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With weather and health issues impacting millions in Texas and making news nationwide, former congressman Beto O'Rourke has hit the road again and is been criss-crossing the state, making stops in small towns.
Texas Governor Gregg Abbott is expected to address Texans today about proposed legislation to address what he says is the censoring of Texans "based on the viewpoints they express."
Governor Abbott repeated that even though his orders will end, Texans should still wear masks and follow safety protocols.
The Board of Directors for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas voted 6-1 Wednesday night, March 3, to give the CEO 60 days notice per his contract.
The open seat is for the 6th Congressional District, which includes parts of Tarrant County along with all of Ellis and Navarro counties.
"Now I think it's time to move forward with the hospitalizations down and vaccinations going up," said Lt. Gov. Patrick.
Jackson denied all of the allegations about his conduct and said Wednesday in a statement that "My entire professional life has been defined by duty and service."
D'Andrea of Austin has served as a Commissioner for PUC since November 2017, according to a news release from the Governor's Office.
Inquiries into the electricity blackouts during the February storms in Texas have now moved to Washington. The House Oversight Committee is investigating the agency that operates the grid in the state.
Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick says a lower prevalence of coronavirus case hospitalizations and higher numbers of people receiving the vaccine are why it's time to end the mask mandate and open Texas 100%.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott's announcement ending the 8-month-long statewide mask mandate makes it the largest state to lift orders intended to prevent spread of COVID-19.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is set to make what his office is calling "Statewide Announcement" to small business and community leaders of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce today at 1:30 p.m.
Calls for her resignation came during hearings last week, following the failure of Texas' power grid during the winter storms which left about four million Texans without power for days during the coldest temperatures in decades.
A Texas city became the third U.S. border crossing to start processing asylum-seekers who have been forced to wait in Mexico for courts to decide their cases.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is calling for the resignations of Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman DeAnn Walker and Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) President and CEO Bill Magness.
