The Texas Health and Human Services Commission recently launched a study on the impact of COVID-19 on susceptible populations. The study will include data on respondents' ethnicity, socio-economic status, geographic location, and race.
Dallas recently faced its third straight day of protests over "police killings of black people" one day after almost 90 people got arrested in rallies that extended from Saturday evening until Sunday morning.
The COVID-19 pandemic has paused many legal proceedings in the United States, however, court actions filed by the U.S. government to survey and take private land in Texas for the border wall has accelerated.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is reportedly "pushing back hard" in contradiction of "bipartisan criticism" of a rapidly granted contract, putting a North Texas technology company" in-charge of Texas's initiatives to trace individuals who may have been exposed to COVID-19.
Federal authorities claim the recent attack at a U.S. Naval Base was related to terrorism. Authorities are still investigating whether there is a probable second suspect.
More than half or 53 percent of COVID-19 patients in Austin, Texas are Latinos while 38 percent who died due to the virus still came from the Latino community.
A man was found dead on a runway in Austin, Texas, on Thursday night. Initial investigation suggests the victim was struck and killed by a landing aircraft.
As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sparked phase two of the Texas economy's reopening on Friday along with strict conditions on companies, new questions had arisen about the manner of enforcing the said rules.
Republican Senator Ted Cruz visited a Dallas salon on Friday to get his hair cut. The salon is owned by Shelley Luther who defied coronavirus lockdowns orders and was sent to jail the previous week.
As the rest of the United States fight to recover from the coronavirus threat, officials in Texas fought hard in the state's courts to refused women access to abortions.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently announced his plans to allow non-essential businesses to reopen their doors to customers despite a rising number of coronavirus hotspots in the state.
Shelley Luther, owner of Salon a la Mode, refused to obey a cease-and-desist letter asking her to shut operations. She attended a court hearing on Tuesday.
After weeks of closing the store, the Frog and Bull reopened to a pleasant surprise by a regular customer. They were given a tip worth more than the customer’s whole order, enough to help them get back on track.
Death row inmates at a Livingston-area prison sued the state's prison system after drastic health and safety conditions put them at great risk of contracting the new coronavirus.
This will be the first whole week that the order of Gov. Greg Abbot to reopen Texas is taking effect. A choice of industries which include malls, cinemas, and restaurants are allowed to return to the business at 25-percent capacity.
At the start of this month, more than six states have started relaxing their lockdown rules which were implemented as the COVID-19 pandemic started spiraling out of control on the American soil.
