CORONAVIRUS
A new transit-oriented rail line is being proposed that could connect downtown Plano to downtown McKinney. (Courtesy DART)
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Daily positive cases in Comal County have been declining in recent days. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
New COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue to decline in Comal County
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Eligible Texas homeowners to receive up to $65K to pay late mortgage payments, taxes, insurance through new state program
The spike and decline of the omicron variant in Denton County. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Tracking COVID-19: the rise and decline of the omicron variant in Denton County
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Denton County continues to see drop in COVID-19 cases
Northside ISD lifts temporary mask mandate after COVID cases decline
(Courtesy Texas Medical Center)
Texas Medical Center coronavirus updates: COVID-19 positivity rate drops into the single digits for the first time in 2022
Heritage Park in Pflugerville will host a new COVID-19 testing site. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Daily COVID-19 testing site coming to Heritage Park in Pflugerville
Austin ISD lifted audience capacity limits for athletics and fine arts events. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Austin ISD fine arts, athletics events open without audience capacity limits
A total of 899 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Comal County from Feb. 7-11. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Comal County reports 12 coronavirus-related deaths as new case numbers slowly drop
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IDEA Parmer Park to host Valentine's market and COVID-19 testing, vaccine event Feb. 12
Approximately $3.4 million in federal coronavirus recovery funds will soon be available to Missouri City for an array of items. (Courtesy Pexels)
Missouri City outlines spending plan for federal coronavirus recovery funds
With COVID-19 cases trending downward in Houston, officials with Houston ISD announced changes to their contact tracing protocols in a Feb. 9 press release. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Houston ISD adjusts contact tracing practices, will revisit mask mandate in 'near future' if coronavirus declines continue
Eligible businesses must have either been significantly affected by the pandemic or be a new business that will contribute to the county's economic recovery. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Small business loan program for Fort Bend County one step closer to being approved
Here are the latest COVID-19 data updates from Hays County. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Hays County reports 5,812 active coronavirus cases along with 5 COVID-19-related fatalities Feb. 3-7
The majority of COVID-19 victims in Austin-Travis County had at least one comorbidity. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
New Austin Public Health data shows 95% of area residents who died from COVID-19 had a comorbidity
Here are the latest COVID-19 data updates from Fort Bend County. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Fort Bend County COVID-19 updates for Feb. 7: Daily case numbers hit lowest mark since mid-December
Texas Medical Center saw a significant decrease in COVID-19 cases week over week along with decreases in hospitalizations. (Courtesy Texas Medical Center)
Texas Medical Center coronavirus updates: Hospitalizations decline; more intensive care unit beds free up
On Feb. 3, Comal County reported 350 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the county total to 28,377 since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Comal County reports 8 coronavirus-related deaths as local hospitalizations remain above 50