(Bloomberg) — The coronavirus outbreaks in Florida and California showed signs of easing. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated that Democrats might cut their economic stimulus proposal to seal a deal for a Covid-19 relief package. Finland’s prime minister is being tested for coronavirus, while Germany’s chancellor ruled out any […]
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: — Texas A&M has established a reduced capacity, distanced seating plan designed to host fans at Kyle Field as safely as possible. The university’s plan focuses on the recommended health protocols and ensures that attendance during […]
As Texas surpassed 10,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths Monday, a new report shows that U.S. nursing homes are seeing a surge in infections and a steep rise in deaths. Also Monday, a woman whose father died from the coronavirus blamed President Donald Trump and his administration during the first night of the four-day Democratic […]
While scientists around the world rush to find a vaccine for COVID-19, researchers in San Francisco developed an antiviral nasal spray that could fight the coronavirus. Coronavirus infections have spiked in Texas as the state surpassed the 500,000 case marker Tuesday. While state hospitalizations have decreased, Gov. Greg Abbott said gatherings […]
While scientists around the world rush to find a vaccine for COVID-19, researchers in San Francisco developed an antiviral nasal spray that could fight the coronavirus. Coronavirus infections have spiked in Texas as the state surpassed the 500,000 case marker Tuesday. While state hospitalizations have decreased, Gov. Greg Abbott said gatherings […]
Photo credit: Raydene Hansen – Hearst Owned From Cosmopolitan Shortly after Esmarie* learned she was pregnant in mid-March, the city in South Central Texas where she lives started to shut down in response to the coronavirus. Her college classes went online and she lost shifts at the two restaurants where […]
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He was a fugitive who had threatened to go to war with the government and had illegally got his hands on a powerful firearm after being released from prison. And he was in contact with another militia extremist who months later would begin plotting to kidnap Michigan’s governor, according to […]
There were reports of $60 cases of water, $11 for a gallon of milk, $13 for a dozen eggs and $7 for a loaf of bread. HOUSTON — Nearly 2,000 complaints of price gouging poured into the Texas Attorney General’s Office during last month’s deep freeze, according to records obtained […]
CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide If you like recharging in the outdoors, getting up close with bison and camels, and need a quick getaway, you might want to check into the Exotic Resort Zoo in Johnson City, Texas. With only eight cabins, an outdoor swimming pool and […]
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Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day’s latest updates. Sign up here. Three Texas love stories ended in July. Ricardo Ramos died on Independence Day. Ramon Fuentes III passed five days later. By the end of […]
This article is published in partnership with TexasTribune.org. As many Texas universities take the extraordinary step of canceling or significantly reducing spring break during the pandemic, some schools are hosting on-campus events and continuing the weeklong break in March despite concerns about college students using the time to travel and […]
Federal health officials have directed states to make all adults eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccination by May 1, White House senior adviser for COVID-19 response Andy Slavitt said Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the directive days after President Joe Biden set the May 1 […]
In the early weeks of the pandemic in March 2020, colleges across the state extended spring break and then moved to online-only classes afterwards largely due to initial fears about facilitating the spread of the coronavirus. Now, a year later, college officials face a dilemma with what to prioritize during […]
As many Texas universities take the extraordinary step of canceling or significantly reducing spring break during the pandemic, some schools are hosting on-campus events and continuing the weeklong break in March despite concerns about college students using the time to travel and infect others. In the early weeks of the […]
Texas is ending its mask mandate on Wednesday, one week after Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced that the state would lift its COVID-19 restrictions. Abbott’s move makes Texas the largest state to lift its requirement for face coverings. He attributed the move to an increasing vaccination pace and a low statewide positivity rate. […]
Abbott’s announcement came just days after two fellow governors seen as potential rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination took victory laps at the Conservative Political Action Conference by boasting of their efforts to resist the sort of restrictions that the Texas governor had imposed. Gov. Kristi L. Noem of […]
The Daily Beast Olympian McKayla Maroney Ensnared in Mystery ‘Cult’ the Church of the Master Angels Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos via Facebook/GettyWhen serial pedophile and former doctor for the U.S. women’s gymnastics team Larry Nassar was sentenced to a maximum of 175 years in prison, more […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez flew into Houston Friday with a Texas-sized donation to deliver. She raised more than $4M for victims of the winter storm. By Saturday morning she was volunteering with other local elected Democrats at the Houston Food Bank, which stocks smaller food pantries in the city. A major […]
The New York Times Texas Crisis Exposes a Nation’s Vulnerability to Climate Change Even as Texas struggled to restore electricity and water over the past week, signs of the risks posed by increasingly extreme weather to America’s aging infrastructure were cropping up across the country. The week’s continent-spanning winter storms […]
Denton is a midsize Texas city north of Dallas. This week, it became a microcosm of the cascading crises that has beset the state: electricity blackouts, natural-gas shortages and water problems. Denton and other parts of Texas are experiencing their third straight day of blackouts as a deep freeze created […]
The White House announced Saturday that President BidenJoe BidenREAD: House Democrats’ mammoth COVID-19 relief bill House panel unveils .9T relief package Nunes lawsuit against CNN thrown out MORE approved a major disaster declaration for Texas as the state grapples with severe winter weather. The move paves the way for more […]
More than 200,000 energy customers in Texas are still without power, after millions endured outages earlier this week as the state was hit by a winter storm and freezing temperatures. Power Outage US reports that approximately 211,000 customers in Texas are now without power, with most outages impacting major companies […]