Texas TribuneStacy FernándezPublished: December 3, 2020, 2:07 pmUpdated: December 4, 2020, 6:10 amTags: , , , , Sign up for our NewslettersTexas TribuneStacy FernándezPublished: December 3, 2020, 2:07 pmUpdated: December 4, 2020, 6:10 amTags: , , , , Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day’s latest updates. Education advocates are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to recognize teachers and school staff as front-line workers so they can be among the first groups of Texans eligible for the coronavirus...…Texas TribuneStacy FernándezPublished: December 3, 2020, 2:07 pmUpdated: December 4, 2020, 6:10 amTags: , , , , Sign up for our NewslettersTexas TribuneStacy FernándezPublished: December 3, 2020, 2:07 pmUpdated: December 4, 2020, 6:10 amTags: , , , , Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day’s latest updates. Education advocates are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to recognize teachers and school staff as front-line workers so they can be among the first groups of Texans eligible for the coronavirus...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.At Peaster Independent School District, 40 miles northwest of Fort Worth, Superintendent Lance Johnson has said masks are optional in his school district buildings and classrooms.They’re not.In July, Gov. Greg Abbott requiring that Texans living in counties with more than 20 active coronavirus cases must wear masks in businesses, buildings open to the public — including schools — and outdoor settings when social distancing isn’t possible. Parker County, where Peaster...…Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.At Peaster Independent School District, 40 miles northwest of Fort Worth, Superintendent Lance Johnson has said masks are optional in his school district buildings and classrooms.They’re not.In July, Gov. Greg Abbott requiring that Texans living in counties with more than 20 active coronavirus cases must wear masks in businesses, buildings open to the public — including schools — and outdoor settings when social distancing isn’t possible. Parker County, where Peaster...WW…

, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.Texas Lt. Gov. repeated unsubstantiated claims in a Thursday interview that the only way Republicans can lose on Election Day is if Democrats cheat.“The Democrats have just decided this election, Mark, we don't have to pay attention to any laws. We're gonna use COVID as an excuse to steal the election, and that's what they're trying to do everywhere,” Patrick, a Republican, said during a radio interview on “.” “If the president loses Pennsylvania or North Carolina, Mark, or Florida, they'll lose it...…, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.Texas Lt. Gov. repeated unsubstantiated claims in a Thursday interview that the only way Republicans can lose on Election Day is if Democrats cheat.“The Democrats have just decided this election, Mark, we don't have to pay attention to any laws. We're gonna use COVID as an excuse to steal the election, and that's what they're trying to do everywhere,” Patrick, a Republican, said during a radio interview on “.” “If the president loses Pennsylvania or North Carolina, Mark, or Florida, they'll lose it...WW…

, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.Texas joined the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant of monopolizing the search engine market and controlling how online ads are bought and sold, according to the filed Tuesday morning.Attorney General said in a statement that the multibillion-dollar company engaged in anti-competitive and exclusionary practices that eliminate competition for internet searches and search advertising.“Google’s anticompetitive business strategies have disrupted the competitive process,...…, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.Texas joined the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant of monopolizing the search engine market and controlling how online ads are bought and sold, according to the filed Tuesday morning.Attorney General said in a statement that the multibillion-dollar company engaged in anti-competitive and exclusionary practices that eliminate competition for internet searches and search advertising.“Google’s anticompetitive business strategies have disrupted the competitive process,...WW…

, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.U.S. Attorney John Bash, who serves the Western District of Texas, will resign at the end of the week to take a position in the private sector, according to a Monday from the Department of Justice.Bash was appointed to the position by President Donald Trump at the end of 2017. Bash previously worked in the department as an assistant to the solicitor general and served as associate counsel to the president.“I tendered formal letters of resignation to both the President and the Attorney General this...…, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.U.S. Attorney John Bash, who serves the Western District of Texas, will resign at the end of the week to take a position in the private sector, according to a Monday from the Department of Justice.Bash was appointed to the position by President Donald Trump at the end of 2017. Bash previously worked in the department as an assistant to the solicitor general and served as associate counsel to the president.“I tendered formal letters of resignation to both the President and the Attorney General this...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.Cecile Richards, a leading abortion rights activist, accused Gov. of using the coronavirus pandemic as a guise to end abortion access in Texas.The Texas native, who is a co-founder of women’s advocacy group Supermajority and the former president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, made the comment in an interview during that aired Wednesday."I love Texas, but that is an example of a state where they use, and the governor, use the pandemic — a global health...…Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.Cecile Richards, a leading abortion rights activist, accused Gov. of using the coronavirus pandemic as a guise to end abortion access in Texas.The Texas native, who is a co-founder of women’s advocacy group Supermajority and the former president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, made the comment in an interview during that aired Wednesday."I love Texas, but that is an example of a state where they use, and the governor, use the pandemic — a global health...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.Across Texas, teachers and are that will become the next front lines in the battle with the coronavirus pandemic.While much teaching will continue online, most of Texas' more than want to .It’s a tense moment, a fraught experiment to see whether students and educators can — and a semblance of a normal school year — without triggering further spread of the coronavirus and debilitating weakened communities., knowing it is possible that colleagues and students could...…Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.Across Texas, teachers and are that will become the next front lines in the battle with the coronavirus pandemic.While much teaching will continue online, most of Texas' more than want to .It’s a tense moment, a fraught experiment to see whether students and educators can — and a semblance of a normal school year — without triggering further spread of the coronavirus and debilitating weakened communities., knowing it is possible that colleagues and students could...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.While debate about how to safely reopen public schools in Texas raged through the summer, Kim Olstrup was preparing to bring students back to her Midcities Montessori private school in Bedford. She bought an electrostatic disinfection device similar to one used on airplanes and halved enrollment from about 130 students to about 60 to accommodate social distancing in her classrooms.In two weeks, her school for children in preschool to 12th grade will be open to...…Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.While debate about how to safely reopen public schools in Texas raged through the summer, Kim Olstrup was preparing to bring students back to her Midcities Montessori private school in Bedford. She bought an electrostatic disinfection device similar to one used on airplanes and halved enrollment from about 130 students to about 60 to accommodate social distancing in her classrooms.In two weeks, her school for children in preschool to 12th grade will be open to...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.Gov. announced Tuesday that he has extended the deadline to apply for the Pandemic EBT card, which pays $285 for each student who received free and reduced-price meals, to Aug. 21.The federal benefit for lower-income students is intended to fill the gap caused when schools shut down in the spring because of the pandemic. The deadline had previously been extended from the end of June to the end of July.Food policy advocates said these extensions are necessary to give...…Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.Gov. announced Tuesday that he has extended the deadline to apply for the Pandemic EBT card, which pays $285 for each student who received free and reduced-price meals, to Aug. 21.The federal benefit for lower-income students is intended to fill the gap caused when schools shut down in the spring because of the pandemic. The deadline had previously been extended from the end of June to the end of July.Food policy advocates said these extensions are necessary to give...WW…