March 10, 2021 Texas’ statewide mask mandate has ended as of March 10. Businesses are also now allowed to operate at full capacity as long as the hospitals in their region haven’t been treating a large share of patients for COVID-19. Gov. Greg Abbott announced he was loosening those restrictions so “businesses and families in […]
March 10, 2021 Congress is poised to approve a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, placing President Joe Biden on the cusp of an early triumph that advances Democratic priorities and showcases the unity his party will need to forge future victories. The House was expected to give final congressional approval Wednesday to the package, […]
March 9, 2021 As of Wednesday, March 10, masks will no longer be required by the state of Texas, and all businesses can open at 100% capacity per the executive order Gov. Greg Abbott issued last week. This goes for restaurants and bars where masks have been required when not consuming food or drinks, and […]
March 9, 2021 Walmart said Tuesday that it had looked at the local COVID-19 statistics and decided that it would continue to require customers to wear masks in its more than 600 Texas Walmarts and Sam’s Clubs, including 170 in Dallas-Fort Worth. “We are constantly evaluating our COVID-related health and safety protocols, including state executive […]
March 9, 2021 According to Capital Factory’s CEO and Founder Joshua Baer, “Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States.” As the ninth largest economy in the world, Baer and his team at Capital Factory, an Austin-based accelerator and VC firm that calls itself center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas, are […]
March 9, 2021 The president and CEO of the Parkland Center For Clinical Innovation talks about the need for Dallas County to ramp up vaccinations to reach herd immunity by mid-June. Officials say Dallas County could reach COVID-19 “herd immunity” by mid-June thanks to a combination of factors, including people getting the vaccination, as well […]
March 8, 2021 Dallas County reported 27 more COVID-19 deaths and 500 new coronavirus cases Monday. Most of the victims were in their 50s and older, but two Dallas women in their 20s and 30s also died. The woman in her 20s did not have underlying high-risk health conditions and was found dead at her […]
March 7, 2021 Across the state, 2,953 more coronavirus cases were reported Sunday, including 2,420 new cases and 533 older ones that were recently reported by labs. The state also added 84 COVID-19 deaths, raising its toll to 44,451. Of the new cases, 1,805 were confirmed and 615 were probable. Of the older cases, 530 […]
March 7, 2021 In all her years of fundraising, Family Place CEO Paige Flink has never experienced anything like Dallas’ rallying spirit during the February storms. And she hopes she never needs it again. Flink was sitting at her kitchen table command center when she sent a desperate tweet early in the afternoon of Tuesday, […]
March 6, 2021 Senate Democrats passed the latest version of the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill after a more than 24-hour voting session that included the longest single vote in the chamber’s history. The plan includes a wave of new spending, an extension of jobless benefits, another round of direct household payments, money for state and […]