The NAACP on Thursday said it sent an open letter to every professional sports players association in the United States urging free agent athletes to avoid signing contracts with teams in Texas due to the state s "most recent attacks on voting rights and reproductive care" as well as its stance o.
Texas eases COVID-19 restrictions
In the US, the state of Texas is moving ahead as if the pandemic is already over. Governor Greg Abbott has loosened restrictions in response to falling infection rates. Businesses are being allowed to re-open and a mask mandate has been lifted.
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Now praised as heroes of the pandemic, front-line medical workers have been routinely scratched, bitten or verbally abused by patients. Well over half of Texas' nurses reported being subject to workplace violence, according to a 2016 state study.
AUSTIN, Texas — The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Texas continues to fall from record highs as the state nears the end of what has been its deadliest month