May 19, 2020 The Texas Workforce Commission voted Tuesday to begin phasing out temporary child care subsidy programs for low-income parents and essential workers started in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as Gov. Greg Abbott launches phase two of the state’s attempted economic jump-start from coronavirus shutdowns. A program that has been providing child care […]
May 19, 2020 Dallas County is expected to announce at least 14 deaths Tuesday from COVID-19 – a new record, Dr. Philip Huang told county commissioners. The previous high was 10. The county will also announce 225 new cases, he said during the commissioners meeting. The news comes after a week of slowing in deaths […]
Amazon is said to be a contender for either all or parts of J.C. Penney, according to an exclusive report by WWD. “There is an Amazon team in Plano [Tex.] as we speak,” said one source who does business with the online giant, reported WWD. “There is a dialogue and I’m told it has a […]
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Dallas-Fort Worth will likely more than double by early July even if current social distancing measures and other prevention steps continue, according to a report by the University of Texas Southwestern. UT Southwestern’s report models the spread of the coronavirus across North Texas based on patient data from […]
Jack Baum got an early look at how COVID-19 could affect his tech company in the Seattle area. In March – before shelter-in-place policies were widely rolled out – Ziosk’s restaurant products became increasingly popular after the coronavirus began to spread in Kirkland, Wash., said Baum, co-founder. The Dallas company’s touchscreen technology enables remote ordering […]
May 19, 2020 Such are our political divisions now that we seem determined to express them even when it comes to the most simple response to the coronavirus. To mask or not to mask, that is the question. The idea is that to wear a mask, or to practice social distancing, suggests a communal spirit […]
May 18, 2020 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order March 31 that told Texans to stay home in April except for essential activity. On May 1, that order expired, and Abbott announced his formal reopening plan, intended to be completed in phases. On Monday, gyms and fitness centers were the latest to be […]
May 15, 2020 High school students across Texas are facing unprecedented challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Universities are responding by adjusting their policies to make the admission process easier. This spring, many high schoolers haven’t been able to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or American College Testing (ACT). Some school districts have been […]
May 18, 2020 The damage the coronavirus inflicted on the North Texas economy is staggering and historic. More than 370,000 new unemployment claims, and counting, in the Dallas-Fort Worth region since COVID-19 hit. Almost $23 billion of real gross product loss. And more than $15 billion in lost personal income. Those are some of the […]
May 18, 2020 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is set to hold a press conference at 2 p.m. Central time Monday. He’s expected to provide updates on the state’s response to the new coronavirus. Watch the news conference above, courtesy of KXAS-TV. The feed will not be live until the governor begins speaking. Viewers may see […]