CORONAVIRUS
Travis County added 670 new coronavirus cases July 4-5.
Austin metro COVID-19 hospitalizations rise to 446 after holiday weekend
Overall in Travis County there has been a total of 10,695 cases since mid-March.. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Travis County adds 571 COVID-19 cases; new restriction put in place ahead of holiday weekend
A photo of a person wearing a medical mask
Travis County Judge supports state masking order, says county will enforce
Williamson County has now recorded 2,388 total COVID-19 cases, including 1,342 that are currently active. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Williamson County reports 49 additional confirmed coronavirus cases July 2
Gov. Greg Abbott
Gov. Greg Abbott: Texans must wear masks in public starting July 3
In the course of a month, the number of patients admitted to the hospital due to COVID-19 has increased more than fivefold, according to Austin Public Health data. (Design by Shelby Savage/Community Impact Newspaper)
Deluge of new COVID-19 cases forces Austin-area health officials to limit testing, shift tracing strategy
CommunityCare Health Centers drive-up coronavirus testing site
CommUnityCare will no longer test asymptomatic people for COVID-19 as testing demand swells
The locations are now in Hutto, Jarrell and Taylor. (Community Impact staff)
UPDATED: Williamson County to host 3 coronavirus testing sites over 5 days
More than 3,500 businesses have received funding from the Wilco Forward program. (Courtesy Pexels)
As Williamson County small business grant program ends, nearly $34M distributed
There have been more than 10,000 total coronavirus cases in Travis County as of July 1. (Community Impact Staff)
Travis County adds 597 new coronavirus cases July 1
Williamson County reported 139 additional confirmed cases of coronavirus July 1. (Community Impact staff)
Williamson County reported 139 additional confirmed cases of coronavirus July 1
The report comes as Texas, like states across the country, puzzles through decisions on what the upcoming academic year will look like for students and staff. (Courtesy Pixabay)
Texas Education Agency: 1 in 10 students have disengaged during the pandemic
Capital Metro announced July 1 that an employee has died after testing positive for COVID-19. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Capital Metro employee dies after testing positive for COVID-19
While there are many unknowns regarding public education operations next year, one thing is for certain: Students will be required to take the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR test. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Students to be required to take STAAR test in 2020-21 school year
Pflugerville City Council has opted to postpone further discussion surrounding a potential mandatory masks ordinance to a later date.
Pflugerville discusses, postpones potential mask ordinance conversation to later date