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Bandera Roundup corrals big crowd
By Chuck Mccollough at the Bandera Bulletin, September 9, 2020 Like a breath of fresh air, the Bandera County Courthouse grounds came alive on Saturday, Sept. 5, with the sounds, sights and alluring smells of a big Labor Day weekend party called the Bandera Roundup. Genie Strickland, who has organized the marketplace activity around the
Texas physicians losing money during the pandemic, wanting health insurers to pay up.
The Texas Academy of Family Physicians is also asking legislators to expand Medicaid insurance coverage to low-income adults and restore funding for a program that studied racial health disparities.
Doctors Warning Against Benadryl Challenge Sweeping TikTok
By Isobella Harkrider at Reform Austin, September 8, 2020 Doctors are warning people about the TikTok Benadryl challenge, which has been linked to the death of a 15-year-old girl in Oklahoma City. The challenge involves taking many doses of the anti-allergy medication in an effort to cause hallucinations. But such high doses can cause life-threatening
Medina cross country run ‘huge success’
By Chuck McCollough at Bandera Bulletin, September 2, 2020 Medina Independent School District Athletic Director Cully Doyle was a very busy man as he and his coaches helped the Medina Cross Country Meet proceed smoothly on Saturday, Aug. 29. Medina Independent School District Athletic Director Cully Doyle was a very busy man as he and
Kerrville-area man on sex offender registry accused of possessing child porn
By Kerrville Daily Times Staff, August 31, 2020 A 37-year-old man on the sex offender registry for sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in Idaho more than 10 years ago has been arrested in Kerr County on suspicion of possessing child pornography. A sheriff’s deputy arrested Jesse Franklin Penton on Aug. 28 on three warrants, each
As the school year begins online, thousands of Texas students are being left out of virtual learning
One Central Texas superintendent estimated that up to 7,000 students in his district struggled to access virtual learning, and new iPads are not likely to arrive before October. In South Texas, students share computers, phones and spotty internet with siblings.
Remote learning was chosen by 27.7% in BISD
The Bandera Independent School District began what it expects will be another successful school year on Aug. 17, with an enrollment of 2,221, down by 49 students from the prior school year, district officials said.
Nearly 600,000 Texans will lose access to a program that prevented electricity shut-offs during the pandemic on Oct. 1
Once the program ends, customers could be on the hook for partial back payments.
Hurricane Laura in Texas: Evacuation orders lifted in some parts of Texas, Abbott to survey damage
By Texas Tribune Staff, August 27, 2020 Thursday’s biggest developments: Hurricane Laura downgraded to Category 2 Evacuation orders lifted, Abbott plans visit to storm-affected areas Evacuation orders in some parts of Texas will be lifted Thursday morning after officials there said residents can expect to make their way back home sooner than expected. Jefferson County’s
As Hurricane Laura heads for southeast Texas, officials scramble to evacuate and shelter people
The storm is expected to be a Category 4 hurricane whose dangerous winds and storm surge could cause damage along a large swath of the Gulf Coast and southeast Texas.
Texas Parents Opting for At-Home Learning Over the Classroom
By Isobella Harkrider at Reform Austin News, August 25, 2020 Virtual learning has begun for some school districts in Texas, so RA News asked readers in a poll about whether they were sending their kids back to the classroom or keeping them home. Out of 161 votes on Facebook, 107 said their students are staying home, and
In Texas, the lowest-income workers don’t qualify for additional unemployment aid
Nearly 350,000 Texans don't qualify for the extra payment because they either earned too little from the work they lost or didn't indicate on paperwork that they lost their jobs due to the pandemic.
