MRT: Gov. Abbott Receives Vaccine; Austin Considers Level 5 Restrictions; Paxton Urged WH to Revoke Harris County Relief Funds; Hanen Hears DACA Case
MRT: Phase 2 Vaccines Will Go To 65+ & Comorbidities; Dallas to Audit Police Overtime; OAG Voter Fraud Unit Closed 16 Cases; State Takeover of APD?
MRT: Vaccine 2nd Round Set for Smaller Hospitals, Long-Term Care; Meet Paxton Prosecutor AUSA Joe Blackwell; Springer Beats Luther in SD-30 Runoff
MRT: 1M TX Vaccine Doses By 12/31; Abbott: No Lockdown Ahead; CPS Foster Care Crisis Returns; Austin Network Hacked; Abbott All-in on Springer in SD-30
MRT: TX Virus Cases and Hospitalizations Rise; TAMU Investigating ‘Large Scale’ Cheating Case; Paxton Leads 10-State Lawsuit Again Google on Ad Practices; TDP is ‘Bum Steer’
MRT: Virus Cases Rise in TX as Vaccine Rolls Out; Hackers Used TX IT Vendor to Attack Agencies; State Has $2B in COVID Relief Funds to Spend; Challenger Mackenzie Kelly Wins Austin Council Runoff
MRT: COVID Vaccinations Begin in Texas; West Denies He Supports Secession; Paxton Hires Outside Counsel for Whistleblower Retaliation Defense; Geren: Masks Required at Capitol
MRT: TX ICU Capacity Hits New Low; Allen West Calls for New ‘Union”; Austin: $31M in Homeless Funds Unspent; Lesser Defeats Margo in El Paso Mayor Runoff
MRT: TMC Hospitals Exceed ICU Bed Capacity; FBI Agents Seek AG Records in Paxton Probe; Morath: STAAR Test Will Be Held in 2021; Cruz Agrees to Argue TX Lawsuit
MRT: Election Lawsuit puts Paxton in National Spotlight; Sid Miller Tests Positive; Lt. Gov. Patrick Considering Senate Rule Change; TX Casino Expansion Lobbying Blitz
MRT: 1.9M Health Care Workers to Get Vaccine; 7,200 TX Providers to Administer; Paxton Files SCOTUS Lawsuit Against MI, WI, PA & GA; Musk Moves to TX
MRT: TDEM Launches COVID Rapid Testing Pilot Program for Small Business Workers; Sunset Hearing on TCLE Overhaul; TX Dems Plan 2020 Autopsy; Army Report on Ft. Hood
MRT: COVID Spread Remains Minimal in TX Schools; TEA: Record # of Students Leaving Public Schools; TX House GOP Caucus Endorses Phelan; Cornyn Wants Next AG to Protect Durham Probe
MRT: Texas Plans for 1.4 Vaccine Doses; Southwest Airlines Warns ~7k Furloughs Ahead; 26 Found in Houston Home in Human Smuggling Operation; Turner Announces Staff Shake-Up
MRT: Adler Urged Austinites Not to Travel – from Mexico; Plane Carrying Phelan Skids Off Runway; Will Patrick Change Senate Rules?; Criminal Justice Reforms Sought
MRT: I-35 in Austin Has Worst Traffic in TX; Houston Sending $1,200 Stimulus Checks; Abbott Endorses Springer in SD-30 Runoff; SA Mayor Runoff?
