{"id":11821,"date":"2020-07-09T04:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T04:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/inside-texas-politics-how-austin-is-dealing-with-the-highest-coronavirus-positivity-rate-in-the-us\/"},"modified":"2020-07-09T04:06:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T04:06:00","slug":"inside-texas-politics-how-austin-is-dealing-with-the-highest-coronavirus-positivity-rate-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/inside-texas-politics-how-austin-is-dealing-with-the-highest-coronavirus-positivity-rate-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Texas Politics: How Austin is dealing with the highest coronavirus positivity rate in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CUISi_Pkkbs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This week on Inside Texas politics: <\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 cases are spiking in Texas right now and Austin has the highest positivity rate in the country. Austin Mayor Steve Adler joins the show to talk about how the capital city is battling the ongoing problems stemming from the pandemic. <\/p>\n<p>U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams has lived in Texas and might have. little more insight than others in Washington D.C. He discusses whether there is common ground to find with people who refuse to wear face masks and his thoughts on sending his kids to school next month.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Restaurant Association says Governor Greg Abbott is putting small businesses in a tough spot and what&#8217;s worse is the concern that some cities may further restrict restaurant operations. President and CEO of The Texas Restaurant Association Emily Williams Knight shares her thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Joe Biden is on the verge of picking a running mate. Which one would help or hurt him most in Texas? Jason, Ross, and Bud Kennedy, with the Fort-Worth Star-Telegram, are joined by Berna Dean Steptoe, WFAA-TV\u2019s political producer to discuss.<\/p>\n<p>MORE: https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/insidetexaspolitics<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Inside Texas Politics: How Austin is dealing with the highest coronavirus positivity rate in the US<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Inside+Texas+Politics%3A+How+Austin+is+dealing+with+the+highest+coronavirus+positivity+rate+in+the+US&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Inside Texas Politics: How Austin is dealing with the highest coronavirus positivity rate in the US - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664c6b6873194bbc9c15a66eb54de349&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fus-shared-intel-showing-high-likelihood-covid-19-lab-leak-with-uk-report&amp;c=1960432044617903740&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUS shared intel with UK showing 'high likelihood' of COVID-19 lab leak: report\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mike Pompeo, when he was U.S. secretary of state, shared intel with the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic suggesting ... interviews and more Fox News politics content.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664c6b6873194bbc9c15a66eb54de349&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Ftexas%2Fnews%2Ftexas-lawmakers-react-to-arrests-during-pro-palestinian-protests-at-ut-austin%2F&amp;c=16886957611358618596&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas lawmakers react to arrests during pro-Palestinian protests at UT Austin\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dozens of people were arrested at the University of Texas at Austin during protests over ... stories and more in the latest edition of Eye on Politics (original air date: April 28).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664c6b6873194bbc9c15a66eb54de349&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kens5.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Finside-politics%2Ftexas-politics%2Fstate-lawmaker-has-very-candid-conversation-ut-austin-president-following-violent-response-protests%2F287-a2cf003f-ec10-42a4-adbb-90c0d3e7af22&amp;c=6377906986186187189&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tState lawmaker has \u201cvery candid\u201d conversation with UT-Austin President following violent response to protests\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 The protests taking place ... of our students were violated,\u201d Rep. Hinojosa told us on Inside Texas Politics. 57 people were arrested after the initial protest last week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664c6b6873194bbc9c15a66eb54de349&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfaa.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Finside-politics%2Ftexas-politics%2Fstate-lawmaker-has-very-candid-conversation-ut-austin-president-following-violent-response-protests%2F287-a2cf003f-ec10-42a4-adbb-90c0d3e7af22&amp;c=8607379441884520043&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tState lawmaker has \u201cvery candid\u201d conversation with UT-Austin President following violent response to protests\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 The protests taking place ... of our students were violated,\u201d Rep. Hinojosa told us on Inside Texas Politics. 57 people were arrested after the initial protest last week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664c6b6873194bbc9c15a66eb54de349&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2Fut-austin-suspends-pro-palestinian-student-group-anti-israel-protest&amp;c=15729052634554884100&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUT Austin suspends Pro-Palestinian student group after anti-Israel protest\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Pro-Palestinian student group at the University of Texas at Austin shared on Friday that it was placed on interim suspension following the arrest of several students earlier this week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664c6b6873194bbc9c15a66eb54de349&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statesman.com%2Fstory%2Fbusiness%2F2024%2F04%2F26%2Fwhy-is-home-insurance-in-texas-near-the-most-expensive-in-the-country%2F73456486007%2F&amp;c=14090788420163864957&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas has some of the highest homeowners insurance rates in the country; here's why\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>That increase is the highest in the country in that period, and experts are predicting more rate increases in 2024. Here\u2019s what to know: Why are home insurance rates so high in Texas?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664c6b6873194bbc9c15a66eb54de349&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.texasmonthly.com%2Fnews-politics%2Faustin-texas-tech-bust-oracle-tesla%2F&amp;c=18153027731943965322&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas Attracted California Techies. Now It\u2019s Losing Thousands of Them.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The \u201cTexas ... outside Austin to serve as a safe haven for disruptors, like other utopians who have been coming to the state for centuries. But, it turned out, after the COVID-19 pandemic ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664c6b6873194bbc9c15a66eb54de349&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.krmg.com%2Fnews%2Faverage-long-term-us%2FRJ4OCA5MRHC32XPM2QB4LWJIUQ%2F&amp;c=3954016164361491664&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAverage long-term US mortgage rate climbs for fourth straight week to highest level since November\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>LOS ANGELES \u2014 (AP) \u2014 The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level since late November, another setback for home shoppers in what's traditionally the housing ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664c6b6873194bbc9c15a66eb54de349&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wavy.com%2Fnews%2Fbusiness%2Fap-average-long-term-us-mortgage-rate-climbs-for-fourth-straight-week-to-highest-level-since-november%2F&amp;c=9128824589537258681&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAverage long-term US mortgage rate climbs for fourth straight week to highest level since November\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level since late November, another setback for home shoppers in what\u2019s traditionally the housing ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664c6b6873194bbc9c15a66eb54de349&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F04%2F24%2Fhealth%2Fus-birth-rate-decline-2023-cdc%2Findex.html&amp;c=4186625335941409621&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUS fertility rate dropped to lowest in a century as births dipped in 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The fertility rate in ... from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s National Center for Health Statistics. After a steep plunge in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, the ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664c6b6873194bbc9c15a66eb54de349&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.voanews.com%2Fa%2Fcdc-us-birth-rate-drops-after-slight-post-covid-rebound%2F7584972.html&amp;c=17643081897413749428&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCDC: US birth rate drops after slight post-COVID rebound\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The fertility rate in the United States dropped in 2023, after a slight two-year rebound that followed the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664c6b6873194bbc9c15a66eb54de349&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usnews.com%2Fnews%2Fbusiness%2Farticles%2F2024-04-25%2Faverage-long-term-us-mortgage-rate-climbs-for-fourth-straight-week-to-highest-level-since-november&amp;c=12500772915594643753&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAverage Long-Term US Mortgage Rate Climbs for Fourth Straight Week to Highest Level Since November\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Average Long-Term US Mortgage Rate Climbs for Fourth Straight Week to Highest Level Since November LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week on Inside Texas politics: COVID-19 cases are spiking in Texas right now and Austin has the highest positivity rate in the country. Austin Mayor Steve Adler joins the show to talk about how the capital city is battling the ongoing problems stemming from the pandemic. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams has lived in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11822,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[148,5480,1002,5640,171,86,187],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CUISi_Pkkbs.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11821"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}