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Governor Aug 7, 2020 Cyntoia Brown, championed by celebrities as a symbol of unfair sentencing, was released early Wednesday from the Tennessee Prison for Women, where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a man who had picked her up for sex at 16. Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg and LeBron James had lobbied for Brown’s release, calling her a sex... coronavirus Apr 27, 2020 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is allowing his Stay at Home order issued i...

Texas Gov. Abbott says Biden border crisis now bipartisan issue WASHINGTON, D.C. – MARCH 24: Texas Governor Greg Abbott participated in a news briefing outside the West Wing on March 24, 2017 at the White House in Washington, D.C.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 6:55 PM PT – Sunday, April 11, 2021 Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) told sources on Sunday that Republicans are not alone anymore when it comes to pushing back against the Biden administration’s handling of the...

After close 2018 race, Mike Collier seeking rematch against Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. The Houston-area accountant says the lieutenant governor needs to be held accountable for grid failure. Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Mike Collier spoke at a town hall meeting hosted by the Funky East Dallas Democrats at 2018 Kidwell Street on July 2. (Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer) After losing a 2018 race to Patrick by five percentage points, Collier told The Dallas Morning News that he’s ...

"At some point, you hit a place where the rapidity at which youre vaccinating starts to tail off," said Zerwas, a former Republican state legislator and executive vice chancellor for health affairs at the University of Texas System, adding that the state is expecting a certain percentage of people in each eligible group will decline to be vaccinated. But vaccination waitlists remain long in many parts of the state. Texas ranks near the bottom in percentage of people given one shot and percentag...

The Lege this week: Abbott lets his mask slip Posted By Justin Miller, The Texas Observer on Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 7:43 AM click to enlarge Courtesy Photo / Office of the Governor Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a recent press event. Welcome to the 87th ...

Dr. John Hellerstedt said he and the governor remain on the "same page" about COVID-19 recommendations.

The Lege This Week: Abbott Lets His Mask Slip From one crisis to the next: With Texas still reeling from the February blackouts, the governor decides to lift state COVID-19 mandates—then blames immigrants for spreading the virus. Governor Greg Abbott puts on a mask during a news conference in Dallas on August 6, 2020. AP Photo/LM Otero From one crisis to the next: With Texas still reeling from the February blackouts, the governor decides to lift state COVID-19 mandates—then blames immigrant...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott consulted one of four top state medical advisers before his decision to end the mask mandate and other limits, advisers say.

Dr. John Hellerstedt said he and the governor remain on the "same page" about COVID-19 recommendations.