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Bandera City repeals ordinance regarding mask fines
Bandera City Council voted 3-2 Monday night to rescind Ordinance No. 377, which was enacted last July. The vote was held during a special meeting following state-mandated closures of bars throughout the county on Dec. 29.
Asylum-Seekers Stuck in Mexico Hope for Change in 2021
Thousands of asylum-seekers are stuck in shelters and camps in Mexico, waiting for their day in U.S. immigration court. They’re hoping that a new year and a new administration will bring an end to their ordeal.
Texas Wounded Warrior Foundation donates $20K to VA Dogs of Texas
The Texas Wounded Warrior Foundation hosted their Eighth Annual golf tournament at Escondido Golf & Lake Club in Horseshoe Bay recently.
2020 Property tax bill grace period nears its end
Uvalde County residents among other Texan counties have four more weeks to pay their 2020 property tax bill without penalty.
First baby of 2021 arrives at PRMC just 4 minutes after New Year
Kerr County’s first baby of the year was born shortly after midnight on Jan. 1 at Peterson Regional Medical Center to Maria Perez and Victor Hernandez.
Texan Bars closed as virus surges … Again.
Gillespie County among many other counties' bars will have to close and businesses now operating at 75% were ordered to scale back to 50% capacity beginning at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, County Judge Mark Stroeher announced after an order by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
‘I Don’t Think It’s Inevitable’: Mental Health Experts On Coping With Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal affective disorder could be a larger problem this year after months of social isolation, but there are ways to manage symptoms.
Next year’s redistricting process will impact Texas politics for 10 years. Here’s how.
Republicans will control the process, but a legal and political fight is sure to commence over who is empowered and whose voice is diluted.
Trump suggests he won’t sign relief bill into law unless Congress makes changes including increasing stimulus checks to $2,000
The outgoing president described the groundbreaking legislation as “a disgrace” and suggested he would not immediately sign off on aid for millions of Americans.
Texas extends rental assistance program designed to avoid evictions until March 15
The move comes after Congress passed a stimulus bill Monday extending the federal moratorium on evictions through the end of January. The moratorium order was set to expire at the end of the year.
$600 relief checks could soon be on their way to many Americans
The bill will reinstate supplemental unemployment benefits of $300 per week, and extend eviction protections through the end of January. The legislation also allocates another $284 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program.
Analyzing 2020: The pandemic recession in Texas
We've selected some Texas Tribune columns from 2020 on the recession and the budget.
