Governor Abbott Appeals FEMA Denial Of Major Disaster Declaration For North Texas Tornadoes
Governor Greg Abbott said Tuesday the state of Texas formally appealed FEMA's denial of Major Disaster Declaration request for Public Assistance.
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Governor Greg Abbott said Tuesday the state of Texas formally appealed FEMA's denial of Major Disaster Declaration request for Public Assistance.
"We're making strides here locally in flattening the curve, but we have to continue to do it. We're not out of the woods yet, we can't let up," Mayor Johnson said.
The City of Lancaster is reporting its first death from the coronavirus, a 17-year-old.
Several movie theaters have announced they will not be open this weekend in Texas despite new executive orders from Gov. Greg Abbott allowing for nonessential businesses to reopen on Friday, May 1.
Tarrant County Public Health Director Vinny Taneja said some virus spread indicators over the last few weeks show a disturbing "change in the wrong direction."
Although the statewide stay-at-home order will be expiring Thursday, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says residents should continue "following science" when determining if it's safe to reopen businesses.
With Gov. Abbott's new executive order all retail stores, restaurants, malls and theaters can reopen on Friday, but at 25% capacity.
Health officials are reporting 13 new cases of the coronavirus in Collin County, and 196 total current cases.
Dallas County health officials reported 91 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, bringing the total to 3,105. Two additional deaths were also reported, which increased that total to 84.
Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to announce further plans later today to reopen businesses in Texas as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
Restaurants in Colleyville re-opened outdoor seating areas to customers Friday morning, becoming one of the first cities in North Texas to break from delivery and to-go only restrictions.
A lawsuit filed Thursday by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton alleges that Cal-Maine Foods raised generic eggs price by 300% even though the pandemic hasn't disrupted its supply chain.
Stores in Texas are reopening Friday under an executive order from Gov. Greg Abbott, allowing them to offer "retail to go."
As of Wednesday, abortions in Texas can resume following a legal battle over a governor's order that was interpreted as restricting the procedure to preserve PPE during the coronavirus pandemic.
For weeks "non-essential" businesses have been closed and many locally-owned shops are now struggling to survive.
The deceased was a man in his 60s from Grand Prairie who was critically ill in an area hospital.
This week Texas is taking its first steps toward restarting the economy, setting up potential conflict between the governor and local officials over how quickly to move.
Governor Abbott says his next executive stay-at-home order will overrule Dallas County's latest extension to May 15.
For the more than 1 million Texans who have lost their jobs, Abbott said 1,579,000 unemployment claims were filed in Texas, and $1.4 billion was paid out on those claims.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and NASCAR are working to return to the track at Texas Motor Speedway soon.
A North Texas county judge is letting his thoughts be known on new executive orders from Friday as he believes they take away control from local officials when it comes to COVID-19 response plans.
Area health experts say this is not the time to let our guards down regarding COVID-19.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz said Friday that he is working with President Trump's administration to get more coronavirus testing in the State of Texas. He also said that Texans want to get back to work.
A 73-year-old Fairview man with underlying health conditions and COVID-19 died in a local hospital Friday morning.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gave an update Friday afternoon on plans to slowly start opening the state's economy back up and how classrooms will remain closed for the rest of the school year.
