Waco City Council set to share $1 million in federal recovery money with MCC
Waco Tribune Herald
Saegert, R.
02/01/2022
4 doc(s)
Affordable housing; American Rescue Plan Act; Community college finance; Federal aid; McLennan Community College
States have billions of federal COVID relief aid to spend. Some haven’t spent a dollar
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Lowry, B.
12/23/2021
3 doc(s)
American Rescue Plan Act; Coronavirus; Federal aid
Political Buzz: Bonnen bill proposes splitting up billions in state COVID relief
Galveston Daily News
Ferguson, J.
10/07/2021
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
American Rescue Plan Act; Bonnen, Greg; Coronavirus; Federal aid; Middleton, Mayes; Military personnel; Nelson, Jane; Weber, Randy
How would you spend $16 billion? Probably not how Texas lawmakers would.
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
09/26/2021
5 doc(s)
American Rescue Plan Act; Bettencourt, Paul; Federal aid; Infrastructure; Nelson, Jane; Property taxes; Public opinion polls; Tax relief; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood); Texas 2036; Unemployment benefits
Laredo mayor urges Texas lawmakers to fund priorities with ARPA revenue
Laredo Morning Times
Staff
09/25/2021
2 doc(s)
American Rescue Plan Act; Federal aid; Infrastructure; Mayors; Saenz, Pete
HISD trustees approve $500 stipends for vaccinated employees, additional sick days
Houston Chronicle
Serrano, A.
08/20/2021
5 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Employee benefits; House, Millard, II; Houston Independent School District; Immunizations; School employees
COVID surge forcing hospital patients into closets and hallways, Montgomery County judge says
Houston Chronicle
Dominguez, C.
08/18/2021
6 doc(s)
American Rescue Plan Act; Coronavirus; Federal aid; Hospitals; Immunizations; Keough, Mark J.; Montgomery County; Nurses; Public health surveillance
'In dire circumstances' - Evictions, utility cutoffs loom as Bexar County prepares to help
San Antonio Express News
Huddleston, S.
06/22/2021
2 doc(s)
Bexar County; County budgets; County commissioners; Wolff, Nelson
‘Pandemic is not over’: New Austin-Travis County health chief stresses herd immunity through more vaccinations
Austin American Statesman
Osbourne, H.
06/05/2021
2 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Immunizations
Houston City Council passes $5.1B budget giving firefighters a raise
Houston Chronicle
Scherer, J.
06/03/2021
2 doc(s)
American Rescue Plan Act; Federal aid; Houston City Council; Municipal budgets; Turner, Sylvester
San Antonio, Bexar County officials trying to figure out how to spend $850 million in pandemic recovery funds
San Antonio Express News
Huddleston, S.
06/03/2021
2 doc(s)
American Rescue Plan Act; Bexar County; Coronavirus; County commissioners; Federal aid; Nirenberg, Ron; San Antonio City Council; Wolff, Nelson
Texas backtracks on move to delay schools from using all of their pandemic aid
Dallas Morning News
Donaldson, E.
05/28/2021
2 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Federal aid; School districts; School finance; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood)
Helping Children: Low-income Texas parents to see something extra on their Lone Star Cards
Texarkana Gazette
Editorial
05/25/2021
4 doc(s)
Electronic benefits systems; Federal aid; Hunger
Gov. Greg Abbott pledges to give lawmakers input on how Texas will spend $16B of federal COVID-19 aid
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
05/21/2021
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Federal aid; Special session potential topics; State budgets
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will decide how to spend federal COVID-19 relief money under budget compromise
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
05/20/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Conference committees; Coronavirus; Federal aid; Morrison, Geanie; Nelson, Jane; Rodriguez, Eddie; State budgets
What new laws will impact Texas students? Experts weigh in on what to watch as legislators wrap up work.
Dallas Morning News
Donaldson, E.
05/20/2021
2 doc(s)
Federal aid; Public schools
Millions in stimulus dollars headed to North Texas. How will your leaders use them?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
05/19/2021
3 doc(s)
Federal aid; Price, Betsy; Whitley, Glen; Williams, Jeff
Local governments get rules on spending Covid relief money
Wichita Falls Record News
Walker, L.
05/12/2021
2 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Economic stabilization; Federal aid
Texas gets $15.8B bonanza in pandemic aid, far more than it lost in revenue
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
05/11/2021
4 doc(s)
American Rescue Plan Act; Coronavirus; Economic stabilization; Federal aid; Jenkins, Clay Lewis
Federal government sends $15B to Texas for economic recovery. Here's where it will go.
Houston Chronicle
Wermund, B.
05/11/2021
4 doc(s)
Brady, Kevin; Coronavirus; Doggett, Lloyd; Economic stabilization; Federal aid; Labor statistics; Turner, Sylvester
