September 14, 2020 Texas health officials announced Monday that they are changing the way the state reports a key metric used to evaluate the extent of coronavirus infection, a move that conceded that the state’s previous method of calculating the “positivity rate” muddied the extent of viral transmission by mixing old data with new. The […]
September 14, 2020 Tens of thousands of immigrants who are living in Texas legally under humanitarian protection could be forced to leave or face deportation after an appellate court ruled that President Donald Trump can end the program. The 2-1 decision out of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in California means that immigrants […]
September 14, 2020 The first glimpse of Dallas ISD’s enrollment in the COVID-19 era is coming into focus, and it isn’t good. The district, which started virtual classes on Sept. 8, is missing nearly 15,000 students from its original projections for the 2020-21 school year. It’s a gap that – if not rectified – could […]
September 12, 2020 After being closed since the COVID pandemic hit in mid-March, six museums in the Dallas Arts District and downtown closely collaborated over several months to determine appropriate reopening dates and new measures to ensure the health and safety of their staff and all visitors. The Dallas Museum of Art and the Dallas […]
September 14, 2020 Amazon plans to hire more than 6,500 workers in a variety of roles in North Texas as the holiday shipping season looms, the company announced Monday. The positions span the organization and include full and part-time permanent roles in fulfillment, information technology, safety and security, according to Amazon. Minimum pay starts at […]
September 13, 2020 More Texas congressional seats are competitive this year than any time in the last four decades. As many as 12 of Texas’ 36 seats could be competitive, meaning this year could be pivotal for the state with the second-largest congressional delegation, and the state and national parties know it. When Texas joined […]
September 2020 Texas strode into 2020—a new year and a new decade—brimming with optimism. The economy had been on a roll for decades, and it seemed the state could overcome the potential storms on the horizon, including further weakening of oil prices or a fizzling out of the longest expansion in U.S. history. But just […]
September 13, 2020 Move over Los Angeles, DFW International Airport is poised to become the gateway to the Asian Pacific for American Airlines. Fort Worth-based American Airlines is moving much of its Asian traffic from the Southern California international flying hub to DFW, a move that could open more opportunities for North Texas to access […]
September 12, 2020 The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas unveiled its goals to create a more equitable city by 2030. President Jennifer Sampson presented the plan focused on education, health and income attainments by 2030 at AT&T’s headquarters Friday, along with Anne Chow, 2020-2021 United Way Annual Campaign Chair and CEO of AT&T Business and […]
September 11, 2020 A state district judge on Friday ruled that Harris County can move forward with its plan to send every registered voter an application to request a mail-in ballot for the November general election. Two days after a video conference hearing, Judge R.K. Sandill rejected the Texas attorney general’s request for a temporary […]