April 6, 2020 10:19 PM Greg Fenves leaving UT Austin, per sources He is heading to Emory University, apparently |
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April 6, 2020 11:35 AM Braddock on Radio: Mixed messages from Gov. Abbott on COVID-19Editor Scott Braddock and KFYO radio host Chad Hasty discuss Abbott's approach to the coronavirus response and his ongoing fights with local leaders |
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April 5, 2020 5:20 PM Former Travis County DA Ronnie Earle passed away Earle was 78 |
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April 3, 2020 2:30 PM People on the Move Staffer moves, lobby changes, and more Things are slowing to a crawl
on multiple fronts as it becomes clearer – as if it wasn’t already – that this
pandemic is the new reality for the foreseeable future. Easter? Ha. I’ve missed seeing all of
you out and about in Austin and several speaking engagements have been
cancelled or postponed around Texas. Visiting with all of you in every part of
our Great State is the best part of this gig and to be unable to do so in
person is disappointing but of course necessary. Keep inviting me to your Zoom happy
hours and such. At some point, I’ll actually click on
one of the links. Meantime, you can check
out the latest edition of the
Texas Take Podcast here. Later this evening, Stephanie Chiarello somehow tricked me into being one of the
guests on the Over the Ledge podcast. That’ll be streamed
here at about 7pm. Enough about me. People on
the Move is about you and your career news. Send it along anytime to ksbraddock@gmail.com and kindly use POTM
in the subject line. Many thanks. Here’s the latest edition: The rest of the story, subscribers only By Scott Braddock |
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April 3, 2020 2:29 PM Texas prisons adjust to accommodate COVID-19 challenge
Employees working in Texas prisons are the weakest link right now in the spread of COVID-19, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Executive Director Bryan Collier said in a Facebook livestream this afternoon to discuss the spread of the current pandemic. Collier, in a question-and-answer session with Communications Director Jeremy Desel, outlined the procedures the state’s prison system has undertaken to keep the spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 under control. As of today, 3 offenders in the system and 16 employees or contractors have tested positive for COVID-19. “We’re the biggest risk factor,” Collier said of employees. “Obviously, we’ve got to take care of ourselves inside, but when we’re going home, we need to do what the governor has told us to do, which is go home, shelter in place, and do the essentials. That’s essentially it right now.” The rest of the story, subscribers only By Kimberly Reeves and Scott Braddock |
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April 2, 2020 7:21 PM Updated: Texas construction industry adjusts to new reality during COVID-19 pandemicVarious rules now in place for the industry as a patchwork of local orders have been issued; one major reason to keep the industry going is in case the Corps of Engineers needs a ready workforce for quick projects Editor’s note: After
this article was first published, the City of Austin went ahead and issued a
new guidance to construction companies operating in the city. The story is
updated to reflect that – SB Although construction
continues in Texas during the global pandemic, companies in the industry now
find they must navigate a multitude of county and city orders as well as comply
with new federal workplace requirements.
But, since construction is site specific, companies are generally able
to easily understand whether their jobs may proceed. There are exceptions,
however. Let’s dig into this. The rest of the story, subscribers only By Jon Fisher |
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April 2, 2020 11:10 AM Comptroller extends franchise tax deadline to July 15
The latest on how the
agency is adapting, along with resources for business owners, is here on the Comptroller’s emergency
page. |
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April 2, 2020 9:54 AM ICYMI: Kathleen Wall ad in CD22 takes aim at China
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April 1, 2020 4:38 PM Video: Abbott seeks to frame latest executive order as stay at home order, with exceptions
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April 1, 2020 12:02 PM Texas Workforce Commission received a record 1.7 million calls in one dayPrevious record was 60,000. Last Friday, the TWC received more claims than they did in the entire month of February |
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March 31, 2020 5:09 PM Gov. Abbott sides with Hotze in fight over Houston area church closures during pandemic New executive order lists church services as “essential” and Abbott added that his directive overrides local orders if they are in conflict; Hotze and Woodfill have argued in court for church services to continue despite Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s order on staying at home Flanked by Dr. Steve
Hotze’s former business partner Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Gov. Greg Abbott
on Tuesday announced an executive order that says church services throughout
Texas should continue during the coronavirus pandemic. Just yesterday, Hotze
and his attorney Jared Woodfill, a former Harris County GOP
Chairman, asked the Texas Supreme Court to strike down Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s
order shutting down church services in Houston. Hidalgo’s order also did
not define gun shops as essential businesses. Meantime, Abbott’s order
got mixed reviews from Texas House Democrats who didn’t agree
with the part about church services but added the directive “essentially
creates a floor for a statewide stay-at-home policy for all Texas counties,
specifically for ones that had none in place prior to today.” Gov. Abbott was somewhat
vague about churches in his comments during his afternoon news conference, but
here’s the language from his executive order: The rest of the story, subscribers only By Scott Braddock |
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March 31, 2020 5:07 PM Texas schools will remain closed at least until Monday, May 4
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March 31, 2020 1:20 PM Statewide business groups and organized labor clash over ruling on Dallas paid sick leave ordinance
Labor says it’s “truly shameful” while business groups argue “it is simply not within any individual city’s jurisdiction to mandate employment ordinances” The Texas AFL-CIO
and statewide Austin business groups today are reacting very differently to a
Federal District Court Ruling that blocks Dallas’ paid sick leave ordinance, at
least for now. Yesterday, the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Sherman
granted an injunction against the ordinance. The plaintiff employers that
prevailed included several small businesses in Collin County that also have employees
in the City of Dallas. The rest of the story, subscribers only By Jon Fisher |
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March 30, 2020 3:50 PM Judge Lee Yeakel blocks Texas from temporarily closing abortion clinics as part of the state’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.Yeakel will hold a hearing via phone whether to grant a preliminary injunction on April 13 |
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March 30, 2020 3:18 PM Hotze, pastors ask Texas Supreme Court to rule Harris County stay-at-home order unconstitutional
Houston Chronicle reporter Jasper Scherer with
the story: A hardline conservative
power broker and three Harris County pastors filed a petition with the Texas
Supreme Court Monday arguing that Judge Lina Hidalgo’s
stay-at-home order violates the Constitution by ordering the closure of
churches and failing to define gun shops as an “essential” business. The
emergency petition for a writ of mandamus, filed by anti-LGBTQ Republican
activist Steven Hotze and pastors Juan Bustamante, George
Garcia and David Valdez, contends that Hidalgo’s order undercuts the
First Amendment by limiting religious and worship services to video or
teleconference calls. Pastors also may minister to congregants individually. |
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