas, which has the largest population of people behind bars in the country, has led the nation for...WW…

, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.Children in Texas’ youth lockups are suffering from widespread sexual assault and other constitutional violations, reform advocates wrote Wednesday in a complaint urging a federal investigation into the state’s five youth lockups.Texas Appleseed and Disability Rights Texas, two justice and legal organizations, filed the complaint with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, citing “grievous violations of children’s constitutional rights” from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.The...…, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.Children in Texas’ youth lockups are suffering from widespread sexual assault and other constitutional violations, reform advocates wrote Wednesday in a complaint urging a federal investigation into the state’s five youth lockups.Texas Appleseed and Disability Rights Texas, two justice and legal organizations, filed the complaint with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, citing “grievous violations of children’s constitutional rights” from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.The...WW…

, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.President Donald Trump said Saturday that he tentatively approved a deal between the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok and Oracle and Walmart that could bring the new joint venture’s headquarters to Texas. The deal, though, still faces much uncertainty.“All of the technology will be maintained here,” Trump said at a North Carolina rally. “They’re going to move probably to the great state of Texas.”Shortly after Oracle — a California-based tech company with an Austin campus — emerged as a potential...…, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.President Donald Trump said Saturday that he tentatively approved a deal between the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok and Oracle and Walmart that could bring the new joint venture’s headquarters to Texas. The deal, though, still faces much uncertainty.“All of the technology will be maintained here,” Trump said at a North Carolina rally. “They’re going to move probably to the great state of Texas.”Shortly after Oracle — a California-based tech company with an Austin campus — emerged as a potential...WW…

 When Jarrod Stringer updated his driver’s license address in 2014, the Texas Department of Public Safety website asked if he wanted to register to vote. He clicked yes and thought he was registered. That fall, when he went to vote in San Antonio, he was denied. According to the system, he had never registered. It was past the registration deadline, so he couldn’t vote.That kicked off a six-year legal battle that included two lawsuits for the right for Texans to register to vote online while updating their licenses.“It’s traumatic when you can’t vote,” Stringer said. “It’s implicitly...… When Jarrod Stringer updated his driver’s license address in 2014, the Texas Department of Public Safety website asked if he wanted to register to vote. He clicked yes and thought he was registered. That fall, when he went to vote in San Antonio, he was denied. According to the system, he had never registered. It was past the registration deadline, so he couldn’t vote.That kicked off a six-year legal battle that included two lawsuits for the right for Texans to register to vote online while updating their licenses.“It’s traumatic when you can’t vote,” Stringer said. “It’s implicitly...WW…

, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.When Christine Brill’s unemployment benefits from the Texas Workforce Commission suddenly plummeted this summer, she tried calling the agency to find out what happened.The 52-year-old Houston widow lost her job as a hair stylist in March and hadn’t heard that the $600 in extra weekly funds for out-of-work Americans approved by Congress in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic had expired.But whenever Brill called TWC this summer, she encountered a busy signal, echoing the problems she first ran into...…, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.When Christine Brill’s unemployment benefits from the Texas Workforce Commission suddenly plummeted this summer, she tried calling the agency to find out what happened.The 52-year-old Houston widow lost her job as a hair stylist in March and hadn’t heard that the $600 in extra weekly funds for out-of-work Americans approved by Congress in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic had expired.But whenever Brill called TWC this summer, she encountered a busy signal, echoing the problems she first ran into...WW…