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Healthcare workers will be first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine
Hospital-based nurses, doctors, custodians are among the state's "first tier" of vaccine recipients once the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves one or more for the public.
Benefit Saturday to raise funds for Kerrville cancer patient
Brenda Enderlin of Kerrville ... is undergoing cancer treatments and surgery in her fight against pancreatic cancer. A fundraiser to
Texans were rescued by the U.S. after stranded in Peru. Now, the bills are arriving.
U.S. State Department has sent letters to Americans rescued abroad during the pandemic asking for repayment for the repatriation flights and threatening to withhold tax refunds or social security payments if the debt goes unpaid for months.
Cloth Masks Protect the Wearer Not Only Others, New Recommendations from the CDC
Throughout the pandemic, it has become clear that facial coverings are the best defense for curbing COVID-19 and protecting others, but new studies show
5 dead, 98 infections at Kerrville’s Waterside Nursing, with 77% of its 100 patients infected with COVID-19
For weeks, the staff at Waterside Nursing and Rehabilitation has battled an outbreak of coronavirus
Texas universities prepare to send thousands of students home for the holidays, few are requiring COVID-19 safety precautions
Few Texas universities — some of which have been identified as coronavirus hot spots — have explicitly encouraged students to quarantine for 14 days before Thanksgiving or required exit testing, despite staggering rises in case counts across the state and country.
Incarcerated Texans asked to work in county morgue as COVID-19 deaths overwhelm El Paso
The inmates working in the morgue will earn $2 an hour. They are low-level offenders that are part of the detention facility's trustee program.
Immunocompromised student fears his own college town during the pandemic
In the weekend edition of The Brief podcast, hear from a student who says that because he's immunocompromised, he's worried that students aren't taking the pandemic seriously when off campus, making him feel trapped in his home.
Promising Results From Pfizer, But Widespread COVID-19 Vaccinations Unlikely Until 2021
An AP medical reporter says the most vulnerable would get the vaccine first.
Texas Extends Emergency SNAP Benefits for Another Month
The state of Texas is releasing approximately $202 million in additional emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for the month of November
Kerrville ISD extends free meal plan through the end of the school year
Kerrville ISD is extending their free meal plan through the end of the school year.
Public Fridges Popping Up In Food Insecure Neighborhoods
On Austin’s Eastside, a public fridge stocked with food is a lifeline for the community. Potentially more westward and into the Hill Country.
