July 21, 2020 President Donald Trump opened a new front Tuesday in his effort to keep undocumented immigrants from being counted when lawmakers redraw congressional districts next year, a move that could cost Texas several seats in Congress if it succeeds. Trump attempted last year to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census, but […]
July 21, 2020 Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley has ordered schools to delay in-person classes until at least Sept. 28 because of COVID-19. Whitley issued the order Tuesday morning noting that Texas is “rapidly evolving with observed high rates of transmission through community spread.” The order impacts all public and non-religous private schools in Tarrant […]
July 21, 2020 The UIL has postponed the start of the high school fall sports season for Class 6A and 5A football and volleyball teams, an unprecedented decision as Texas remains a national hotspot during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Practices for the two sports in the organization’s highest classifications will start five weeks later: Sept. […]
July 20, 2020 As new COVID-19 cases roll in by the thousands in North Texas, some still question whether masks are working to slow the spread of the virus. But a new report by the University of North Texas Health Science Center says, “The answer is a resounding ‘Yes.’” Masks might even be enough to […]
July 20, 2020 The number of children infected with coronavirus in Dallas County has increased steadily as the summer has worn on — and with classes soon to resume statewide, health experts say the perception that kids aren’t susceptible to COVID-19 needs to end. Since the pandemic began in Dallas County, 3,821 children under 18 […]
July 19, 2020 New research by the University of Oregon and the University of California-Davis points to HVAC systems as spreaders of the coronavirus, though the study is still preliminary. The research comes when the possibility that the coronavirus spreads via tiny particles (aerosols) in the air, rather than larger droplets alone, has been acknowledged […]
July 20, 2020 Anew study has found that businesses in Texas are in a good position to weather the storm that is the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic challenges. The FitSmallBusiness.com ranking factored in various metrics from overall financial health and emergency reserves to even how consumers feel about their state’s ability to bounce back. […]
July 20, 2020 Join The Texas Tribune at 8 a.m. Central time July 22 for a discussion with Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, moderated by Tribune executive editor Ross Ramsey. Hegar will be answering questions about his recently revised revenue estimate for the state and the economic outlook and budget implications as a result of the […]
July 20, 2020 Massive portions of steel rails were recently delivered to North Texas for construction of the DART Silver Line, a 26-mile expansion of the regional transit agency’s rail service that will run east-west from Plano to DFW Airport. The rails were manufactured in Columbia City, Ind., and traveled 1,100 miles to North Texas […]
July 20, 2020 Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar delivered bleak but unsurprising news Monday: Because of the economic fallout triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, the amount of general revenue available for the state’s current two-year budget is projected to be roughly $11.5 billion less than originally estimated. That puts the state on track to end the […]