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Big 12 OKs football season, paving way for UT-Austin, Texas Tech, TCU, and Baylor to play
This comes after the Pac-12 and the Big 10 said that they would postpone college football until at least the spring. Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey signaled Tuesday that the conference that includes Texas A&M will play this fall.
Trump called the USMCA the best trade deal ever. Analysts say unlikely to help Texas.
The COVID-19 pandemic has clobbered the Texas economy and trade with Mexico, clouding the trade deal’s potential impacts, experts say.
Man accused of throwing a child out of a moving vehicle arrested
A Cedar Park man was arrested Friday in Kerr County after leading law enforcement agencies on a multi-county pursuit, the Kerr County Sheriff's Office said in Facebook post Monday.
Tiny Texas Town First to Resume In-Person Classes
By Jef Rouner freelancing for RA News, August 11, 2020 “We’ve been the only monkey in the zoo so far,” said Edna ISD superintendent Robert O’Connor. Edna is a small town in Jackson County between Houston and Victoria. Two weeks ago, it’s school district was the first in Texas to reopen for classes after the start
What losing football to COVID-19 would mean for Texas college towns: “It’s like losing Christmas”
Economists said canceling football would be devastating to local businesses that rely on the huge influxes of cash from home games. Meanwhile, athletics officials weigh whether they can risk the health and welfare of student athletes.
$400 in extra unemployment benefits remain uncertain in Texas after Trump’s executive order
The order could face legal challenges, and Texas might have to chip in a quarter of the cost. State leaders have not said how they'll respond.
Kerrville rallies to help injured girl through Benefit Concert
By Louis Amestoy at Kerrville Daily Times, August 10, 2020 When Russell Nemky heard about what happened to Arianna Lopez he knew he had to do something to help, but what? On Thursday night, Kerrville police said a suspected drunken driver lost control of his pickup truck at a high rate of speed, heading west
Restaurants, bars and breweries scramble to reinvent themselves to get around Gov. Greg Abbott’s bar shutdown
Businesses that make up most of their sales with alcohol were closed down by Abbott's latest shutdown order, leaving them to maneuver through loopholes to reopen.
Leaked COVID-19 Data Shows Worse than Misleading
By Doug Badger and Amy Anderson at the The Daily Signal, August 5, 2020; Updated August 10, 2020 What’s the No. 1 coronavirus hot spot in America? Is it Los Angeles County, which led the nation with nearly 200,000 confirmed cases on Aug. 2, according to Johns Hopkins University? Is it Miami-Dade County, Florida, which ranked second
Updated: Pickup truck crashes into home, child injured
By Kerrville Daily Times Staff, August 6, 2020, Updated August 7, 2020 Kerrville Police were investigating a pickup truck that crashed into a home in the 500 block of Leland Street late Thursday night that severely injured a child in the home. Neighbors said the crash happened just before 11 p.m. on the quiet residential
The only Texas prison reporting zero coronavirus cases is where inmates make soap. But that’s not what’s credited with protecting it.
Of more than 100 Texas prison units, the Roach Unit's apparent ability to avoid the virus has been attributed to a remote location and a warden who strictly enforces precautionary measures.
Sales Tax Holiday 2020
Issued by Texas Comptroller, July 2020 During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Comptroller encourages all taxpayers to continue practicing social distancing and support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases of most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks (sold for less than $100) during the annual Tax-Free weekend. Qualifying items can be purchased tax free from a
