March 12, 2021 As many Texas universities take the extraordinary step of canceling or significantly reducing spring break during the pandemic, some schools are hosting on-campus events and continuing the weeklong break in March despite concerns about college students using the time to travel and infect others. In the early weeks of the pandemic in […]
March 11, 2021 One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden pledged in his first prime-time address Thursday night to make all adults eligible for vaccines by May 1 and raised the possibility of beginning to “mark our independence from this virus” by the Fourth of July. […]
Envy Gaming announces $40 million round of investment, ‘massive growth’ ahead in North Texas esports
March 10, 2021 Esports in North Texas is ever-growing, and Envy Gaming is pushing for growth despite the pandemic stalling live action. The Dallas-based esports organization announced Wednesday that Gray Television, headquartered in Atlanta, is leading a $40 million investment round. Gray, which reaches approximately 24% of U.S. television households with 160 affiliates of the […]
March 11, 2021 Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he said will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the economy back to health. The signing came hours before Biden delivers his first prime-time address since taking office. He’s […]
March 10, 2021 Roxanne Espinosa’s life changes today. For the last year, the 34-year-old mom has been masking up and avoiding taking her children to their favorite places in Hockley due to pandemic closures. But today, the statewide mask mandate and coronavirus restrictions on business are lifted, and Espinosa sees life returning to normal in […]
March 10, 2021 The Texas Parks and Wildlife on Wednesday said state parks will return to normal capacity in time for spring and summer camping seasons. Texas State Parks “have begun a strategic and thoughtful process of expanding capacity statewide” as Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to open the state 100% go into effect Wednesday, officials […]
March 10, 2021 Dallas residents can now check a new city database listing whether businesses are requiring masks for people who are inside. The Dallas business mask requirements database launched Wednesday, hours after Gov. Greg Abbott’s orders lifting business occupancy restrictions and the state’s face-covering rule went into effect at midnight. The city is asking […]
March 10, 2021 Fast-growing Plano banking technology firm Alkami filed to go public Wednesday in an initial stock offering that could raise $250 million. The company is still determining the number of shares it will sell and at what price, according to its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. IPO analysis firm Renaissance […]
March 10, 2021 Texans age 50 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning on March 15, the state announced Wednesday. The decision to prioritize age is based on data showing the vast majority of coronavirus-related deaths – over 90% – occur in older Texans, officials said. But it means that on the […]
March 10, 2021 A Congress riven along party lines approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation. The House gave final congressional approval to the […]