COVID-19 vaccines may be coming soon, but most Texans won’t get them for months....
FALFURRIAS — After 8 a.m. on a fall Friday, a 31-foot white van drove down pockmarked streets, passed a public housing complex and pulled...
Texas Students Are Failing Classes, Can They Catch Up?
Report cards are not looking good from the COVID-virtual classroom, and show that thousands of students are failing at least one subject, skipping assignments,...
El Paso County officials plead for more morgue workers as coronavirus fatalities climb
EL PASO — El Paso County officials sent out a plea Thursday evening for applicants to work at the county medical examiner’s office as...
Texas unemployment rate falls to 6.9% in October, a sign of slow and uneven...
The Texas unemployment rate dropped to 6.9% in October, the U.S. Labor Department said Friday, an improvement from the state’s September rate of 8.3%...
Do You Need an Air Purifier To Fight COVID-19? Experts Say Not Really.
Concern over COVID-19 has led to worries about indoor air quality and if an air purifier can make sharing spaces a safer experience.
Although COVID-19...
Gov. Abbott Announces Distribution of New Antibody Drug to Fight COVID-19
LUBBOCK — On Thursday, Governor Greg Abbott held the first coronavirus news conference since September and discussed the distribution of Bamlanivimab in Texas, the...
Incarcerated Texans Enlisted to Work in County Morgue as COVID-19 Deaths Overwhelm El Paso
The morgue in El Paso is so overwhelmed by the number of people dying from COVID-19 that inmates from the county’s detention facility are...
Cloth Masks Protect the Wearer Not Only Others, New Recommendations From the CDC
Throughout the pandemic, it has become clear that facial coverings are the best defense for curbing COVID-19 and protecting others, but new studies show...
College Kid Returning for Thanksgiving? Try These Safety Tips.
It’s now too late for a 14-day quarantine for thousands of college students returning home for Thanksgiving. How can families still gather for Thanksgiving...
IKEA Gives Texas Nearly $5 Million
The IKEA US Community Foundation has given nearly $5 million to the state of Texas. The donation is equal to the amount of money...