MRT: WH: Texas Has ‘Full Resurgence’ of COVID-19; State Has $3B in CARES Act Funds to Spend Before Year End; Hegar: Budget Forecast Improves; AG Paxton: Harris County Election Office Violated Law
MRT: Abbott: Ready to Distribute Vaccine in 'Coming Days'; WSJ: Solar Power Booming in TX; Donor Sues TX-Based True the Vote; Meet Dade Phelan; Allred, Taylor Partner Up
MRT: 3.9M Texans Traveling this Thanksgiving; State Hits Daily COVID Record with ~14k New Cases; El Paso Orders ‘Partial Curfew’; Cornyn: ‘Lot of Work Left to Do in 2020’
MRT: Here’s Who Will Receive COVID-19 Vaccine First in TX; SCOTUS Denies Walmart a TX Liquor License; 5th Circuit Allows State to Deny Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood
MRT: TX Hits 2nd Highest # of Daily Cases; Houston-area Schools See Surge in Failing Students; Austin Sued on Homeless Ordinance; Phelan Secures Bipartisan Support
MRT: Abbott: TX Will Not Shut Down Again; SBOE Passes New Sex Ed Curriculum; FW Mayor Betsy Price Tests Positive; Crenshaw Opposes Trump's Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
MRT: Texas Sending Record Help to Hospitals; Abbott Directs DPS Resources to Combat Violent Crime in Dallas; 70+ Texas House Members Urge Canceling STAAR Tests for 2021
MRT: As Cases Rise, Abbott Says No Lockdown Coming; AP: FBI Investigating Paxton; Paxton on Allegations: ‘I Make No Apologies’; Texas Central Still Missing Permits
MRT: TX Surpasses 20k COVID Deaths; State Leaders Stick with Reopening Plan; Phelan Faces Difficult Session Ahead; Three Texans in Mix for Biden Administration
MRT: COVID Drugs Headed to TX; OAG Officials File Whistleblower Lawsuit; Rathgeber as Phelan CoS?; Abbott 2024?; Cuellar: Left Wing Alienating Latinos
MRT: 8th Court of Appeals Halts El Paso Shutdown; Hidalgo: ‘Another Pullback’ for Harris County; Tx Trib on GOP Gains in S. TX; Vela Rumored for Biden Cabinet
MRT: El Paso Extends Shutdown Through Dec. 1; Texas Tech, TAMU Plan In-Person Fall Graduations; GOP Lawmakers Back Phelan; Button Wins by 222 Votes
MRT: El Paso Grapples with COVID Surge; State Hits New Daily COVID Case Record; Man Arrested in Murder of Houston Cop; Gov. Abbott Backs Phelan; Van Duyne Wins CD-24
MRT: TX Hits 1M COVID Cases; Prisons, Jails are Worst Hotspots in Country; Texas Officials Begin ACA SCOTUS Arguments Today; West Opposes Phelan
MRT: El Paso COVID Cases Surge; Court Documents Show Friendly Relationship Between Paxton, Paul; Cruz Backs Trump Claims of Fraud; Bush 43 Congratulates Biden
MRT: Texas Job Market Shows Improvement; COVID Spread Worsens in TX; Phelan Announces 100+ Votes for Speaker; TX Voter Turnout Hits 30-Year High
MRT: Dade Phelan Says He Has Votes to be Speaker; How TX GOP beat Dems at Their Own Game; Dem Reckoning Ahead?; El Paso Mayor Race Headed for Runoff
MRT: Dems Fail to Pick Up New Congressional, Net New State House Seats; Trump wins by 6; Cornyn Wins by 10; GOP Holds Statewide Offices; 11.1M+ Votes Cast
MRT: Election Day in Texas, Polls Open Until 7pm; TX Surpasses CA in Total Positive COVID Cases; Two More Aides Fired at OAG; Tarrant County Results to be Delayed?
MRT: 9.7M Votes Cast in TX So Far; TX Supreme Court: 127k Drive-Thru Votes Allowed; Dade Phelan Files for Speaker; Will Rural Texas Deliver for Trump?
MRT: El Paso Halts Non-Essential Activities; 1st Court Halts Moving Paxton Trial; Nate Paul Alleges Warrant Tampering; 5 File for Speaker; Final Day of EV
MRT: Federal Court Revives Free Speech Lawsuit Against UT; Kamala Harris to Visit FW, McAllen, Houston on Fri; CD-23 Remains Tight; RIP Billy Joe Shaver
MRT: Virus Pressures El Paso, Juarez; Voting Disparities in Houston; Voting Machine Problems in Tarrant; GOP State House Candidates See Cash Infusion
MRT: El Paso Imposes Curfew; Texas Guard to Prepare for ‘Post Election’ Disturbances; 2 Dems Announce for TX House Speaker; Dems Pour $55M into TX; GPB for AG?
