Citizens armed with better information, less repeated dire warnings and allowed to make their own risk assessments could have lessened the wider impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a leading Houston commentator.
Texas lawmakers are proposing a 10-year extension and removal of job creation requirements from a tax abatement offered to big businesses by state school districts for renewable energy projects.
Small businesses, particularly in the hospitality sector, fear a long, hard winter as cases of COVID-19 continue and Houston officials warn of a crackdown on gatherings, and the possibility of a curfew.