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The Texas Supreme Court has blocked Austin’s limitations on dine-in services over New Year’s Eve weekend. The highest civil court in the state issued its decision last night (Jan. 1), just hours before Austin-Travis County limitation’s on dine-in food and beverage services were set to begin at 10:30pm for a second night. The court’s brief decision came a day after a Travis County District judge had denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s petition for a temporary injunction and a ...

Elia Montoya serves breakfast dishes to U.S. Rep. Chip Roy and his family at Juan In A Million in East Austin in May. Credit: Bronte Wittpenn/Austin American-Statesman via USA TODAY NETWORK/REUTERS Gov. Greg Abbott directed restaurants to ignore local curfews — specifically in Travis County — that were implemented to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus on New Years Eve. "To Texas restaurants. A formal statement. The Governor’s statewide executive order allows fo...

Austin can prohibit late on-site dining over holiday weekend, judge rules. But the state could appeal. Elia Montoya serves breakfast dishes to U.S. Rep. Chip Roy and his family at Juan In A Million in East Austin in May. (Source: Bronte Wittpenn/American-Statesman via USA TODAY NETWORK/REUTERS) By Juan Pablo Garnham | December 31, 2020 at 7:57 PM CST - Updated January 4 at 12:33 AM Dec. 31, 2020 A Travis County District judge upheld Austin’s curfew restricting when restaurants and ba...

State officials target Austins holiday restrictions FacebookTwitterEmail Austin Mayor Steve Adler, seen on March 6, announced restrictions Tuesday night that limit indoor and outdoor dine-in food and beverage services after 10:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. from Dec. 31 through Jan. 3, The restrictions ,don’t prohibit contactless services like takeout and curbside pickup.Ricardo B. Brazziell /Associated Press Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Austin over new restrictions placed on dine-in ser...

<figcaption> Critical care pharmacist Jennifer Cortes prepares the first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston on Dec. 15, 2020. <cite>Credit: Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune</cite> </figcaption>

KUT A vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine provided to health care workers at Dell Medical School. Chris Bennett spent much of Tuesday afternoon on the phone trying to find a vaccine provider for his parents and himself. “I called H-E-B. I called St. David’s. I called Seton. And I called Austin Regional Clinic,” he said. Each one told him that he and his parents couldn’t get a vaccine from them. The Texas Department of State Health Services released guidance on Tuesday saying that vaccin...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pressed charges against the city of Austin and its mayor, Steve Adler, over the citys strict lockdown orders.

While all eligible Texans under the first phase of the rollout can now receive the COVID-19 vaccine, doses remain in short supply and many Texans who are desperate to get vaccinated can't get clear answers.

State vs. City: Battle over Austin curfew heads to court By Bridget Spencer A battle is brewing over the new curfew order for bars and restaurants within Travis County. AUSTIN, Texas - Bars have been closed for months now. However, many of them have reopened under the guise of restaurants staying open until 2 am. With that, the county judge and mayor decided to issue a three-day curfew ahead of New Years Eve. "Last night Mayor Steve Adler and I issued new orders limiting dine-in food and bevera...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Austin and Travis County after local officials announced dine-in limitations over New Year’s Eve weekend amidst what Austin-Travis County leadership is calling our “most dangerous surge prospects” yet in the COVID-19 pandemic. Last night the city and county co-issued new orders mandating that establishments serving food and beverages from an on-site kitchen, food truck, or catering service – a classification that’s come to include restaura...