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The first time I saw him, I was 15 years old and sitting in the living room of my boyfriend’s home.
Read moreAUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott announced May 21 that the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) would begin a phased opening of driver license offices starting May 26 with limited service offerings. As part of this opening plan, DPS will launch a statewide driver license (DL) appointment system that allows customers to book appointments up to six months in advance. The limited services being offered will be by appointment only.
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AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on May 18 allowed restaurants to increase occupancy to 50% and relaxed his earlier executive orders that limited certain other public activities over the last two months to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
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Ending my junior year sitting on my living room couch is rather disappointing, but I can only imagine how terrible and disappointing it must be for our senior class to graduate from high school without the traditional celebrations. Now I usually write with optimism and try to help you see the world as a glass half full, but I also understand that not everything is rainbows and sunshine, and the Class of 2020 is sure to agree.
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I don’t know about you, but I was convinced that by the year 2020 we’d have flying cars, jetpacks, be able to live on other planets and be able to teleport.
Read moreAUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas National Guard has activated Facilities Disinfection Teams to support Texans in nursing homes and to help limit the spread of COVID-19. These Facilities Disinfection Teams, formed in coordination with Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), provide a major boost to protecting Texans and limiting the spread of COVID-19. Six teams have already been mobilized to facilities across the state with more coming online.
Read moreAUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) announced last week that local fire departments in Texas are partnering with local public health authorities to provide testing in nursing homes throughout the state. This partnership has been developed and is being implemented through an ongoing collaboration between TDEM, the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and the Texas Department of State Health Services. Costs associated with providing these tests are eligible for federal reimbursement.
Read moreAs a 75-year-old resident of Columbus, I am extremely concerned to see a lot of our residents not wearing masks and sanitizing their hands against this COVID-19 virus. I would hate to lose some of our residents and maybe my friends for such a simple reason. As a caring person, I ask, please try harder to sanitize your hands and wear those masks while in stores shopping, and practice 6-foot distancing. I would not have written this letter if I didn’t care about your health or mine.
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