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  Governor Greg Abbott released a new Public Service Announcement on Tuesday, encouraging Texans to get a flu shot. Many medical professionals have said that a bad flu season amid the coronavirus pandemic could lead to overcrowded hospitals and doctor offices.

The Texas Supreme Court has blocked Harris County from sending out 2.4-million unsolicited mail-in ballot applications to its registered voters. The county successfully argued its case in the lower court but will have to wait on sending out the applications until the state’s appeal can first hear the case. Texas …

There were 100 older cases recently reported by labs included in the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed cases (340). The 110 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Montgomery County’s new confirmed cases (116). …

On Monday, Texas health officials reported 2,595 new cases of the coronavirus for a total of 663,445 since testing began. There are an additional 21 deaths reported for a total of 14,211. On Monday, Oklahoma had 869 new confirmed cases of coronavirus but no recent deaths from the disease. The …

A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows eating at restaurants may increase your risk of catching the virus. The report shows adults infected with the virus were more than twice as likely to report dining out in the 14 days before getting sick. Restaurants in …

The Texas State Board of Education rejected proposals to teach students about LGBTQ issues in public school health classes. It is the first time since 1997 the education board is revising the health and sex-ed curriculum. The majority of board members voted no. The Texas Freedom Network says they caved …

State health officials reported 1,840 new cases of COVID-19 and 47 additional deaths. The totals are now 659,434 cases and14,190 deaths. Oklahoma says the state’s death toll is now at 905. Health officials also reported 695 new cases of COVID-19.

U.S. Marshals in San Marcos arrested Brice Watkins, 22-year-old, an Enid, Oklahoma fugitive wanted for sexually assaulting a baby. Officials are also accusing Watkins of sending two videos of the assault to two people on Facebook. He’s charged with multiple offenses, including distributing child pornography, manufacturing child pornography, and three …