Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday the state of Texas will take over construction of the border wall and that all trespassers caught on the state’s southern border will be prosecuted and jailed as his efforts ...
By Marissa Martinez/Texas Tribune Texas’ statewide mask mandate has ended as of March 10. Businesses are also now allowed to operate at full capacity as long as the hospitals in their region haven’t been treating ...
By James Revels When COVID-19 arrived last year, the previous administration had no plans to combat it, because they ignored scientific warnings and advice. As a result, the nation struggled to combat this deadly virus. ...
By Kaitlyn Urenda-Culpepper Gov. Greg Abbott helped provide emergency medical care for Erika Calderon of McAllen after her 14-year-old son Emilian Sosa was forced to beg for her life in a letter to the governor ...
By Michelle Alejandra Booth Your co-worker’s cousin, your cousin, then you – all with COVID. Whateight8 months ago started as a “New York problem” and a third degree of separation knowing someone who knows someone ...
By Kaitlyn Urenda-Culpepper My mother, Genevieve Martinez, died in Sierra East Medical Center on July 22 at age 62 from the novel coronavirus. A school nurse at Barron Elementary, our entire family has lost our ...
By Jim Ward My name is Jim Ward. I own a restaurant and I am angry. We know this virus is incredibly contagious and that limiting exposure is the best chance we have to keep ...
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By state Sens. César J. Blanco, Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa and Judith Zaffirini Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently held a press conference to announce his plans for the state of Texas to build a physical border ...