The digital program offers accredited high school diplomas for participants, alongside career training resources. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
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The program, which began this week in San Marcos, gives Amazon and Whole Foods employees and contractors direct access to COVID-19 vaccinations.
As budget decisions loom for school districts across Texas, state leaders are holding on to federal funds intended for public schools to use in addressing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Officials with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles announced April 5 there will be no grace period following the end of the temporary waiver of certain vehicle title and registration requirements this month.
The new tool will give Texans one place to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine through multiple health departments, including the eight DSHS public health regions—which provides public health services to nearly 200 Texas counties—as well as more than a dozen local health entities statewide.
The total allocation is fewer than the area received last week from the state.
The updated guidance recommends students maintain 3 feet of social distancing in classrooms while wearing masks.
That figure represents about 13% of Texans over age 16—roughly one of every seven.
