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Texas governor Greg Abbott issued executive order GA-34 on March 2, which lifted all mandatory COVID restrictions, including mandates to wear masks and impose occupancy limits. [read post]
24 Dec 2020, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Frustrated Trump Redoubles Efforts to Challenge Election Result MSN – Felicia Sonmez, Josh Dawsey, Dan Lamothe, and Matt Zapotosky (Washington Post) | Published: 12/20/2020 President Trump has intensified efforts to overturn the election, raising a series of radical measures in recent days, including military intervention, seizing voting machines, and a 13th-hour appeal to the U.S. [read post]
8 Nov 2020, 7:03 am by Gritsforbreakfast
It's in the ballpark of the 4% reduction approved by Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick in 2017 for the Texas Department of Public Safety, for example. [read post]
This post is the third of a five-part series on litigation about mail voting during the 2020 general election. [read post]
24 Aug 2020, 12:23 pm
  In the spring of 2019, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2789 into law. [read post]
25 Jun 2020, 7:36 am by Nasir Pasha
The Governor’s order suspends elective surgeries at hospitals in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, and Travis counties. [read post]
25 Jun 2020, 6:33 am by Greta Ravitsky and Eric Emanuelson
Austin/Travis County Travis County and the City of Austin have issued orders mandating that all public-facing businesses adopt and enforce health and safety plans that, at a minimum, require all employees and visitors to wear face coverings while on the premises. [read post]
11 Jun 2020, 2:06 pm by [email protected]
Greg Abbott said the brutality inflicted on Floyd should never happen in Texas. [read post]
22 May 2020, 12:15 pm by Greg Jordan
Cities and counties have issued their own orders, and Governor Abbott has revised and amended his orders. [read post]
24 Apr 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Watchdog Out of Trump’s Grasp Unleashes Wave of Coronavirus Audits Politico – Kyle Cheney | Published: 4/20/2020 Lawmakers handed President Trump $2 trillion in coronavirus relief and then left town without activating any of the powerful new oversight tools meant to hold his administration accountable. [read post]
19 Apr 2020, 8:39 am by John Floyd
  On April 10, 2020, Travis County District Court Judge Lora Livingston issued a temporary restraining order blocking Abbott’s GA 13 order. [read post]
16 Apr 2020, 2:14 pm by John Floyd
  On April 10, Travis County District Court Judge Lora Livingston issued a temporary restraining order blocking Abbott’s GA 13 order. [read post]
11 Apr 2020, 11:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton took one on the chin yesterday when Travis County District Judge Lora Livingston issued a Temporary Restraining Order barring enforcement of the governor's executive order barring jail releases of people with current charges or past convictions involving violent offenses. [read post]
8 Apr 2020, 1:46 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Abbott's order spawned "turmoil and confusion in the courts by purporting to strip judges and magistrates of their authority to decide individual cases. [read post]