While Gov. Greg Abbott says his decisions are based on "data and doctors," Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is telling GOP grassroots activists that the Texas economy could be restarted as soon as the first week in May. Plus, the battle over Texas' abortion ban continues and a former Texas congressman in prison wants a presidential pardon. Join the conversation featuring Scott Braddock, editor of The Quorum Report and Houston Chronicle political writer Jeremy Wallace.

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The Rev. Hannah Atkins Romero, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Midtown, talks about the sense of loss experienced by Houston's faith communities as an Easter Sunday without church services approaches. Plus: a special performance by April Sloan-Hubert and the Trinity Jazz Ensemble.

Today, we're sharing an episode of "Coronavirus Chronicle" with Texas Take listeners. Previous episodes at available on Apple Podcasts.

Houston Chronicle photojournalist Marie De Jesús illuminates the balancing act between keeping a safe distance and capturing the intimate, human moments that reveal just how profoundly life in Houston has changed.

Today, we're sharing an episode of our new podcast "Coronavirus Chronicle" with Texas Take listeners. Listen to previous episodes here. Houstonians know all about hurricanes: Wind speed, the dirty side, the European models. But what do we need to track the coronavirus? Angela Blanchard discusses that and more with the Houston Chronicle's Lisa Gray.

Today, we're sharing an episode of our new podcast "Coronavirus Chronicle" with Texas Take listeners. Listen to previous episodes here. As March turned into April and the Houston stay-at-home order was extended to the start of May, renters who found themselves suddenly unemployed by the coronavirus outbreak have been left to wonder how they will pay for housing. Landlords have their own concerns: without the expected rent revenue, how will they be able to pay their own bills? Some states — including Texas — have temporarily stopped evictions from going forward in court. But what does that order really mean? Reporter Sarah Smith, who covers housing, homelessness and poverty for the Houston Chronicle, joins host Ferrill Gibbs to discuss the dilemma facing tenants and property owners alike.

Today, we're sharing an episode of our new podcast "Coronavirus Chronicle" with Texas Take listeners. Listen to previous episodes here. As Houston Chronicle executive editor Steve Riley said recently in a letter to readers: Quite suddenly, your lives have changed. Your health, or the health of someone you love, could be at risk. Your job seems shakier than just days ago. Your church isn't having services, your favorite bar has closed, and the gym has locked its doors. And there's no baseball, no March Madness. At the Houston Chronicle, we feel it, too. So as an introduction to our new daily podcast, host Ferrill Gibbs talks to Riley about the differences between the coronavirus crisis and other recent catastrophes, and about the unique challenge that covering it presents to local newsrooms.

While stressing it is not a shelter in place order, Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered bars, restaurants, gyms, and schools to close for the next couple weeks. Drive-thru and takeout service is still available for now and grocery stores remain open. The implications from COVID-19 for Texans and state government are now starting to become more clear as we try to figure it all out on the state's #1 political podcast: The Texas Take. Join the conversation featuring Scott Braddock, editor of The Quorum Report and Houston Chronicle political writer Jeremy Wallace.

Listen to the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board's impassioned plea to Houstonians coping with the coronavirus -- "Stay home!" -- as expressed by editorial board member Monica Rohr.

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