EL PASO, Texas — County Judge Ricardo Samaniego has asked the governor to halt the further re-opening of businesses in El Paso until the coronavirus curve flattens. The request was made in a letter sent to Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed by Samaniego and co-signed by a group of other local elected officials including
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AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered coronavirus testing for all Texas nursing home residents and staff after the White House urged the nation’s governors to do so as deaths mounted in Texas, reaching 1,100. The directive by Abbott, a Republican, to state health officials came hours after Vice President Mike Pence, who
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WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is working on a book, to be published in October, about the U.S. Supreme Court. Regnery Publishing announced Monday that the book was called “One Vote Away” and would draw upon the Texas Republican’s long legal background to provide an inside look at key court decisions. “With
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Austin American-Statesman. May 10, 2020. Safety shouldn’t be optional as Texas reopens Let’s drop the pretense that “data and doctors” are driving the plan to reopen the Texas economy. We can see Texans’ health is becoming an afterthought in the rush to get cash registers ringing again. How else to explain Gov. Greg Abbott’s push
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DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys now know who, when, and where they’ll be playing this fall as the NFL has released the 2020 season schedule. It’s become a tradition to look over the team’s schedule and make a big deal out of it, but in reality, there’s so much parity in the league now
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PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Here be dragons, literally. Visitors to the Padre Island National Seashore in Texas are discovering blue dragons during their trips, and though it may not be the flying, fire-breathing creatures their name may suggest, it’s still “a rare find,” the park says. Hunter Lane, a 7-year-old from Mesa, Arizona, found four
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas health officials on Sunday reported more than 1,000 new cases of coronavirus and 39 additional deaths due to Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus. A total of 38,869 confirmed cases and 1,088 deaths were reported by the Texas Department of State Health Services, an increase from 37,860 cases and 1,049
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s next generation of healers graduated virtually on Saturday, entering a field where thousands of healthcare workers are battling the pandemic. “It took ten minutes,” said Angel Godfrey, who graduated with her master’s degree. “All my other graduations were like two hours. So that’s not a bad thing.” The commencement took place online,
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — The number of Covid-19-related deaths reported in Texas increased by 45 on Saturday to a total of 1,049, state health officials said. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 1,251 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 37,860. There were 1,219 new cases
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EL PASO, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott, in an interview with ABC-7, maintained coronavirus growth “is very slow and very contained” throughout Texas and in El Paso, even though the city just recorded its deadliest day and the state Friday passed a grim milestone reaching 1,004 total fatalities. “In the state of Texas, the growth
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Police in the northern Mexico border state of Coahuila said Friday they found three sisters who worked in the government hospital system strangled to death, stirring further alarm in a country where attacks against health care workers have been reported across the country. Two of the sisters were nurses at the
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AUSTIN, Texas — A man was struck and killed by a Southwest Airlines jet landing on a runaway at the Austin airport Thursday night, authorities said. The pilot of Southwest Flight 1392, a Boeing 737 arriving from Dallas, reported seeing a person on Runway 17R at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, shortly after the jet touched down
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump applauded Gov. Greg Abbott’s handling of Texas’ reopening during a White House visit on Thursday. “Gov. Abbott, when you look at the job he’s done in Texas, I rely on his judgment,” Trump said. “Texas is opening up and a lot of places are opening up. And we want
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HOUSTON (AP) — Federal investigators say a video made by a witness shows a Houston police helicopter rotating in the air before plunging to the ground and crashing, killing one person aboard and injuring the other. In a preliminary report issued Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board drew no conclusions as to the cause of
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The Kansas City Chiefs will open defense of their Super Bowl championship by hosting Houston on Sept. 10 in the NFL’s annual kickoff game — pending developments in the coronavirus pandemic, of course. The Texans won a regular-season game at Arrowhead Stadium in 2019, then blew a 24-0 lead in the divisional round of the
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DALLAS, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday granted a motion to release Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther, who was sentenced to seven days in jail for defying orders to keep her business closed during the pandemic. The order came soon after Gov. Greg Abbott announced he was modifying his recent executive orders related to the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — A line in the sand: That’s what County Judge Ricardo Samaniego is calling a lack of attention on El Paso at the state level. The judge said in a wide-ranging interview on ABC-7 that the state of Texas is just now making adjustments to bring El Paso into the picture when
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WEST ODESSA, Texas — A bar owner and armed protesters were arrested in western Texas after the bar reopened despite the governor’s orders to remain closed as the state continues to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis told the Odessa American that authorities on apprehended Gabrielle Ellison, the 47-year-old owner of Big
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas — A Texas’ judge’s decision to jail a hair salon owner for defying restrictions meant to limit the spread of the coronavirus drew criticism Wednesday from the governor and state attorney general. Shelley Luther was booked in the Dallas County jail on Tuesday afternoon following a video hearing during which she was found
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AUSTIN, Texas — During a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that “cosmetology salons, barbershops, hair salons, nail salons and tanning salons” may reopen this Friday, May 8 under certain restrictions. Hair stylists will be able to only work with one customer at a time. People waiting in barber shops will have
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thedailybeast · Gov. Greg Abbott Speaks About COVID-19 AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott acknowledges that coronavirus cases will undoubtedly increase as a result of reopening the state but added that he did not consider it a “decisive” factor in making his determination to proceed. That’s according to an audio recording published Tuesday by
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas school districts may hold outdoor graduation ceremonies starting next month but indoor commencements will not be allowed, the Texas Education Agency said in new rules issued late Tuesday afternoon. That means plans by four Borderland school districts are now on hold as school officials figure out alternatives. The El Paso Independent
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — A man accused of shoving a Texas park ranger into the water while the ranger was explaining to a crowd the need for social distancing is embarrassed by his actions, his lawyer said. A video that gained attention after it was posted on social media includes the moment a young man pushes
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has passed the 2 million mark in unemployment claims filed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Monday, when the number of new confirmed cases dipped below 1,000 for the first time in nearly a week. Texas began to reopen one of the world’s largest economies on Friday as
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Former President George W. Bush called for an end to partisanship in the nation’s continued battle against the coronavirus pandemic, a message that was swiftly rejected by President Donald Trump, who attacked the 43rd president for not coming to his defense during the impeachment trial. The episode starkly underlines how Trump views his role as
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys are shoring up the quarterback ranks behind franchise-tagged starter Dak Prescott. On Saturday, the Cowboys announced on their website the signing of former Cincinnati Bengals long-time starter Andy Dalton to a one-year deal as Precott’s backup, which ESPN reported could be worth up to $7 million. The Bengals released
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas hit a third-straight day of more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases Saturday as the state charged into its first weekend of re-opening the economy with residents allowed to go back to malls, restaurants, movie theaters and retail stores in limited numbers. State health officials reported 1,293 new cases, the second-highest single-day
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AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into links between the University of Texas System and a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan that has been scrutinized as a potential source of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. The Journal said the probe is part of a broader
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EL PASO, Texas — With the start of a new month, rent is now due once again. However, many are still struggling to get on their feet as the outbreak of Covid-19 continues. The Texas governor’s executive order protecting tenants from eviction is set to expire on May 18, leaving many tenants wondering what to
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AUSTIN, Texas — State officials are expanding which out-of-work Texans can receive unemployment even after refusing to return to work during the coronavirus pandemic, according to new guidance released by Gov. Greg Abbott’s office. The relaxed guidelines came on the eve of some businesses and restaurants reopening Friday in the first phase of Abbott’s plan to re-start the
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