GOVERNMENT
Laura Colangelo
Q&A: Laura Colangelo discusses challenges facing private schools during pandemic
Schools now have the power to temporarily suspend on-campus instruction if “a significant number of the instructional staff at the campus is impacted due to a confirmed COVID-19 outbreak." (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Texas Education Agency authorizes schools to close doors for 14 days due to coronavirus-related staffing concerns
The free drive-thru COVID-19 saliva testing site operating in Frisco is now located at the northwest corner of Technology Drive and World Cup Way. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Free COVID-19 testing site in Frisco moves to Toyota Stadium
Bars in Dallas County will remain closed despite a recent statewide executive order allowing them to reopen at 50% capacity Oct. 14. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Judge says Dallas County bars to stay closed for now
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending no-cost meal flexibility through the end of the 2020-21 school year. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
USDA extends free meal options for children through entire 2020-21 school year
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas bars may reopen at 50% capacity starting Oct. 14 in an Oct. 7 video announcement. (Screenshot courtesy office of Gov. Greg Abbott)
'It is time to open them up': Gov. Greg Abbott announces Texas bars can reopen in qualifying counties effective Oct. 14
Cy-Fair ISD is one of many school districts that experienced a slight enrollment decrease at the start of the 2020-21 school year. (Courtesy Cy-Fair ISD)
Texas Education Agency promises funding for school districts offering in-person instruction through first half of 2020-21 regardless of enrollment
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, shown here in March, issued a proclamation on mail-in ballots on Oct. 1. (Brian Rash/Community Impact Newspaper)
Gov. Abbott limits drop-off locations for mail-in ballots
Gov. Greg Abbott said Sept. 17 that data from Texas' 22 hospital regions will dictate when certain businesses can reopen at 75% capacity. (Screenshot of Sept. 17 press conference)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: Retail stores, restaurants, office buildings, gyms can reopen at 75% capacity as early as Sept. 21
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Glenn Hegar shared details on the state's financial situation ahead of the 2021 legislative session during a Transportation Advocacy Group virtual event. (Screenshot via Transportation Advocacy Group)
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar discusses state budget, economic planning
El Fenix in McKinney recently reopened. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
McKinney's El Fenix reopens and other DFW-area news
As of the 1 p.m. press conference, mandatory evacuations had been issued in Jasper, Jefferson, Newton and Orange counties, as well as in the cities of Galveston and Port Arthur. Additionally, voluntary evacuations had been issued in Chambers and Brazoria counties; Harris County ZIP code zones A and B; and the cities of Nassau Bay, Seabrook, Tikki Island, Jamaica Beach and Bolivar Peninsula. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Gov. Greg Abbott outlines how hurricane evacuation will work amid COVID-19 pandemic
Katy ISD is sanitizing school buses between each trip. (Courtesy Katy ISD)
Texas Education Agency announces new COVID-19 tracking system for public schools
The Texas Workforce Commission has applied for additional unemployment benefit funding to provide more assistance for unemployed Texans. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Texas Workforce Commission applies for additional unemployment benefit funding
Gov. Greg Abbott announced a proposal Aug. 18 to keep cities from increasing property tax revenue if they decrease police department funding. (Screenshot of April 17 press conference)
Gov. Greg Abbott says he will freeze cities' abilities to increase property tax revenue if they cut police funding