January 29, 2021 Texas employers are expected to create 518,000 new jobs this year, an eye-popping gain after one of the most volatile years in recorded history for the nation’s economy. Yet that won’t be enough to make up for the 580,100 jobs lost last year when the state was ravaged by COVID-19, which continues […]
January 29, 2021 Right now, Texans over the age of 65 and those individuals over 16 who have an underlying health condition, are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. But eligibility is one thing and getting a vaccine is quite another. One big frustration we’re hearing from listeners is: How exactly do I sign up […]
January 29, 2021 It’s been less than a month since health officials reported the first known case of a new and more contagious coronavirus variant in Texas. The man, a Harris County resident, had no travel history. That likely means the variant had already circulated the county or Texas, health experts said. As of Jan. […]
January 28, 2021 After a tumultuous year, a new chief executive took the reins of Texas Capital Bancshares on Monday, and said he has a lot to learn about the institution before he starts laying out detailed strategy. Rob Holmes, who officially became president, CEO and a board member this week, said over the next […]
January 28, 2021 On Jan. 28: Despite cases and hospitalizations decreasing, Texas is now reporting over 2 million confirmed COVID-19 cases. It took Texas eight months to get its first million confirmed cases, and under three months to get its second million confirmed cases. Testing has also gone up since the pandemic began and is […]
January 28, 2021 San Antonio-based Valero Energy Corp. has committed to building Texas’ first renewable diesel plant in Port Arthur alongside project partner Darling Ingredients Inc. The fuel refiner confirmed in a statement Thursday that it has approved a 470 million-gallons-per-year plant to be built on the site of its Port Arthur Refinery. “We expect […]
January 28, 2021 Early efforts to boost registrations among Dallas’ Black and Hispanic communities have yet to produce more equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccine, new data obtained by The Dallas Morning News shows. Six out of every 10 city residents who have enrolled for the shot with the Dallas County health department through Jan. […]
January 27, 2021 In an unsurprising reverse, the Dallas Opera has announced the cancellation of its previously revised 2020-21 season, citing ongoing concerns over COVID-19. The company had planned to present four mainstage productions, in versions edited down to less than 90 minutes, at the Winspear Opera House in the spring. While those performances have […]
January 28, 2021 Texas will soon begin a program to test drinking water in thousands of elementary schools and child care facilities across the state following an update to federal standards on lead and copper exposure. The change comes in the aftermath of the Flint, Michigan water crisis that began in 2014. Michigan had switched […]
January 27, 2021 COVID-19 has amplified everything. Every expense, inconvenience, and pain point has raised one thought for company leaders: How the heck do we deal with this? The answer has accelerated a trend that’s been happening for years-the move of tech companies to Dallas-Fort Worth. The search to reduce the friction of doing business […]