As Coronvirus Cases Drop, Governors May Gamble On Bars. Again.
As the number of coronavirus cases fall in the U.S., governors in hard-hit states are rethinking lockdown orders on bars.
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As the number of coronavirus cases fall in the U.S., governors in hard-hit states are rethinking lockdown orders on bars.
Austin city leaders have approved a plan to take millions of dollars away from the police department and direct the money to social services.
Gov. Greg Abbott hinted this week, looser restrictions may be coming as trends improve.
The fight over mail balloting in Texas grew Monday when the state sued to stop more than two million registered voters around Houston from receiving applications to submit their ballots by mail.
Governor Greg Abbott has directed that all flags in the City of Odessa are lowered to half-staff in honor of the victims of the Midland/Odessa shootings one year ago today.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott had a cautiously optimistic outlook Thursday morning after Hurricane Laura made landfall.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has waived certain trucking regulations in order to help expedite the delivery of supplies to communities that will be impacted by Hurricane Laura.
Hurricane Laura is now a Category 4 hurricane, according to CBS 11 Meteorologist Scott Padgett.
Wednesday afternoon Texas Governor Greg Abbott provided an update on the state's ongoing response to Hurricane Laura.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday held a briefing about the state's response to Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura as the systems head toward the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Several Shell Shack locations have hired off-duty police officers to increase security on weekends because of recent altercations.
The state reported 4,651 confirmed new cases and 258 more deaths on Friday.
Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Workforce Commission to apply to receive federal unemployment money to help Texans.
A spokesperson told CBS 11, the commission apologizes for the confusion, but the tweet was not supposed to be posted.
This week Texas reached 10,000 virus deaths, joining New York, New Jersey and California as the only states to reach that grim milestone.
So far, Gov. Greg Abbott has not said whether Texas will do this.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson called Texas' mask mandate a "great model" but didn't directly answer a reporter's question on whether he would enact such a policy.
Tuesday afternoon Governor Gregg Abbott announced that any city that defunds police departments will have its property tax revenue frozen at the current rate.
Texas leaders who grappled with testing shortages for much of the pandemic are now facing the opposite problem: not enough takers.
While visiting West Texas Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott warned Texans about succumbing to "Covid fatigue" as it could potentially lead to another rapid spread of the virus.
Gov. Greg Abbott says state health officials have brought in a data team to look into recent trends.
While school districts are still figuring out how to operate this fall there is a debate brewing about standardized testing in the spring.
"I'm still doing breathing treatments," he said. "Lots of cough drops. I get short of breath a little bit, but I feel a lot better."
Texas has reported more than 1,400 new deaths over the past week, including 220 on Tuesday.
Texas has averaged more than 34,000 tests a day over the past week, down from a daily average of more than 60,000 in late July.
