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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| The Brief for April 22 |  | In today's Brief: A new database lets renters see if they=E2=80=99re protected from evictions, Gov. Greg Abbott=E2=80=99s task force to reopen the economy includes many donors, and how plummeting oil prices could affect state and local budgets.
Elvia Limon, Texas Tribune 04/22/2020    | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Christian Health Sharing Group Faces Customer Lawsuits | | Trinity Healthshare, a major Christian group, is being sued by former customers in at least three states who claim it sold them an alternative to health insurance that misled them about protections against large medical bills. Numerous insurance regulators are trying to stop the group from offering the plans in their states.
Reed Abelson, The New York Times 04/22/2020 | | Read Article: The New York Times |
| U.S. Not Liable for Sexual Assaults by Border Patrol Agent | | The U.S. government isn=E2=80=99t liable for a border patrol agent=E2=80=99s alleged rape and beating of a woman and her teenage daughter because those actions were outside the scope of his job duties, the Fifth Circuit ruled Tuesday.
David McAfee, Bloomberg 04/22/2020 | | Read Article: Bloomberg |
| Lawsuit: Small Business Loan Program Discriminated Against Women, Minorities | | A new lawsuit alleges the federal small business loan program rolled out to combat financial upheaval during the coronavirus discriminated against woman- and minority-owned businesses. The lawsuit was filed by two Maryland business owners who were unable to obtain financial assistance from the government before the program ran out of money. According to their lawsuit, businesses with employees were able to apply for loans before those without, which they said are disproportionately owned by women and minorities.
Brendan Pierson, Reuters 04/21/2020 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Full-Blown Bench Trials Via Zoom in Texas | | A handful of Texas judges are starting to hold bench trials through video conference as courthouses remain shuttered because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Although judges across the state have been using Zoom since late March for hearings in both criminal and civil cases, the use of the remote technology for a full-blown trial is new.
Angela Morris, Law.com 04/22/2020 | | Read Article: Law.com |
| Workers Face High Hurdles When Suing Employers Over Covid-19 | | Workers who contract the coronavirus on the job will face an uphill battle in proving their employers created unsafe work conditions, as an anticipated spike in lawsuits related to the pandemic would enter uncharted territory and raise novel legal questions. It will be difficult for workers to win those cases, employment law professors and attorneys told Bloomberg Law. Workers often are at a disadvantage against employers in these sorts of cases.
Erin Mulvaney & Fatima Hussein , Bloomberg 04/22/2020 | | Read Article: Bloomberg |
| Investigation: Coronavirus Outbreaks at Meat Packing Plants Getting Worse | | A rash of coronavirus outbreaks at dozens of meat packing plants across the nation is far more extensive than previously thought, according to an exclusive review of cases by USA TODAY and the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. More than 150 of America's largest meat processing plants operate in counties where the rate of coronavirus infection is already among the nation's highest, based on the media outlets' analysis of slaughterhouse locations and county-level COVID-19 infection rates.
Kyle Bagenstose, Sky Chadde and Matt Wynn, USA Today 04/22/2020 | | Read Article: USA Today |
| COVID-19 Cases Now Tied to Meat Plants in Rural Texas Counties | | A meatpacking plant in Deep East Texas appears to be connected to an outbreak of COVID-19 in a rural part of the state where the number of coronavirus cases has skyrocketed in recent weeks. The state health department is investigating cases at a Tyson poultry processing plant in Shelby County that may comprise a significant number of the county's 69 confirmed cases.
Christopher Collins and Sophie Novack, Texas Observer 04/22/2020 | | Read Article: Texas Observer |
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