Joe Warner - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/joe-warner/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Mon, 16 Aug 2021 01:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Joe Warner - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/joe-warner/ 32 32 103504436 Texas Supreme Court grants stay orders backing Gov. Greg Abbott against mask mandates in 2 counties https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-supreme-court-grants-stay-orders-backing-gov-greg-abbott-against-mask-mandates-in-2-counties/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-supreme-court-grants-stay-orders-backing-gov-greg-abbott-against-mask-mandates-in-2-counties Mon, 16 Aug 2021 01:00:00 +0000 https://communityimpact.com/austin/cedar-park-leander/dallas-fort-worth/2021/08/15/texas-supreme-court-grants-stay-orders-backing-gov-greg-abbott-against-mask-mandates-in-2-counties/ Texas has 11,552 COVID-19 hospitalized patients with 322 ICU beds available

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]]> 153529 Counties can have more than 1 ballot return center after judge blocks Gov. Greg Abbott’s order https://houstonnewmedia.org/counties-can-have-more-than-1-ballot-return-center-after-judge-blocks-gov-greg-abbotts-order/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=counties-can-have-more-than-1-ballot-return-center-after-judge-blocks-gov-greg-abbotts-order Sat, 10 Oct 2020 14:16:00 +0000 https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/coronavirus/2020/10/10/counties-can-have-more-than-1-ballot-return-center-after-judge-blocks-gov-greg-abbotts-order/ The 46-page preliminary injunction allows Texas counties to have more than one ballot drop-off site.

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]]> 80957 UPDATE: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files emergency appeal over ballot return center ruling https://houstonnewmedia.org/update-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-files-emergency-appeal-over-ballot-return-center-ruling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=update-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-files-emergency-appeal-over-ballot-return-center-ruling Sat, 10 Oct 2020 14:16:00 +0000 https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/coronavirus/2020/10/10/update-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-files-emergency-appeal-over-ballot-return-center-ruling/ State appeals U.S. District Court ruling regarding multiple ballot return centers in Texas

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]]> 80992 THE LATEST: Texas counties allowed only 1 drop-off location for absentee ballots after court of appeals grants temporary stay https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-latest-texas-counties-allowed-only-1-drop-off-location-for-absentee-ballots-after-court-of-appeals-grants-temporary-stay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-latest-texas-counties-allowed-only-1-drop-off-location-for-absentee-ballots-after-court-of-appeals-grants-temporary-stay Sat, 10 Oct 2020 14:16:00 +0000 https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/coronavirus/2020/10/10/the-latest-texas-counties-allowed-only-1-drop-off-location-for-absentee-ballots-after-court-of-appeals-grants-temporary-stay/ Appeals court grants stay to halt decision that would have allowed counties to have multiple ballot drop-off locations

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]]> 81071 Gov. Greg Abbott, Vice President Mike Pence urge Texans to wear face coverings https://houstonnewmedia.org/gov-greg-abbott-vice-president-mike-pence-urge-texans-to-wear-face-coverings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gov-greg-abbott-vice-president-mike-pence-urge-texans-to-wear-face-coverings Sun, 28 Jun 2020 21:13:00 +0000 https://communityimpact.com/austin/san-marcos-buda-kyle/dallas-fort-worth/2020/06/28/gov-greg-abbott-vice-president-mike-pence-urge-texans-to-wear-face-coverings/ Gov. Greg Abbott urged the state’s residents on June 28 to go back to the basics of washing hands, wearing face coverings and maintaining safe distancing to slow the spread of coronavirus.

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]]> 55862 Gov. Greg Abbott waives regulations to allow restaurants to deliver alcohol with food orders https://houstonnewmedia.org/gov-greg-abbott-waives-regulations-to-allow-restaurants-to-deliver-alcohol-with-food-orders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gov-greg-abbott-waives-regulations-to-allow-restaurants-to-deliver-alcohol-with-food-orders Thu, 19 Mar 2020 02:19:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=96fb9b48825b741083d35b0137af1be0 Governor: new measure will help local restaurants

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]]> 27537 21 Texas malls to temporarily close until March 29 https://houstonnewmedia.org/21-texas-malls-to-temporarily-close-until-march-29/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=21-texas-malls-to-temporarily-close-until-march-29 Wed, 18 Mar 2020 20:33:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=8cb3b004d0eb6f2fc1cf8e345e2f1349 Simon outlets and malls close due to coronavirus

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