RA Staff
Written by RA News staff.
COVID-19 Causes Historic Spike in Unemployment Claims
The number of Texans filing for unemployment benefits last week totaled 155,657, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. That is 10 times the...
Abbott’s News Conference Today to Update Texans on COVID-19 Response
Gov. Greg Abbott will give an update on Texas’ fight against COVID-19 at 2 p.m. today. The news conference from the Capitol will be...
Gov. Greg Abbott COVID-19 Update 3-26-20
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott held a press conference Thursday, March 26, 2020 to update Texans on the state's COVID-19 response.
Lenders Provide Mortgage Relief During Pandemic
Homeowners who have lost their jobs or are sick with COVID-19 may be eligible to delay their mortgage payments for six months or longer,...
Waffle House Goes Code Red, Closes Hundreds of Restaurants Due to COVID-19
Most of us think of Waffle House as the place to grab some post-imbibing sustenance before heading home, or as a rest stop for...
For Texas High School Students, Many Things Are up in the Air, but Maybe...
The coronavirus has created uncertainty for many Texas high school seniors. The children who were born right after 9/11 are now wondering not just...
Cheers! Texans Seem to Be Drinking Up Lately
Texans are sheltering in place and ... drinking?
Much of the world’s social gatherings have been placed on hold. Parties have been canceled, restaurants have...
No Jury Duty: COVID-19 Puts Many Court Proceedings in Texas on Hold
Anyone scheduled for jury duty in the next several weeks has COVID-19 to thank for giving them a break. As confirmed cases of the...
Senate to Vote on Historic $2 Trillion Virus Spending Bill
Congress and the White House agreed on a $2 trillion coronavirus rescue bill early Wednesday.
The Senate is expected to vote on the bill today....
Texas Could Run Out of Hospital Beds, but Abbott Is Working to Increase Facilities
It is all but certain that in Texas more people will be in need of emergency care than hospitals have room for.
This week, hospitals...
