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Trump pulls out of the virtual debate with Biden, calls it a ‘waste’ of time
President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected plans for a virtual debate on Oct. 15 with Democratic rival Joe Biden, a format switch intended to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 in light of Trump's infection, and said he feels well enough to resume campaign rallies.
Hoping to ease teacher workloads in Fredericksburg
District still looks for ways to balance resources, safety while looking at ways to help alleviate the heavy workloads of teachers.
Texas politicians’ criticism of “Cuties” causes a small Texas county to fine Netflix.
The district attorney in Tyler County, where the grand jury indicted Netflix, is the son of U.S. Rep. Brian Babin, who has labeled the movie child pornography.
Texas colleges offer free coronavirus tests. Why aren’t more students getting tested?
Halfway through the semester, schools are reporting participation rates far below their goals, prompting at least one school to go so far as to offer prizes to students who volunteer to get a coronavirus test.
A man once associated with the Mexican Mafia accused of 6th DWI, jailed for 24th time in Kerrville
A 52-year-old Kerrville man who’s served prison sentences for DWI and organized crime was jailed for the 24th time in Kerr County since 1990.
How Texas became a leading COVID-19 research hub
Two new trials in the Houston area are recruiting participants to study whether giving people infusions of blood from recovered COVID-19 patients can help treat early-stage infections or even prevent people from catching the disease.
Federal Court orders the Texas prison system to provide hand sanitizer for some geriatric inmates
Texas has had more inmate deaths related to the coronavirus than any other prison system in the nation. Its death toll of at least 162 inmates outranks every other state as well as the federal prison system.
As Texas reopens, border leaders say restrictions at international bridges should be lifted
Local leaders say the federal government’s decision to extend a ban on nonessential travel across the U.S.-Mexico border is crippling their budgets and local businesses.
Federal Judge blocks Texas’ elimination of straight-ticket voting
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said his office has filed a motion to stop the judge’s order and will file an appeal of the district court’s ruling.
Dr. Reading hopes to nix Uvalde mask mandate
By Julye Keeble at the Uvalde Leader-News, September 24, 2020 Dr. Jared Reading added three more deaths on Tuesday to the COVID-19 statistics maintained on the Uvalde Health Authority website, but two of the three deaths are not recent. The third death was of a 44-year-old Uvalde County woman with multiple co-morbidities who became ill
Face Mask Mandate Lifted in Kerr County, but still encouraged
The Kerr County application for exemption from Gov. Greg Abbott's mask mandate was approved.
Border Patrol Arrests Duo for Human Smuggling
Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office deputies assisted U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents to catch two vehicles Monday evening, with the drivers allegedly working together to smuggle humans in an attempt to evade law enforcement.
