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It’s been six months since the federal government shot out the first round of Coronavirus stimulus checks, and many people are eager for another. President Donald Trump said on Twitter this week that he is ready to sign a stand-alone bill for a second round, and urged Congress to get …

Texas is establishing how it will distribute any COVID-19 vaccine whenever they may be ready. The State Health Department is asking all Texas health care providers to sign up at the Texas Department of State Health Service’s website so they’ll be eligible to receive the vaccine, which will funnel to …

Texas reported the most new cases and new deaths due to COVID-19 in the nation on Tuesday.

As the public address announcer at three Rangers ballparks, Morgan is on schedule to achieve a very significant milestone on September 26. Arlington, Texas–On April 4, 1983, a former Nashville DJ announced the starting lineups for the Texas Rangers season opener with the Chicago White Sox at Arlington Stadium in …

The University of North Texas has announced that they canceled Saturday’s football game against the University of Houston due to four people testing positive for COVID-19 this week. Those who tested positive are currently in self-isolation. Officials said contact tracing of those positive tests left the football program unable to …

SomeSome Republicans are asking the Texas Supreme Court to block the state’s expanded early voting period. Early voting was initially scheduled to begin October 19 but is October 13. The GOP members are looking to overturn Gov. Abbott’s executive order, which added six days to the state’s early voting period …

The Coronavirus has killed more than 200,000 thousand people in the United States. Racial and ethnic minorities are especially hard-hit, and black, Latino, and Native American children make up a disproportionate number. Dr. Gene Raphael at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston says the parents of many these children are …