MRT: El Paso Urges Shelter at Home Amid Outbreak; Judge: Move Paxton Case Back to Collin County; Kamala to Houston on Fri; TX Early Vote Surpasses 2016; RIP JJW
MRT: Failure Rates Fuel Calls to Open Schools; Medical Resources Sent to El Paso; Drive-Thru Voting Upheld; O’Rourke, Castro: Biden Must Invest in TX
MRT: Salvadoran Arrested in Murder of Houston Police Officer; Hollis Seeks Hughs, Abbott Support for Drive-Thru Voting; Q Poll: Biden & Trump Tied, Cornyn Up 6
MRT: Houston Police Officer Killed in Shooting; State Submits Plan for COVID Vaccine Distribution; OAG Fires Mase; Dem Super PAC Spending $28M Against Cornyn
MRT: Most Unlikely to Have Access to COVID Vaccine Until July; 5th Circuit: State Not Required to Let Voters Fix Rejected Mail Ballots; Forward Majority to Spend $12M to Flip TX House
MRT: TX Unemployment Up to 8.3% in Sept; El Paso Hospitalizations Hit New High; Abbott Spending Millions to Help GOP Candidates; CD-2 Tops $13M
MRT: Beto to Teach at Texas State?; Abbott Appoints Huddle to TX Supreme Court; COVID Delays Harris Trip to TX; Hegar Doubles Cornyn in Q3; Brockman Indicted, Smith Cooperating
MRT: Unemployed Texas Will Have to Resume Proving Work Searches in Nov; Bars in Populous, Western Counties Stay Shut; COVID Threat Level Upgraded in Dallas; 1M TX Votes Cast on 1st Day
MRT: Appeals Court Strikes Down Abortion Law; Early Voting Heavy on Day 1; Harris County Sued on Curbside, Drive-Thru Voting; Cornyn Ad Features West
MRT: Southwest to Return to Houston Bush Int’l Airport; Abbott Sends Surge Team to El Paso: 5th Circuit Allows Closing Multiple Ballot Drop-Off Sites; Early Voting Begins
MRT: Travis County DA Cuts Ties to Probe Urged by AG Paxton; Jill Biden Campaigns in TX; 5th Circuit Stays Ruling Allowing Multiple Ballot Drop Off Sites
MRT: Paxton Asked Travis County DA to Probe Feds in Nate Paul Case; UT/TT Poll: Trump Up 5, Cornyn up 8; Federal Judge Hears Challenge to Ballot Drop-Off Limits
MRT: Abbott Allows Bar Reopening on Oct. 14, Pending County Judge Approval; Paxton Releases Documents; Supreme Court Rules Against Harris County
MRT: TX Grand Jury Indicts Netflix over ‘Cuties’; Paxton Continues Probe Despite Staff Objections; HUD Approves GLO Takeover of Harvey Recovery
MRT: Paxton refuses to Resign; US Attorney Resigns, Successor Appointed; Southwest CEO Seeks Union Worker Pay Cuts to Avoid Furloughs; Biden Makes $6M Ad Buy in TX
MRT: Paxton Accused of Bribery, Abuse of Office; Austin Investor Nate Paul at Center of Probe; Lawsuits Filed over Abbott’s Ballot Drop-Off Limits
MRT: Abbott Limits Mail Ballot Drop Off to One Location Per County; Texas Police Preparing for Election Night Protests; Sept. Sales Tax Receipts Down 6%; Dems Worry about South Texas
MRT: American, United to Furlough 32,000 Workers; Houston Task Force Makes 100 Recs on Policing; 5th Circuit: Straight Ticket Voting Ended; Hegar Raises $13.5M in Q3
MRT: Hidalgo Using Executive Order to Postpone Foreclosures; Federal Judge Orders COVID Protections at Navasota Prison; Springer, Luther Advance to SD-30 Runoff; DMN Editor Resigns
MRT: TX Officials Rescind Data on COVID Spread in School Districts; Williamson County Sheriff Indicted for Evidence Tampering; 5th Circuit Blocks Straight Ticket Ruling
MRT: How COVID Arrived in Houston; Federal Judge Reinstates Straight Ticket Voting, Paxton Appeals to 5th Circuit; Cruz Explains Trump Endorsement
