Texas Governor’s Vaccine Mandate Ban ‘Puts a Big Burden on Employers’ October 13, 2021 By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune Companies doing business in Texas now face new and complicated challenges after Gov. Greg Abbott this week banned COVID-19 vaccine...
Gov. Abbott Bars All COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in Texas, Rips Biden for ‘Bullying’ October 12, 2021 By Dan Whitcomb Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, responding to what he called “bullying” by the Biden Administration, on Oct. 11 barred all...
Texas Businesses Now Must Decide: Require Face Masks or Not March 3, 2021 By Duncan Agnew, The Texas Tribune As small-business owners and managers across Texas went to work Wednesday morning, they faced yet another 2021 headache: deal with...
Texas Governor Calls for COVID-19 Liability Protections for Businesses February 4, 2021 In his State of the State address on Feb. 2, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott advocated liability protections for businesses faced...
Texas Governor Vows to Fight President Biden’s Energy, Climate Agenda January 29, 2021 By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott, looking to show an early contrast with President Joe Biden, visited the Permian Basin on Jan. 28...
Texas Governor Urging Protections for Businesses from Virus-Related Lawsuits January 26, 2021 By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he is pushing state lawmakers to protect individuals and companies that opened businesses during the...
Texas Governor Extends Coronavirus Disaster Declaration September 9, 2020 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has renewed the state’s disaster declaration in response to the coronavirus pandemic as the state approaches...
Texas Governor Extends Disaster Declaration for COVID-19 August 10, 2020 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has extended a statewide disaster declaration he first issued in March to allow the state to...
Texas Leaders Warn of Hospital Limits, Ask for Lockdowns Amid Virus Surge July 6, 2020 Leaders in two of Texas’ biggest cities are calling on the governor to empower local governments to order residents to...
Texas Bar Owners Sue Governor Over Recent Shutdown Order June 30, 2020 By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune Hoping to block Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision ordering Texas bars to close due to a rise in coronavirus cases, more...