Coronavirus 169
Texas schools can again set their own face mask rules after federal judge overrules Gov. Greg Abbott's ban
BY BRIAN LOPEZ at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 10, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask mandates in schools violates the Americans with Disabilities Act — freeing local officials to […]
Majority of Texans support COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates, UT/TT poll says
BY BETHANY IRVINE at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 9, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A majority of Texas voters support requiring masks at schools and indoor public places and allowing businesses to require their employees to be vaccinated, according to a […]
Citing overwhelming demand, Texas Rent Relief Program will stop taking new applications after Friday
BY JOSHUA FECHTER at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 4, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas is shutting the door on a massive program to help struggling households make rent and keep the lights on during the COVID-19 pandemic — months before […]
White House says big businesses must mandate vaccines or require testing by Jan. 4, regardless of what states like Texas say
BY MITCHELL FERMAN at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 4, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Companies with more than 100 employees will have to ensure their workers are vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested weekly for the virus under […]
Young Texans can soon get vaccinated against COVID-19 after CDC signs off on Pfizer shots for kids 5-11
BY KAREN BROOKS HARPER at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 2, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas kids ages 5-11 will start getting their first COVID-19 vaccine injections this week after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Tuesday approved […]
Texas sues the Biden administration over federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates
BY JAMES POLLARD at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 29, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Attorney General Ken Paxton, on behalf of the state, sued the Biden administration on Friday over its coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractors. The federal requirement, which […]
COVID-19 vaccines for kids 5-11 are heading to Texas after FDA gives Pfizer shot emergency use authorization
BY KAREN BROOKS HARPER at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 29, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on children ages 5-11, marking a long-awaited milestone in […]
Wondering who can get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot and when? Here’s what Texans need to know.
BY ALLYSON WALLER at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 29, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. It’s been more than 10 months since the first COVID-19 vaccines became available in the United States. Almost 53% of Texans have been fully vaccinated against the […]
An FDA panel will decide today whether to recommend approval of the Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5-11. Here’s what that means for Texans.
BY KAREN BROOKS HARPER AND BRIAN LOPEZ at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 26, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. An advisory panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to vote Tuesday on whether the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine should be used […]
Nearly a year into the pandemic, grocery workers in Texas are more fatigued than ever
After the Department of State Health Services neglected to include front-line essential workers in the latest phase of the vaccine rollout, grocery store workers juggle stressful work while waiting for the vaccine.
COVID-19 vaccine appointment slots filled in minutes
Shortly after the much-anticipated CodeRed alert went out to Kerr County residents about the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, local citizens were having trouble making an appointment to receive the vaccine.
What do new variants of the coronavirus mean for Texans, and how can we best protect ourselves?
Viruses constantly change by mutating, and the coronavirus is no exception. But health experts say it's difficult to know the exact number of variants currently around the world.