MRT: Trial on Harvey Plant Fire Resumes; Abbott Proposes Increasing Penalties for Rioters; Houston Testing Wastewater to Track COVID; Lege Faces Budget Shortfall, COVID
MRT: BoR Unanimously Vote to Make Hartzell UT President; Health Officials Urge Public to Get Flu Shots; Dallas City Council Keeps Police Funding in Place; Ron Wright Released from Hospital
MRT: Beta Drenches TX, LA with Flooding in Houston; TX Historical Commission Rejects Moving Cenotaph at Alamo; Dems Take Aim at Houston Suburbs; TX Voter Registration Hits 16.6M
MRT: Beta Brings Flooding to TX Coast; Fort Hood Drowning Ruled an Accident; State Begins Relaxing COVID Restrictions; Springer’s Wife Tests Positive
MRT: Tropical Storm Beta Churns Toward TX; Aug. Unemployment in TX Drops to 6.8%; RBG's Death Could Have Major Implications in TX Elections; Cruz, Cornyn Support Confirming New Justice
MRT: 0.21% COVID Positivity Rate in TX Schools; Abbott Loosens Restrictions on Restaurants, Businesses, But Bars Remain Closed; SA Passes Police Funding Increase; Cruz ‘Not Interested’ in SCOTUS
MRT: Laura Evacuees Shelter in Dallas; Foul Play in Latest Death at Fort Hood?; Abbott to Provide COVID Update at Noon; NRCC Places $2.2M in TV Ads in SA
MRT: Update: COVID on Decline Since Mid-July; Plan to Cut $15M from Low Income Health Programs Dropped; TX SC Blocks Harris County Mail Ballots; Green Party Back on Ballot
MRT: Two More Soldiers Die at Fort Hood; American Airlines Delays Flight Cut Decision; Teachers Report Hundreds of COVID Safety Violations; Ron Wright Hospitalized
MRT: Former Perry CoS Kimbrough Dies; Paxton Appeals Harris County Mail Ballot Ruling; Chick-fil-A to Receive Lease Offer at SA Airport; Biden Announces 13 More Hires in TX
MRT: Rapid COVID Tests Coming to TX; Abbott Unveils Plan to Strip Annexation from Cities who Defund Police; Appeals Court: Expanded Mail Voting Denied
MRT: Extra $300 in Weekly UI Payments End; Abbott Launches #BacktheBlue Candidate Pledge; Judge: Voters Must Be Told of Mail Ballot Signature Problems
MRT: Dallas Police Chief Hall Resigns; Legislators Sidelined on COVID Response; Federal Judge Rejects Voting Changes in Pandemic; Dem Super PAC to Spend $6.2M to Flip TX House
MRT: Texas Children Return to School; Five Boats Sank in Austin; Abbott Considering Reopening Bars?; ‘Bo’s Law’ Introduced; Cornyn: Probe Fort Hood
MRT: COVID Hospitalizations Fall in TX; Abbott Considering Putting APD Under State Control; FWISD & Arlington ISD Force Rollback Rate Elections; Planned Parenthood Endorses Sarah Davis
MRT: Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Trending Down; State Launches $15M Census Ad Campaign; Harris County Mail Ballot Effort Halted; TMA Pushes Medicaid Expansion; Allred Earns US Chamber Nod
MRT: New Leadership at Fort Hood as Guillen Probe Widens; Abbott Hints at Further Opening; Hollins Mailing Only Seniors; New Eviction Limits Announced
MRT: Thousands Left Out of Virtual Learning; First Look at State Budget Cuts; Five Council Members Propose HPD Reforms; Allred Launches 1st TV Ad
MRT: COVID Costs Hit State Gov’t; Federal Judge: State Violating ‘Motor Voter’ Law; Trump Visits TX Gulf Coast; Secretary of State Warns Harris County on Mail Ballots
MRT: Trump to View Storm Damage in TX This Weekend; Abbott on Storm: “We Dodged a Bullet”; TX COVID Cases Fall; TABC Relaxes Reopening Rules for Bars
MRT: Officials Scramble to Evacuate, Shelter Residents; Gulf Coast Residents Flee Hurricane; Gulf Oil Industry Shuts Down; Dems Target Three More CDs
