CORONAVIRUS
Here is the latest COVID-19 news for Travis County. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Be safe this holiday weekend: COVID-19 cases steadily increasing in Travis County; first presumptive monkeypox case reported
Harris County Public Health will administer vaccines for children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years beginning on June 24. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Harris County Public Health begins vaccine rollout for young children
Children 6 months old and older can now get vaccinated against COVID-19 at four Houston Health Department centers. (Courtesy Dell Children's)
Houston Health Department now offering COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 6 months old
Children ages 5-11 became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in November. (Courtesy Dell Children's)
Austin Public Health expands COVID-19 vaccine offerings to children under 5
The Cy-Fair ISD board of trustees approved the 2022-23 budget with unanimous support June 13, including 2% salary increases for all employees as well as a $1,000 stipend for full-time professionals and a $2,000 stipend for full-time paraprofessionals and hourly workers. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Cy-Fair ISD approves raises for all staff in 2022-23 budget
Here are the latest COVID-19 news for Travis County. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Travis County moves to medium level community spread
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, announced the federal funding June 7. (Courtesy Glorie Martinez/Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Austin ISD to receive $5.5 million in federal reimbursement for COVID-19 safety measures
Here is the latest COVID-19 news for Tempe. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Tempe warns of high COVID-19 community transmission; free testing available
The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office said via email while narcotic encounters, or instances in which officers encounter drugs, did decline during the pandemic, they are starting to rise again. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Texas Department of State Health Services/Community Impact Newspaper)
Local agencies respond to rising opioid overdoses
A 2021 Charles Butt Foundation poll of 919 Texas teachers showed a 10% increase from the previous year in the number of teachers who seriously considered leaving the profession. (Ethan Pham/Community Impact Newspaper)
Low pay, pandemic exacerbate teacher shortages for local, statewide districts
The Texas Medical Center will end its weekly COVID-19 dashboard, and new coronavirus cases rose over the week. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Texas Medical Center coronavirus update: Rate of new COVID-19 cases increases; final dashboard report released
Following nearly two years of COVID-19 testing operations at local schools, colleges and other public sites, San Antonio-based nonprofit Community Labs said it will close its two remaining public testing locations effective 6 p.m. April 29. (Courtesy Community Labs)
San Antonio’s Community Labs to close remaining COVID-19 test sites
Here are the latest COVID-19 data updates from Collin and Denton counties. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Tracking COVID-19: Hospitalizations in North Texas have remained under 2% since March
Businesses are facing higher operating costs and are starting to have to divert some of that burden onto the customers. This can be seen in price increases of certain items or limits on menu options as the availability of certain goods varies. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the cost of plastic products increased 23% from February 2021 to February 2022. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Greater Houston Partnership/Community Impact Newsletter)
Katy-area businesses reflect on 2 years of the pandemic
North Texas drivers will soon have an opportunity to weigh in on a potential highway widening planned by the Texas Department of Transportation. (Courtesy Fotolia)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: TxDOT to hold public meeting in Frisco on proposed US 380 widening; after consistent declines, new COVID-19 cases flatten out in Texas Medical Center and more top news
After a month of consistent declines in the weekly average of new COVID-19 cases confirmed in the Texas Medical Center, new cases have remained flat over the past week with no increase or decrease. (Courtesy Dwight C. Andrews)
Texas Medical Center coronavirus update: After consistent declines, new COVID-19 cases flatten out
Northside ISD is among many San Antonio-area public school systems that are using federal COVID-19 pandemic relief money to supplement employee pay. Relief funds are also being used to address learning loss and other instructional issues induced by the pandemic. (Courtesy Google Streets)
North San Antonio school districts use COVID-19 relief funds to boost employee pay, fill learning gaps
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins announced in a news conference April 22 that it has lowered its COVID risk level to green. (Jackson King/Community Impact Newspaper)
Dallas County lowers COVID risk level to 'new normal'
Dallas Area Rapid Transit bus.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit lifts face mask requirement for passengers