Texas State Parks working to return to normal capacity

Texas State Parks have begun a strategic and thoughtful process of expanding capacity statewide, tracking Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest reopening order, and allowing more Texans the opportunity to visit their favorite parks.

Senate’s first bill would guarantee right to visit

In order to protect the most vulnerable Americans from COVID infection as the disease spread across the country, visitations to long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, were suspended last March.

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Mask mandate ends March 10; many entities to continue requiring them While Gov.

When Metal Grows Weary . . .

What can be done when mere mortals are caught in the crossfire of “stuff-we-don’t-understand-atall?” And what if our understanding better “fits” bygone days when basic transportation centered on riding horses or depending on them to pull conveyances?

PUC Chair resigns after Lt. Gov. request

The chair of the agency that oversees electric generation and delivery in Texas announced her resignation hours after Lt. Governor Dan Patrick said that she should step down.

Governor Abbott lifts mask mandate, opens Texas 100 percent

Governor Greg Abbott, on Tuesday, March 2, issued an Executive Order (GA-34) lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities in the state to 100 percent.

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Political fallout fallout from winter storm continues As Texans across the state continue to deal with the damage from the mid-February winter storm, so does the political fallout in Austin. So far, seven of the 16 board members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas have resigned.

Masks: Coming and Going.. .

The market for masks has changed dramatically during the past year. Until then, they were largely worn by health professionals, New Orleans Mardi Gras revelers, and, of course, robbers counting on ‘em to provide incognito status. That was then and this is now.

Senate Thanks First Responers, Grocery Store and Utility Workers

As millions of Texans were stranded in their homes without power and water, others had to brave the icy roads and single digit temperatures of the harshest winter storm ever to hit the state.

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Millions of Texans dealing with water supply issues Warmer temperatures over the weekend and continuing this week melted most of the snow from the state’s roadways and roofs.