July 9, 2020 Federal medical personnel are headed to Dallas’ Parkland Hospital to provide what local leaders say is much needed backup as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to climb. The staff is heading to Dallas after both Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson requested support from the federal government. Tristan Hallman, […]
July 8, 2020 D-FW is filled with community-minded corporations – none more so than Toyota Motor North America, headquartered in Frisco. In this video, which first aired on Facebook Live, host Ron Corning talks with Chris Reynolds, Toyota’s chief administrative officer, manufacturing and corporate resources, about the company’s quick response to COVID-19 and ongoing efforts […]
July 8, 2020 There’s an occasional line at the Chick-fil-A counter, and an occasional line of airplanes waiting to take off, too. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport looks…sort of busy. And that’s enough to make DFW the busiest airport in the world. The sprawling Texas hub, with seven runways and five terminals, has more than 90% […]
July 9, 2020 With reported coronavirus cases in Texas child care facilities rising quickly, parents face terrifying uncertainty as they try to decide whether to entrust their children to child care centers. According to the state health agency, as of Wednesday, Texas children and staff reported 1,695 positive cases at 1,078 child care centers, about […]
July 8, 2020 Two key metrics Gov. Greg Abbott has used to judge the coronavirus epidemic in Texas hit record highs Wednesday. More than 9,600 people are in the hospital. And over the past week, 15% of reported coronavirus tests have come back positive — the highest rate since the epidemic began. Texas also hit […]
July 8, 2020 No one wants to be a Pollyanna when it comes to the deep, abiding and worsening problem of American homelessness. It can be disheartening to consider the enormity of the matter. But giving up should never be an option. Accepting that people will just live on the streets or in unsanitary and […]
July 8, 2020 With the daily number of new coronavirus infections in Texas now exceeding that of most other states, experts say Texas has become a hot spot of the global pandemic and that more aggressive measures are needed to slow the virus’ spread. Texas’ new confirmed cases of the coronavirus now make up around […]
June 28, 2020 Texas’ future is in its people. It’s Texas’ people who will lead the state out of this pandemic and economic crisis. And it’s people who must perpetuate the economic prosperity that has fueled Texas’ quality of life for generations. On March 2, 2036, Texas will turn 200. The good news is that […]
July 7, 2020 Even as it works to revise the timeline for its ballyhooed Deep Ellum expansion, Uber is planning to use Dallas as a test market for a new grocery delivery service set to debut later this month. Uber launched grocery delivery in 19 cities in Latin America and Canada Tuesday. The company said […]
July 7, 2020 As word spread about the cancellation of the State Fair of Texas, vendors started to execute back-up plans, knowing the financial hit would be devastating. Amber Fletcher with Fletcher Corny Dogs said her family is in “a little bit of grieving.” “We sell about 500 to 600,000 corny dogs in 24 days. […]