COVID-19

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott discusses the state’s response to COVID-19 during a news conference on Monday, April 13, 2020, in Austin, Texas. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)   Governor Abbott defended making Texans vote in person in the July 14 primary runoff despite the spiking numbers of COVID-19 in Texas. …

  The Texas Department of State Health Services Monday reported 3,280 new COVID-19 cases. The state’s totals are 114,881 confirmed cases, 2,192 deaths, 69,190 recoveries, and 43,449 active cases of the new coronavirus with 3711 in Texas hospitals. Texas has administered nearly 1.8 million tests, and the virus is now …

Governor Greg Abbott and a host of public safety officials spoke to reporters Monday about the fight against the Coronavirus in Texas. The governor says there are several things Texans can do to help slow the spread. Abbott says one thing is to wear masks. Abbott is leaving mandates on …

Titus County Judge Brian Lee announced on his Facebook page Monday that a free COVID-19 walk-in testing will be held Sunday and Monday at the Mt Pleasant Civic Center from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. No registration needed. The total number of positive COVID-19 tests in Titus County is now …

Hopkins County Emergency Management announced two new COVID-19 cases on Monday. There were no further recoveries. There have been a total of 50 positive cases in the county, with 20 recoveries, 30 active cases, and two reported deaths. The local health authority is challenging one of the deaths because the …

  On Monday, June 22, Lamar County received notification of an additional ten COVID-19 cases. They are an 18-year-old male, a 21-year-old male, a 24-year-old female, a 27-year-old female, a 29-year-old female, a 37-year-old male, a 37-year-old female, a 51-year-old female, a 53-year-old male, and a 58-year-old female. The 12 …

AMC Theatres has reversed its original decision and now requires all of its customers to wear masks when it reopens its theaters nationwide. On Thursday (Jun 18), the chain initially announced that it would only require guests to wear masks in areas of the country where covers are mandatory, but …

There is no state-wide policy on wearing masks, but there’s a growing trend of Texas cities, forcing businesses to mandate face covering. It starts today in San Antonio. Dr. William Henrich, who heads UT-Health, says masks may not look like much, but they’re a huge help. He understands the pushback …

There have been reports of bars and restaurants in Texas closing again due to COVID-19. Democratic State Representative Erin Zwiener from Hays and Blanco counties says bar and restaurant employees are causing the majority of new cases in her district. Most of the victims are between 20 and 29. She …

According to the Texas Tribune, more than 4,400 positive COVID-19 cases showed up over the weekend. The daily total of 4,430, a new record, was the fourth time in five days that Texas reported a record number of new coronavirus cases. Texas also set its ninth consecutive record for hospitalizations. …