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Aggregated Texas News Articles

• DART Modifies Weekday Service During COVID-19 Pandemic
  
  Dallas Area Rapid Transit will implement temporary weekday service changes in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
  Hannah Jones.  NBC.  Tue, Mar 31 2020 01:00:37 PM.
• Judges slow abortion bans in Texas, Ohio, Alabama amid virus
  
  Federal judges in Texas, Alabama and Ohio have temporarily blocked efforts to ban abortions during the coronavirus pandemic. The rulings Monday were handed down as providers in Iowa and Oklahoma filed lawsuits to ...
  News 9.  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 02:31:00 EDT.
• Winning numbers drawn in 'Daily 4 Night' game
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Night" game were: 8-4-4-4, FIREBALL: 3 (eight, four, four, four; FIREBALL: three)
  By The Associated Press.  San Antonio Express News.  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 03:46:18 UTC.
• Coronavirus cases in El Paso and Texas: Daily statistics on cases, deaths in state
  
  Daily update on confirmed COVID-19 cases in El Paso and the state of Texas.        
  Times Staff, El Paso Times.  El Paso Times.  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 02:23:17 +0000.
• Some states facing legal challenges over abortion bans
  
  Planned Parenthood, the ACLU and others filed legal complaints over abortion bans in Alabama, Iowa, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas.
  CBS News.  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 22:11:00 -0400.
• Oil industry facing historic production shutdown
  
  Crude oil in Texas was changing hands for as little as $7 a barrel on Monday.
  By Derek Brower and David Sheppard In London.  American City Business Journals.  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:07:25 +0000.
• Fed Judge Nixes Texas' Pandemic Abortion Curbs; More Challenges Loom
  
  A U.S. judge on Monday blocked Texas officials from banning most abortions in the state as part of their order to postpone surgeries and other procedures deemed not medically necessary during the coronavirus crisis. The ruling by U.S. ...
  Newsmax.  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 19:00:02 EDT.
• Abortion in Texas will resume, despite Attorney General orders
  
  A federal judge halted Texas's temporary ban on abortion, allowing the procedure to resume despite the state's suspension of "non-essential" procedures.
  CBS News.  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:47:00 -0400.
• Parsley, Pioneer ask state regulators for emergency meeting on production cuts
  
  With crude prices trading in the $20 per barrel range, two of the most active oil companies in Texas are asking state regulators for to hold an emergency meeting and order production cuts.
  Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle.  Houston Chronicle.  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:51:33 UTC.
• Spire Agency Partner Steve Gray: 'We're all kind of outrunning a tsunami'
  
  Steve Gray, partner at Dallas-based B2B branding agency Spire, discusses trends in branding and marketing during the coronavirus outbreak and how B2B companies can ensure their messages get across during the pandemic.
  Taylor Tompkins.  American City Business Journals.  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 19:59:13 +0000.
• Coronavirus In Texas: Here's When Illness Could Peak
  
  A new model from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation shows when the new coronavirus could peak in Texas.
  Feroze Dhanoa.  Patch.  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:54:52 -0400.
• Suspect runs across freeway, jumps off overpass after pursuit near downtown Houston
  
  A man fleeing police ran across a freeway and jumped off an overpass following a short pursuit Monday near downtown Houston.
  Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle.  Houston Chronicle.  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 19:27:28 UTC.
• Dallas Wings Forward Imani McGee-Stafford Will Sit Out Next 2 WNBA Seasons For Law School
  
  Some of the logjam in the frontcourt was solved for the Dallas Wings of the WNBA on Monday morning as the team announced veteran big Imani McGee-Stafford would sit out the next two seasons to attend law school.
  By Brendon Kleen, Contributor.  Forbes.  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:24:44 +0000.
• UnitedHealth Offers Relief to Clients in Houston Amid Crisis
  
  UnitedHealth (UNH) expands its contract with Methodist to provide its members access to the hospital's doctors amid the global crisis.
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:38:00 GMT.
• Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw blasts Hillary Clinton criticism of Trump amid the coronavirus crisis
  
  Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw called out Hillary Clinton on Fox and Friends on Sunday for mocking Trump's 'America first' policy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  Daily Mail.  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 05:26:40 GMT.
• Texas requires 14-day quarantine for travelers flying from Chicago, other major cities
  
  Texas' governor is requiring all air travelers flying from Chicago to the state to quarantine for 14 day or potentially face jail time.
  Ktrk.  ABC News.  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 02:12:13 +0000.
• Loved ones have social distancing wedding reception for Houston newlyweds
  
  A Houston couple was surprised to see the street lined with their loved ones cheering and throwing rice for a social distancing wedding reception.
  Ccg.  ABC News.  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 21:49:06 +0000.
• Texas company looking to dock stimulus money from paychecks, relieve their payroll: report
  
  At least one company is looking to take advantage of individual stimulus checks to help relieve its economic difficulties.
  Peter Aitken.  Fox News.  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 17:18:11 GMT.

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