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State Expands COVID-19 Testing Beyond Nursing Homes
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is expanding COVID-19 testing to all patients, residents and staffers at the 23 state-operated inpatient psychiatric hospitals...
After Blowback, Texas Admits 6% of its Reported Tests Were for Antibodies, Not Active...
Texas health officials made a key change Thursday to how they report data about the coronavirus, distinguishing antibody tests from standard viral tests and...
Texas Restaurant Association Has a Plan to #SaveTXRestaurants
On the eve of Texas restaurants being allowed to increase service capacity from 25% to 50%, the Texas Restaurant Association renewed its call for...
No Reason to Panic About the ‘Murder Hornet’ in Texas
It’s only May, and so far in 2020, the world has seen a global pandemic, an economic downturn, wildfires in Australia and the death...
Texas Supreme Court Justice Tests Positive for COVID-19
Texas Supreme Court Justice Debra Lehrmann has tested positive for COVID-19. Ironically, the revelation comes a day after she and the rest of the...
Abbott Provides a Glimpse Into How Texas Schools May Reopen in Fall
What will school be like this fall? Gov. Greg Abbott gave us an idea Wednesday during an exclusive interview with WOAI.
“The goal and the...
Two Million Texans Are Out of Work
The number of Texans on unemployment is now hovering around the 2 million mark. Another 134,381 first-time claims were filed in the Lone Star...
The Crisis of Mental Health and COVID-19
It’s easy to feel an abundance of stress or anxiety in uncertain times.
Normal daily schedules have been disrupted. Working from home and other changes...
Another Day, Another Ruling in the Texas Vote-by-Mail Fight
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals today set aside Federal District Judge Fred Biery’s decision to open the door to all Texas voters,...
Summer Power Bills May be Scorchers
It’s going to be a hot one this summer. Texans may be used to the high humidity and sweltering heat, but amid the coronavirus...