MRT: Laura Forecast to be Category 4; More Mandatory Evacuation Orders; Harris County Sends Out Millions of Mail Ballot Applications; Missing Fort Hood Soldier’s Body Found
MRT: COVID-19 Hospitalizations in TX Down 25% in Past Week; Gulf Preps for Hurricane Laura; Port Arthur Evacuates; ~350k Do Not Qualify for Extra $300
MRT: Missing Fort Hood Solider Reported Sexual Abuse; Permian Drillers Report Big Rig Hike; Abbott Praises Accuracy of COVID Data; SD-30 Special Set for 9/29
MRT: New COVID Reporting Rules for Schools; Positivity Rate, Key Metric, Proves Unreliable; TX Applying for $300 Federal Match in Expanded Unemployment Benefits
MRT: Hospitalizations Fall Below 6k; Court Rejects ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ lawsuit; Critics: Turner Uses ‘Powerless’ Task Forces; Suburbs are TX Battleground
MRT: Abbott, Patrick: State Will Freeze Property Tax Revenue if Cities Defund Police; Collin County: No Confidence in State Data; CD-21 Ad Wars Begin
MRT: Hostage Suspect Surrenders in Cedar Park; Shooting Rampage Outside Houston; Only Four Nursing Homes Approved for Visits; TX COVID Deaths Top 10k
MRT: Cedar Park Hostage Standoff; SA Shooting Wounds 5; South TX Has Highest Infection Rates; COVID Testing Data Issues Caused By Coding Errors, System Update
MRT: Houston Hopes to Prevent Flu Surge; Hospitalizations Fall Below 7k; TX Dems, Biden: Slow Efforts to Reopen Schools; Cornyn Launches 1st TV Ad
MRT: Big 12 to Play Fall Season; Hartzell Named Sole Finalist for UT President; COVID-19 Deaths Under-Reported; TWC Reviewing Exec Order for Unemployment Benefits
MRT: Abbott Urges Vigilance as Schools Reopen; Guillen Funeral Set for Houston on Fri; CD-23: Jones 41, Gonzales 40; Ship Channel Bridge Firm Fired
MRT: 22 Arrested in Austin Over Weekend of Protests; Abbott: Virus Tests May Increase as Schools Reopen; Dems Expand Vote-by-Mail Outreach
MRT: 1st Vaccine Trial Under Way in Houston; Bars Add Food to Reopen; Helicopter Crash Kills 3 TPWD Employees; Paxton: Locals Can’t Halt Evictions
MRT: High Murder, Assault Rates at Fort Hood; Colleges Brace for Job Losses, Revenue Hit; Abbott: Get Flu Shots Early; DFW Developer Admits to Bribe
MRT: SEC Probing Ashford Hotels; 5 TX Lawmakers Sue Abbott, HHSC over Contact Tracing Contract; Houston Adds $20M for Rent Relief; Biden Pledges to Stop Border Wall
MRT: State Reports 9,000+ New Cases, 245 New Deaths; Deaths Pile Up on Border; TMB Warns Docs Who Claim COVID Cure; Nat’l Dems Commit $1M to Help Hegar
MRT: Sales Tax Revenue Up in July, Higher Than 2019; Turner: Police Will Enforce Mask Mandate; 40 Protesters Arrested in Austin; Poll: Cornyn up 6
MRT: Abbott: Local Officials Can't Keep Schools Closed; COVID Death Reports Halted Amid System Upgrade; Abbott to Skip GOP Convention; Biden Staffs Up in TX
MRT: State Adjusts COVID Deaths Down; 2 CITGO Execs in Venezuela Put on Home Arrest; Abbott COVID Approval at 38%; Trump Meets with Guillen’s Family
MRT: Trump Talks Energy in Midland; TX Hits 6,100 COVID-19 Deaths; Gohmert Contracts COVID-19; Cornyn Files Bill to Help Furloughed Workers Keep Health Insurance
Quick Note from Must Read Texas
MRT: Texas A&M Receives $265M in Federal Funds to Mass Produce Vaccine; AG Paxton: Local Health Authorities Can't Shut Down All Schools; Gonzales Wins CD-23 Primary Runoff; Trump in W. TX Today
MRT: S. TX Virus Surge?; State: COVID-19 Deaths Based on Death Certificate; Paxton Case Delayed Again; Young to Lead HHSC; Abbott Extends Early Voting
