President Trump Statement on Re-Opening America

GUIDELINES FOR RE-OPENING AMERICA https://www.whitehouse.gov/openingamerica/ All of American society is engaged and mobilized in the war against the invisible enemy. While we must remain vigilant, it is clear that our aggressive strategy is...

$38 Million Federal Funding For Local Governments

Governor Abbott Announces $38 Million In Federal COVID-19 Emergency Funding For Local Governments April 15, 2020 | Austin, Texas | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott today announced that his Public Safety Office (PSO) will provide $38 million in federal funds to local...

LiftFund $50 Million in Loans For Texas Small Businesses

Governor Abbott, Goldman Sachs, LiftFund Announce $50 Million in Loans For Texas Small Businesses April 13, 2020 | Austin, Texas | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Goldman Sachs and the LiftFund, along with other community development financial...

Governor Abbott Extends Disaster Declaration For COVID-19

April 12, 2020 | Austin, Texas | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation extending his Disaster Declaration for all Texas counties in response to COVID-19. Originally issued on March 13th, the Disaster Declaration provides the state a number of...

updated: Texas DPS – Shelter In Place Map

Texas Department of Public Safety is hosting an interactive map that shows county shelter in place orders. https://txdps.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/7f8f7d13bcc942d98c1ceb93b4697c36 As of 4:00pm on April 8, 2020, the site shows the following 114...

TCC: Open Letter to Elected Officials and Community Partners

Texas Chemical Council www.texaschemistry.org April 8, 2020 To Elected Officials and Community Partners: I am writing you today to provide a status update on the Texas chemical industry.  As you are aware, the chemical sector is one of the nation’s essential critical...

Texas Supreme Court Advisory – CORONAVIRUS

Contact: Osler McCarthy 512.463.1441 or email Twitter: @OslerSCTX TEXAS SUPREME COURT CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Clarifies that the latest order is for statute-of-limitations deadlines All service and statute-of-limitations deadlines have been delayed in civil cases from...