Texas to Allow Limited Visits at Nursing Homes With No COVID-19 Cases
For months, families in Texas have been unable to see their loved ones in nursing homes and long-term care facilities due to the coronavirus...
Private Schools in Texas Limit Enrollment As They Aim to Reopen Classrooms
While debate about how to safely reopen public schools in Texas raged through the summer, Kim Olstrup was preparing to bring students back to...
Ways to Estimate Your School’s COVID-19 Risk Level
There is a lot of discussion underway right now about school starting and the possible spread of COVID-19 among kids and those they live...
Abbott Brushes Aside Latest Lawsuit From His GOP Colleagues
Gov. Greg Abbott believes the latest lawsuit filed by five members of his own party will suffer the same fate as other cases against...
Get a Flu Shot! It is Very Important This Year.
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a decrease in immunizations for children heading toward the start of the...
Unemployment is Still High, but Texas Sees Significant Drop
There was a 19% drop in first-time unemployment claims in Texas last week. Just under 69,000 Texans filed for benefits in the week ending...
Houston Nonprofit Offers Local Alternative to Industrial Farms
In the early days of the pandemic, store shelves were often bare of fresh fruits and vegetables. Texans who planned on quarantining stocked up,...
Health Care Providers Have More Time to Apply for Relief Funds
Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced Wednesday that eligible health care providers have more time to apply for...
Abbott Sued Over Contact Tracing Contract by Members of his Own Party
Five Republican state lawmakers have taken Gov. Greg Abbott to court, alleging he overstepped his authority in awarding a $295 million contract for contact...
A Negative COVID-19 Test, Quarantine Required for Texas College Kids
College students this fall will have one more thing to add to their back-to-school checklists: in addition to registering for classes, ordering textbooks, and...
