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Texas sees 1st case of new variant amid push for more shots
By JIM VERTUNO and JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas reported its first known case of a person infected with the...
Have you received your $600 stimulus check?
The Internal Revenue Service has set up an online portal so you can get an update on your $600 stimulus check.
The IRS says the...
Texas official urges people to stay home as virus cases soar
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Health officials in the Texas state capital on Wednesday again urged people to avoid holiday gatherings to slow the spread...
Rental assistance program designed to avoid evictions extended until March 15
By Kate McGee, Texas Tribune
The Texas Supreme Court has extended its emergency eviction relief program for tenants behind on rent through at least March...
Texas inmates haven’t received coronavirus vaccine
By Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune
Texas’ prisons and jails have been coronavirus hot spots throughout the pandemic. At least about 200 Texas inmates have died...
Health workers at DHR declined COVID-19 vaccine, state senator and others lined up
By Vianna Davila, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, and Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune
So many workers at a hospital in the Rio Grande...
Biden to receive COVID vaccine as Trump remains on sidelines
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden will receive his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part...
Bidens to get first vaccine dose on Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, will be getting their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday.
That’s according to Biden’s...
FDA advisory panel endorses Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine
By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government advisory panel endorsed a second COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, paving the way for...
Superintendents seek distance learning waiver
BISD Superintendent Rene Gutierrez and other superintendents in the Region One Educational Service Center have sent a letter to Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath...