The Small Business Administration reports the federal Payroll Protection Program has approved 88,434 loans in Texas totaling $21.7 billion. Nationally, more than $247 billion in Payroll Protection loans had been approved for the $349-billion program.  Local banks in Texas are credited with saving thousands of jobs in the state.

The Longview News-Journal is reporting that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Christus Health to administer antibody tests to patients, doctors, nurses, and anyone in health care working with coronavirus patients. The IgM test shows the antibody of those infected by coronavirus and contagious, while the IgG test …

Amanda Nicole Richerson Franklin County arrested a Quinlan woman on a Hopkins County warrant for Possession of more than one but less than four grams of a Controlled Substance in a Drug-Free Zone. Reportedly, 29-year-old Amanda Nicole Richerson was transported back to the Hopkins County Justice Center where she was …

Zambrano Deputies arrested 23-year-old Jacob Zambrano in Titus County on two outstanding felony warrants. He was charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Strawn Deputies arrested 23-year-old Austin Scott Strawn, of Mt Pleasant, in Titus County for Possession of more than …

Elgin Hollingsworth Bi-State Jail Bowie County Deputies arrested a Northeast Texas man for allegedly stabbing his son to death after an argument about money missing from the son’s wallet. Reportedly, 49-year-old Elgin Demoryea Hollingsworth of Texarkana allegedly stabbed Demoryea Marquise Hollingsworth, of Texarkana, Arkansas, in the abdomen during a struggle. …

Texas Workforce Commission head Cisco Gamez held a briefing Wednesday afternoon to update the public about Unemployment compensation. People filed 90 percent of claims online, and the number of servers increased to 20. Call centers are now open seven days a week from 7:00 am-7:00 pm. In addition to the …

District Judge Tim Sulak in Austin said Wednesday that he would issue a ruling easing restrictions for voting by mail during the Coronavirus pandemic. Texas originally scheduled the primary runoff elections next week, but Governor Abbott moved those elections to July.

Titus County has confirmed COVID-19 case number eight. The patient is a woman in the age group of 50 to 59, quarantined at home after being off work since April 1.