MRT: Hurricane Hanna Batters S. TX; Trump to Visit W. TX Wed; Wave of Evictions Ahead?; USAA, H-E-B Praised for Customer Experience; RIP David Bridges
MRT: Daily Deaths Drop Below Record High; Tropical Depression Could Hit This Weekend; Mask Mandate Helping in TX; Harris County Seeks Extra Week of EV
MRT: Tesla Picks Austin for $1B, Factory; Southwest Tests Therma Cameras at DAL; TX Hits New Daily High in COVID Deaths; Abbott Down to 48% Approval
MRT: COVID-19 Outbreak Report at FW Medical Prison; Chinese Consulate in Houston Closes; Paul Green to Retire; Castro to Seek Foreign Affairs Gavel
MRT: TX Passes 4,000 Deaths, But Houston Sees Rates Steady; 100 TX Mayors Plead with Congress for Relief Funding; Hegar: $4.6B Budget Deficit Ahead
MRT: TX COVID Deaths <100 for 1st Time in 5 Days; Houston’s COVID Surge Overwhelms Contact Tracing System; Chevron Buys Noble; West Elected RPT Chair
MRT: TX COVID Deaths Hit Triple Digits for 2nd Day in a Row; Morgue Trucks Brought into S. TX; Abbott: ‘No Shutdown Coming’; TX GOP Convention Delayed
MRT: New High in Virus Deaths; Spreads in TX Nursing Homes; 650k+ in TX Lose Health Insurance; Scramble to Provide Guidelines for School Reopening
MRT: State Hits New Record for Cases, Hospitalizations; Hegar Wins; Jackson, Nehls Win; Gonzales Up 7 Votes; Flynn, Slaton, Birabil, Eastman Lose
MRT: Runoff Election Day; Fearless Predictions; 8 GOP County Parties Censure Abbott; Biden Airs TX Ads; TX GOP Convention Moves Online
MRT: TX Hits New Record 10,351 COVID-19 Cases Sat; Abbott: Next Step Would be Lockdown; 2 Officers Killed in McAllen; TX Voters Total 16.4M
MRT: TX Virus Deaths Hit Record; Elective Surgeries Banned in 100+ Counties; Abbott at 44% on COVID-19 Response; $133M Cut Proposed to Health Services
MRT: Texas Sets New COVID-19 Records Wednesday; Houston Sues GLO; Houston Cancels TX GOP Convention; Hegar & Allies Launch $1.5M in TV Ads
MRT: TX Hits Record of 10,000 Daily Coronavirus Cases; State Fair Canceled; TEA: Public Schools Will Reopen; Executions Resume; RPT Convention is On
MRT: Abbott: ‘Greater Fatalities’ Ahead; Hospitalizations Continue to Rise; TWC Wants $46M in Unemployment Overpayments Back; Turner to RPT: Cancel It
MRT: Austin, Houston Officials Warn of Hospital Capacity, Ask for Lockdowns; TX Grapples with Serious Outbreaks; Hegar Boasts Big Fundraising Lead
MRT: Abbott Orders Texans in Most Counties to Wear Masks; Criminal Complaint Claims Guillen Killed at Fort Hood; TX GOP to Host In-Person Convention
MRT: Family: Human Remains Found are Missing Soldier, Suspect Commits Suicide; Feds Planning ‘Blitz’ Test of Young Adults in TX; Patrick Slams Fauci
MRT: STAAR Test Returns; Abbott Clears Hospital Space in S. TX; Harris County: Mask Order Through Aug.; RPT Has Virtual Convention Contingency Plan
MRT: Dems: Abbott Should Allow Mask Orders; Two Charged with Rioting at Capitol; Mail in Ballots Surge in Harris County; Hegar-West Debate Blows Up
MRT: 5,747 More Cases Reported Sat; Abbott Shuts Down Bars; TMC Changes Reporting; SCOTUS Rejects Challenge on Mail Voting; Early Voting Begins Today
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MRT: Abbott Pauses Reopening, Bans Elective Surgeries in Four Urban Counties; Hispanic Growth Surges; Paxton Case Moved Back to Collin County
MRT: Abbott: Reopenings Could ‘Ratchet Back’; HOU ICU Capacity at Risk; Positivity Rate Hits Warning Level; End of Straight Ticket Voting Upheld
