Texas reports 8,262 cases and 154 deaths Prisoners making cloth masks Texas parks closed Comptroller said special session not needed Read More

President Trump said on Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was urging all Americans to wear a mask when they leave their homes. “With the masks, it is going to be a voluntary thing,” the president said at the beginning of the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House. “You can do it. You don’t have to do it. I am choosing not to do it. It may be good. It is only a recommendation, voluntary.” Read More

The Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday delayed service deadlines and paused the statute of limitations in civil cases until June 1, just a few days after a broad coalition of attorneys pled for uniformity as state courts reacted differently to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

People who do not have direct deposit information on file with the Internal Revenue Service may have to wait up to 20 weeks to receive cash payments included in the $2 trillion coronavirus relief legislation, according to a memo drafted by House Democrats. Read More

House Democratic leaders announced at a press conference today that they hope to include their $760 billion, five-year infrastructure framework they unveiled in late January as part of the next coronavirus response legislation when Congress reconvenes in late April, or whenever it is. Read More