Texas Governor Greg Abbott Says 'Key Focal Point Is Supporting Small Businesses' Amid Ongoing Pandemic
Governor Greg Abbott held a roundtable Monday to discuss small businesses in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Governor Greg Abbott held a roundtable Monday to discuss small businesses in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
A North Texas attorney who has represented the families of Black people killed by police officers says he is running for state attorney general.
After Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called on Gov. Abbott to make the change himself on Thursday, the governor said it's up to the legislature to act.
Texas already has some of the toughest voting laws in the country and the rush for more crackdowns on election laws worries voting rights groups and Democrats whose ability to block new measures in the Capitol are limited.
In a virtual event, the research and advocacy nonprofit "Children at Risk" and its partners is holding what it calls its first Legislators' Racial Equity Rally.
Patrick said he's on the same page as Governor Abbott 95% of the time, but not in this specific case involving the power outages that have consumed the Texas Capitol for the past month.
President Biden on March 18 ordered flags at the White House and on federal grounds in the U.S. and abroad to be flown at half-staff after eight people, including six women of Asian descent, were fatally shot at spas near Atlanta.
As federal officials get groups of migrant teens to a temporary shelter in Dallas, President Joe Biden's head of Homeland Security is sparring with members of Congress over the surge of migrants at the Southwest border.
Three state republican lawmakers are calling on Russia to release North Texan Trevor Reed from prison. Reed is serving a nine-year sentence for an alleged altercation with Russian police, which he denies.
At the Texas Capitol, a political fight is brewing between Republican leaders.
The lawsuit states President Biden does not have the unilateral authority to change energy policy that Congress has set.
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on Wednesday to renew the lapsed Violence Against Women Act.
In a statement Tuesday, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan expressed doubts about lawmakers changing ERCOT's pricing during February's winter storms.
"Tonight, I asked for and accepted the resignation of PUC Commissioner Arthur D'Andrea. I will be naming a replacement in the coming days..," Gov. Greg Abbott said.
Despite wholesale electricity provider Griddy filing for bankruptcy on March 15, on Tuesday Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the company will forgive $29 million in electric bills.
