The Texas Senate could vote on a congressional redistricting plan as soon as today.  This, after Texas House Republicans passed the plan to re-draw congressional maps in their favor.  The state House reconvened Wednesday after protests from Democrats that saw them leave the state to break quorum and delay a vote.  The governor said in […]

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Tuesday (March 2) Texas would be the largest state to end its mask mandate, nearly eight months after it was originally announced to help combat the spread of COVID-19.

The order comes as Texas once again sets a new high for positive COVID-19 cases.

On Monday (Apr. 27), Texas Governor Gregg Abbott announced that the statewide stay at home order will expire on May 1 and that Phase 1 of reopening Texas will begin on that day. As of Monday, there have been 25,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in the state and over 660 deaths. In Southeast, Texas there are […]