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Joe Biden’s Presidential Pen Got An Early Workout As He Signed 17 Executive Orders On Inauguration Day
Before leaving office, former President Donald Trump also had a busy day, signing 143 pardons for associates and others accused or convicted of crimes.
Gov. Greg Abbott promises to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations across Texas during 2021
Twenty-eight coronavirus vaccination hubs will receive most of the state's next shipment of COVID-19 vaccines this week, with 158,825 doses shipping to providers able to manage large-scale efforts as more doses arrive in the state.
Texas A&M investigating “large scale” cheating case as universities see more academic misconduct in an era of online classes
Universities across Texas and nationwide are seeing an increase in online cheating since the start of the pandemic, as students take more virtual courses and test remotely with less supervision.
For families that lost loved ones or jobs to the pandemic, Thanksgiving carries extra weight this year
This year’s pandemic has brought untold suffering to families across Texas. Making things worse: At a time when they might take solace in the company of friends or family, public health authorities are urging them to stay apart.
Real Estate Bidding Wars Underway in Texas, Experts Explain Why.
Bidding wars are happening in Texas as demand for homes is outpacing supply. Two experts explain why
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.
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.
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.
Texas universities blame off-campus parties for rising COVID-19 cases
Schools, desperate to keep their doors open but worried about health risks to their students, are being put in the uncomfortable position of having to govern young adult behavior that is mostly happening off university property.
Kerrville Fire Chief Dannie Smith announces retirement
By Kerrville Daily Times Staff, September 2, 2020 After more than six years on the job, Kerrville Fire Department Chief Dannie Smith will retire from his post on Jan. 1, 2021. Smith has served as KFD’s chief since 2014. “This is how he wanted it,” said City Manager Mark McDaniel. “The Chief has been […]
Texas A&M President Michael Young says he will retire May 31 to return to faculty
Young will continue as a faculty member for the Bush School of Government and Public Service and the Texas A&M School of Law, and take on a new role as the director of the Institute for Religious Liberties and International Affairs.
