AUSTIN, Texas (TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Travis County and Austin officials in an effort to force them to rescind their local mask orders, he announced Thursday.“I told Travis County & The City of Austin to comply with state mask law,” Paxton .“They blew me off. So, once again, I’m dragging them to court.”Texas on Wednesday coronavirus restrictions, including Gov. Greg Abbott’s statewide mask mandate and occupancy restrictions.Abbott’s order said that “no jurisdiction” can require a person to wear a mask in public if the area doesn’t meet a certain...…AUSTIN, Texas (TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Travis County and Austin officials in an effort to force them to rescind their local mask orders, he announced Thursday.“I told Travis County & The City of Austin to comply with state mask law,” Paxton .“They blew me off. So, once again, I’m dragging them to court.”Texas on Wednesday coronavirus restrictions, including Gov. Greg Abbott’s statewide mask mandate and occupancy restrictions.Abbott’s order said that “no jurisdiction” can require a person to wear a mask in public if the area doesn’t meet a certain...WW…

, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.Officials in Travis and Harris counties are launching separate investigations into the events that led up to last week's massive power outages. Harris County will be probing decisions made by the board that operates the state’s power grid, energy providers and the Public Utility Commission.“Members of our community died in this disaster, and millions of Texans languished without power and water while suffering billions in property damage,” Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee said in a Tuesday...…, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.Officials in Travis and Harris counties are launching separate investigations into the events that led up to last week's massive power outages. Harris County will be probing decisions made by the board that operates the state’s power grid, energy providers and the Public Utility Commission.“Members of our community died in this disaster, and millions of Texans languished without power and water while suffering billions in property damage,” Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee said in a Tuesday...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAt the outset of a looming pandemic, just weeks after the first known coronavirus outbreak on U.S. soil, the woman responsible for helping to protect 1.3 million residents in America’s nursing homes laid out an urgent strategy to slow the spread of infection.In the suburbs of Seattle, federal inspectors had found the Life Care Center of Kirkland failed to properly care for ailing patients or alert authorities to a growing number of respiratory infections. At least 146 other nursing homes across the country had confirmed...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAt the outset of a looming pandemic, just weeks after the first known coronavirus outbreak on U.S. soil, the woman responsible for helping to protect 1.3 million residents in America’s nursing homes laid out an urgent strategy to slow the spread of infection.In the suburbs of Seattle, federal inspectors had found the Life Care Center of Kirkland failed to properly care for ailing patients or alert authorities to a growing number of respiratory infections. At least 146 other nursing homes across the country had confirmed...WW…

, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.After Gov. gave a fiery press conference outside a shelter for unaccompanied migrant children in San Antonio on Wednesday, advocacy groups said they supported his general message.The Republican governor had called for more oversight and an immediate investigation into reports the state had received of sexual abuse inside the facility holding more than 1,300 children.But some who have demanded improved conditions in such facilities for years said they couldn't help but question the governor's timing and...…, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.After Gov. gave a fiery press conference outside a shelter for unaccompanied migrant children in San Antonio on Wednesday, advocacy groups said they supported his general message.The Republican governor had called for more oversight and an immediate investigation into reports the state had received of sexual abuse inside the facility holding more than 1,300 children.But some who have demanded improved conditions in such facilities for years said they couldn't help but question the governor's timing and...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.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday the Biden administration over its new procedures for deporting undocumented immigrants who have been convicted of crimes and asked a federal judge to compel the Department of Homeland Security to take them into custody before they are released by local or state law enforcement.At issue in the suit filed jointly with the state of Louisiana are detainer requests that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sends to state and...…Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday the Biden administration over its new procedures for deporting undocumented immigrants who have been convicted of crimes and asked a federal judge to compel the Department of Homeland Security to take them into custody before they are released by local or state law enforcement.At issue in the suit filed jointly with the state of Louisiana are detainer requests that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sends to state and...WW…

, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.The Texas Senate on Monday unanimously approved a sweeping bill that would overhaul the state’s electricity industry and infrastructure, including mandating that power plants and outlawing ., filed by Republican state Sen. of Georgetown, now heads to the Texas House where its prospects are uncertain. Members in the lower chamber will take up a series of related, standalone bills on Tuesday.“There were a multitude of failures,” Schwertner said from the Senate floor Monday, referring to the during the ....…, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.The Texas Senate on Monday unanimously approved a sweeping bill that would overhaul the state’s electricity industry and infrastructure, including mandating that power plants and outlawing ., filed by Republican state Sen. of Georgetown, now heads to the Texas House where its prospects are uncertain. Members in the lower chamber will take up a series of related, standalone bills on Tuesday.“There were a multitude of failures,” Schwertner said from the Senate floor Monday, referring to the during the ....WW…

, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.A bill that would overhaul Texas’ energy industry — including mandating weatherization for natural gas and power generators — was approved by a Texas Senate committee on Thursday.The sweeping , sponsored by Republican state Sen. of Georgetown, includes a number of reforms that have been floating around the state Capitol since last month’s deadly winter storm left millions without electricity during freezing temperatures. While the Texas House earlier this month of similar, standalone bills, Thursday’s...…, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.A bill that would overhaul Texas’ energy industry — including mandating weatherization for natural gas and power generators — was approved by a Texas Senate committee on Thursday.The sweeping , sponsored by Republican state Sen. of Georgetown, includes a number of reforms that have been floating around the state Capitol since last month’s deadly winter storm left millions without electricity during freezing temperatures. While the Texas House earlier this month of similar, standalone bills, Thursday’s...WW…

, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.Public Utility Commission Chair Arthur D'Andrea, the only remaining member of the three-seat board that regulates Texas utilities, is resigning from his post, Gov. said Tuesday night.Abbott said in a statement that he asked for and accepted D'Andrea's resignation and plans to name "a replacement in the coming days who will have the responsibility of charting a new and fresh course for the agency." D'Andrea's resignation will be effective immediately upon the appointment of a successor, according to a copy...…, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.Public Utility Commission Chair Arthur D'Andrea, the only remaining member of the three-seat board that regulates Texas utilities, is resigning from his post, Gov. said Tuesday night.Abbott said in a statement that he asked for and accepted D'Andrea's resignation and plans to name "a replacement in the coming days who will have the responsibility of charting a new and fresh course for the agency." D'Andrea's resignation will be effective immediately upon the appointment of a successor, according to a copy...WW…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Travis County and Austin officials in an effort to force them to rescind their local mask orders, he announced Thursday."I told Travis County & The City of Austin to comply with state mask law," Paxton . "They blew me off. So, once again, I’m dragging them to court."I told Travis County & The City of Austin to comply with state mask law. They blew me off. So, once again, I’m dragging them to court. Adler will never do the right thing on his own. His obstruction won’t stop me from keeping TX free & open! — Attorney General Ken Paxton...…Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Travis County and Austin officials in an effort to force them to rescind their local mask orders, he announced Thursday."I told Travis County & The City of Austin to comply with state mask law," Paxton . "They blew me off. So, once again, I’m dragging them to court."I told Travis County & The City of Austin to comply with state mask law. They blew me off. So, once again, I’m dragging them to court. Adler will never do the right thing on his own. His obstruction won’t stop me from keeping TX free & open! — Attorney General Ken Paxton...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareSPRING CITY, Pa. — They wrapped the dead in body bags and raced back to treat the living, crammed into a nursing home that, day after day, played the somber sound of taps over the speaker system so the veterans who lived there had the chance to say goodbye.The nurses and aides at the Southeastern Veterans’ Center in the suburbs of Philadelphia had watched so much go wrong since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The communal dining that lasted into April, the nights that feverish patients were left to sleep beside...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareSPRING CITY, Pa. — They wrapped the dead in body bags and raced back to treat the living, crammed into a nursing home that, day after day, played the somber sound of taps over the speaker system so the veterans who lived there had the chance to say goodbye.The nurses and aides at the Southeastern Veterans’ Center in the suburbs of Philadelphia had watched so much go wrong since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The communal dining that lasted into April, the nights that feverish patients were left to sleep beside...WW…