While COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are trending downward, the numbers are higher than when Abbott initially announced restrictions.
The $5 million grant is aimed at financially assisting longstanding businesses amid economic downturn spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.
Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell said the function had been beefed up to better attend to residents' calls. One volunteer was added.
The statewide program will start on Feb. 15 and will be able to help tenants with past and future rent.
Residents can participate in the Feb. 28 interfaith gathering memorializing the 685 dead in Travis County and 465K victims nationwide.
Home health workers, most of whom are women of color, could start losing their jobs if they aren't vaccinated against COVID-19.
While vaccinations are reaching more people every day, health care experts warn that this doesn’t mean Texas is out of the woods.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will send the first federal vaccine shipment to 358 providers in 135 counties across Texas.
Testing at Texas State University Round Rock, 1555 University Blvd., will occur from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Thursday and second Saturday.
The number of available hospital beds has dropped to 721, or 18 percent of the total. ICU beds are fewer, with 53, or 10 percent, open.
Without any guarantee of vaccine prioritization, grocery workers now find themselves overwhelmed and continually exposed to the virus.
The program should start in two weeks and could help with up to 15 months of rent for tenants that have felt the pandemic's impact.
Even though demand far outstrips supply, residents are encouraged to preregister to be on deck for the next round of vaccinations.
Residents report no luck in securing vaccine details at a call center actually comprising county workers taking turns answering phones.
Medical experts say the state will struggle to immunize enough Texans to halt the chain of transmission through vaccination.
Summer programs have been delayed given an ongoing reach of the respiratory illness virus, but a time frame for resumption is unknown.
Residents can call (512) 943-1600 to find out more about their vaccination status or how to sign up to get inoculated.
Drops in COVID-19 hospitalizations trigger lifting of past rules, and restaurants and retailers can now operate at 75 percent occupancy.
A Vaccine Registration Technical Assistance site is set up at the Sun City Ballroom, 2 Texas Dr., in Georgetown with more planned soon.
Sendero Health says 1.7M vaccine doses are needed to reach 67 percent immunity in a region where only 30K have been administered to date.
Austin Public Health has opened the site to improve access to vaccines in a region where some 30,000 shots have been administered so far.
An effort to heighten downtown vibrancy will feature commemorative banners featuring the work of local artists and photographers.
The personal finance website WalletHub assessed how much each state has bounced back from economic downturn, and the numbers aren't good.
The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act will provide tuition dollars and financial relief for personal expenses.
Locating major testing sites in minority-predominant neighborhoods is not enough, council members said while urging greater steps.
The city and the housing authority announced the milestone related to the Relief of Emergency Needs for Tenants (RENT).
Across Texas, hospital intensive care units are being battered as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in a post-holiday surge.
Family Hospital Systems has been vaccinating residents who preregistered at two vaccination hubs, officials said.
The state has administered nearly half of the more than 2 million doses it’s received so far.
The health district doled out 3,996 doses of vaccine as of Wednesday night after receiving 12,000 doses from the state on Monday.
This registration system was launched following the announcement of the Texas Department of State Health Services pilot distribution model.
Austin Public Health has scheduled public virtual gatherings to discuss the coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday and Thursday.
To reduce wait times and enable staff to manage growing demand, the downtown testing site for coronavirus will no longer be a walk-up site.
The downtown site typically serving as a community focal point has been transformed into a makeshift clinic as area ICU capacity dwindles.
Twenty-eight coronavirus vaccination hubs will receive most of the state's next shipment of COVID-19 vaccines this week.
Providers are facing clogged phone lines, crashing websites and tough decisions about who will get the first shots.
Some Texas cities have announced plans to address the uneven distribution of vaccination sites.
The Texas Department of State Health Services shipment will enable inoculations for seniors and those with underlying health conditions.
Amid surging levels of respiratory illness and hospitalizations, medical workers are poised to treat patients at the makeshift care site.
LendingTree researchers found the capital city has the nation's 4th highest number of firms shifting to virtual landscapes to subsist.
