March 27, 2020 Houston auctioneer sued for alleged price gouging of 750,000 face masks A Texas-based auctioneer is being sued by the state for alleged price gouging in the sale of 750,000 high-quality face masks and other desperately-needed supplies amid a nationwide shortage in hospitals across the country as medical professional continue to battle the coronavirus.
March 27, 2020 Abbott says Texas is prepared for uptick in coronavirus cases As the number of coronavirus cases in Texas rose above 1,600 on Friday, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott told "Bill Hemmer Reports" that the state is prepared for whatever comes next.
March 26, 2020 Planned Parenthood sues Texas Gov. Abbott over order to stop elective abortions during coronavirus Texas included abortion among unnecessary medical procedures it ordered stopped to conserve medical resources during the coronavirus pandemic.
March 25, 2020 President Trump issues major disaster declaration for Texas amid coronavirus outbreak President Trump issued a major disaster declaration for Texas on Wednesday amid concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus.
March 25, 2020 Texas governor allowing restaurants to sell bulk retail items amid coronavirus pandemic “A vital part of our COVID-19 response is to ensure that there are readily available supplies of food and resources, whether that is at grocery stores or, in this case, restaurants,” said Gov. Greg Abbott.
March 16, 2020 Texas temporarily extends expired driver’s licenses, ID cards during coronavirus outbreak Officials in Texas said the impact of the coronavirus has resulted in permission for residents to continue using expiring state driver’s licenses and ID cards while the state remains under the disaster declaration for COVID-19, a published report Sunday said.
