Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to announce plans to reopen more Texas businesses on Monday. Over the past two weeks, Abbott has allowed restaurants, retailers, movie theaters and hair salons to reopen in a reduced capacity. He had earlier said bars could reopen by the middle of this month, but he now says he wants […]
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds to flyover Central Texas hospitals
May 12, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds plan a flyover in Central Texas to honor coronavirus emergency first responders and health care workers. The formation of F-16s, also known as the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron based at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, will conduct the flyover of the San Antonio and Austin area […]
All nursing home residents, staffers in Texas to be tested for coronavirus
May 12, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Governor Greg Abbott says all nursing home residents and staff members in Texas are to be tested for coronavirus. The Governor issued the order yesterday. The project is based on guidance from the White House Coronavirus Task Force and National Coronavirus Response Coordinator, Doctor Deborah Birx. So far, the start date for the testing has […]
Texas health clinics to receive funding for COVID-19 testing
May 11, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Federal funding is coming to dozens of Texas health clinics for COVID-19 testing. Yesterday, the Valley Morning Star reported that Senator John Cornyn announced the U.S. Department of Health And Human Services is providing 31-million dollars for the expansion of coronavirus testing throughout the state. Senator Cornyn says the funds are part of project involving […]
Events canceled, employees furloughed as North Texas city budgets suffer
May 7, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Cities in North Texas are experiencing a budget crunch as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Dallas officials say the city is losing more money now than it did during the great recession more than ten years ago. City Council on Wednesday discussed possible delays to street repairs and other projects as a result of […]
Elderly Texas inmates turn to Supreme Court for protection from virus
May 7, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Inmates in a Texas prison for the elderly are turning to the U.S. Supreme Court for help in being protected from the coronavirus. Two prisoners of the Wallace Pack Unit in Navasota sued the state in March after a 62-year-old inmate died of the virus. The suit claims the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has […]
Abbott ends self-quarantine order for travelers from Louisiana
April 29, 2020 by Leave a Comment
As of Friday, travelers entering Texas from Louisiana will no longer be required to undergo a 14-day self-quarantine. The restriction took effect a month ago in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Gov. Greg Abbott’s order on Monday about the reopening of Texas businesses also announced the upcoming end of the Louisiana […]
Texas and other states begin to roll out reopening plans
April 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The governors of Texas and several other states are unveiling timelines for lifting coronavirus restrictions. Many states are dropping stay-at-home orders as of May 1st. Texas, Tennessee, Minnesota, and Wisconsin are among the states easing some of the restrictions this week. Georgia announced on Monday some businesses, including hair salons and gyms, can reopen this […]
Austin company sells Texas-themed face masks
April 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment
An Austin company is making Texas-themed face masks for Lone Star State residents who want to put the best face on the pandemic. Texas Humor, a small family-owned business, makes the one-size-fits-all masks out of 50-50 cotton and polyester. The masks feature slogans like “Texas Tough” and “Keep Smiling, You’re in Texas.” The first run […]
National Guard to set up testing sites around state
April 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment
More than 12-hundred members of the Texas National Guard will soon be setting up two-dozen mobile coronavirus testing sites statewide. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that the first two sites will be in Floresville and Fredericksburg, and will be able to conduct about 150 tests a day. Floresville is the site of a state-run veterans’ […]
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