September 1, 2020 Seniors aren’t just the most dependable voters. They’re also the cogs who make elections run. In Dallas County, an estimated 85% election workers typically come from the 65-and-up set. And in the age of COVID-19, that’s a problem. These stalwarts who have spent long Election Days checking IDs and handing out ballots […]
September 2, 2020 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has told states to prepare for a Covid-19 vaccine to be ready by Nov. 1 and asked them to remove obstacles that would prevent distribution sites from opening. The date suggests the federal government anticipates a vaccine will become available just days before President […]
September 2, 2020 Uber Air – despite the challenges of the pandemic – is moving forward. The San Francisco-based company’s effort to bring aerial ridesharing to the masses with cutting-edge flying vehicles is pushing ahead. That effort will come through launch markets that include Dallas, along with Los Angeles and Melbourne. “We continue to see […]
September 2, 2020 Dallas County officials on Wednesday for the first time since May lowered the color-coded coronavirus threat level to orange after a sharp and sustained decrease in new COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations. The nonbinding guide written by public health, epidemiology and infectious disease experts was first published in May as the state began […]
September 2, 2020 All of us, if we are fortunate, meet one or two angelic people in our entire lives whose serenity and calm circumspection not only inspire reverence but gently usher us toward a lifelong journey in search of our best selves. Wick Allison was not one of those people. No, if there was […]
September 1, 2020 Keeping doors open despite the challenges of an ongoing pandemic is the goal of Small Unites, a new national movement and advocacy program supporting small businesses. The $50 million effort launched on August 31 is powered by a coalition of companies including Capital One Business, GoFundMe, the National Urban League, HundredX, and […]
September 2, 2020 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott hinted through a tweet Monday that expanded reopening plans may be in the works for the state. He said there will be no more lockdowns and hopes to share the next steps sometime next week. “I said last month that Texas wouldn’t have any more lockdowns despite demands […]
September 2, 2020 Ideally, students and teachers returning to classrooms this fall would be tested for the novel coronavirus “as much as in major league sports,” says Diana Cervantes, an epidemiologist at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. In Texas, that will not happen. With no plans for widespread testing and a virus […]
September 1, 2020 Through a small notice tucked into the state’s business register, Texas appears to have acknowledged that the 2020 census count is going badly. With just a month of counting to go in the crucial decennial census, the self-response rate for Texas households has barely topped 60%. As census workers have followed up […]
September 1, 2020 After a midsummer surge of COVID-19 cases pushed some Texas hospitals to the brink, the state’s coronavirus numbers improved in August, with statewide hospitalizations falling to their lowest point in two months. Public health experts say they are encouraged by the trend but fear the state may see another surge as more […]