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Time to Save Texan Wineries and Distilleries
By The Gilmer Mirror Staff, August 26, 2020 FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS—Texas wineries and distilleries are facing a crisis. As Texas continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, tasting rooms at hundreds of wineries and distilleries remain closed, limiting consumer access, negatively affecting sales, impacting jobs, and reducing much-needed tax revenue for local and state governments. Gov. Greg
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.
Gov. Greg Abbott declares state of disaster in 23 counties ahead of Hurricane Marco, Tropical Storm Laura
With two storms gaining strength in the Gulf of Mexico, Abbott on Sunday declared a state of disaster in coastal counties and warned Texans to remember coronavirus health guidelines.
Texas’ unemployment rate drops to 8%
With more than 10,000 Texans dead from COVID-19, economists have warned that until the state gets a handle on the pandemic, the economic recession will not improve.
Texas bar owners and employees are on the brink of losing everything
Some bar owners are planning to reopen in defiance of the moratorium, a desperate attempt to generate income — and draw Gov. Greg Abbott’s attention.
COVID numbers improve, free testing set for Aug. 24
By Hill Country Community Journal Staff, August 19, 2020 The Tuesday, Aug. 18, end-of-day numbers tracking the COVID-19 pandemic here in Kerr County reflected an improved scenario by most accounts. The county logged a single case of positive infection. That brings the number of Kerr County citizens who have tested positive locally to 426 since
Peterson Health reports no COVID-19 hospitalizations in Kerr County for first time in weeks
By Kerrville Daily Times Staff, August 19, 2020 For the first time in several weeks, no one in Kerr County is hospitalized with coronavirus at Peterson Regional Medical Center. On top of that news, Peterson Health announced there was just one new case of the virus reported on Tuesday. For nearly a month, Peterson has
Olympic Pool to stay open through Aug. 22
By Hill Country Community Journal, August 17, 2020 The Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department announced that the operating season at the Olympic Pool will be extended to Saturday, Aug. 22. It was originally scheduled to close Aug. 14. “With the delay of the school start date, we wanted to be able to provide our community
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.