MRT: TX Hits 5,000 New Cases for 1st Time; Abbott: Stay Home; U.S. Army Suspects Foul Play in Guillen Disappearance; TEA to Leave Plans to Schools
MRT: Abbott: Coronavirus Increase ‘Unacceptable’; TABC Cracks Down on Crowded Bars; APD Delays Ramos Video; Beto Focused on Flipping TX House
MRT: More than 4,400 New Cases Reported in TX on Saturday; TX Economy Created Nearly 300k Jobs in May; Recording Surfaces of ET Staffers Insulting Abbott
MRT: Abbott: Students Will Return to School this Fall; Morath: Schools ‘Will be Safe’; Cornyn, Cruz Differ on DACA Ruling; RIP Thomas Freeman
MRT: State Tax Revenues Down 17% from Projections in 2020; Urban Counties Order Use of Masks for Businesses; Cornyn: Congress Prepared to Act if DACA Struck Down
MRT: Abbott Responds to Rising Hospitalizations; Nine Mayors Ask Abbott for Authority to Enforce Masks; TX Dems Ask SCOTUS to Expand Mail Voting
MRT: COVID-19 Hospitalizations Set New High; Tesla Negotiating Incentives for New Vehicle Assembly Plant; Texas A&M Approves $100M Scholarship Fund
MRT: 1,800+ New Cases, 19 New Deaths; Abbott: “No Real Need” to Scale Back; Dems Want Special Session over Ambler Death; Sylvia Garcia in Quarantine
MRT: In Dallas Trump Sticks Up for ‘Decent Americans’; Paxton Wants to Probe Police-Custody Deaths; Austin Limits APD Budget; Dallas Delays DPD Boost
MRT: TX has 2,000 Virus Patients in Hospitals; COVID-19 Testing Stymied by Delays, Waning Demand; Houston Boosts Police Budget by $20M; Trump in Dallas
A Quick Note from Must Read Texas
MRT: TX Reports Two Days of Record COVID-19 Hospitalizations; Floyd Funeral Held in Houston; UT to Require Masks in Buildings; GPB to Vote for Trump
MRT: Floyd Viewing Held in Houston; 2019 Austin-Area Black Man’s Death in Deputies’ Custody Scrutinized; Abbott: More Testing in Minority Communities
MRT: City Curfews Lifted; State Refuses to Identify Nursing Homes with Outbreaks; TX COVID Tests in Doubt; Nielsen Resigns; Hurd on Police Reform
Houston Seeks Eviction Delays; Acevedo Promises Meaningful Reform; Manley: No More Beanbag Rounds in Crowds; Luby’s to Sell Company to Pay Debt
MRT: 200 Houston Protesters Arrested; Abbott Reveals Phase 3 Reopening; Protest Arrests in Dallas are DFW Residents; Q Poll of TX: Trump 44, Biden 43
MRT: 60,000+ March at Floyd Rally in Houston; Biden to Attend Floyd Funeral in Houston on June 8; Alamo Cleans Defaced Cenotaph; Abbott: TX Doesn’t Need Military for Protests
MRT: TX Sales Tax Revenue Dips 13.2% in May, Largest Decline in a Decade; June Evictions to Increase; Austin Police Chief Apologizes; Mass Arrests in Dallas
TX Sees 2k New COVID-19 Cases; Dallas Makes Arrests as Cities Enforce Curfews; Abbott Declares Statewide Disaster Declaration; TDP Convention Begins Virtually
MRT: Hospitals Suing Patients for Unpaid Bills; Fans Allowed at Sporting Events; Houston Transit Ridership Down; Chip Roy PPP Flexibility Bill Passes
MRT: TX Sup. Court: ‘Lack of Immunity’ Insufficient for Mail Ballot; Dallas Rejects 8% Prop. Tax Hike; State Road Funding at Risk; RIP Sam Johnson
MRT: BS&W to Lay Off 1,200; Abbott Announces Additional Re-opening Plans; Dallas County Continues ‘Modest Decline’; Ratcliffe Sworn in as DNI
MRT 052620: TX: 8 More COVID Deaths, 623 New Cases; COVID Statistics Blurred by Antibody Tests; Keith Wade Remembered; Allen West Recovering from Crash
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