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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.
Read moreAUSTIN— As part of a broader effort to reopen Texas, Texas State Parks will resume limited overnight camping beginning May 18. This gradual reopening of overnight reservations will be limited at all Texas State Parks to varying degrees depending on individual park occupancy in order to align with safe business practices currently followed in Texas. Some existing reservations will be honored, but to prevent overcrowding, manage continued social distancing and safeguard public health, no new reservations can be made for now. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will notify the public once new reservations can be booked.
Read moreAUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott announced last week that the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) has applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Category B assistance funding to provide financial support to Texas’ network of food banks. If approved, this funding will provide nearly $70 million for Texas’ network of 21 food banks and will allow food banks to work with their supply chain networks to shore up supplies and provide more nutritional support to those in need.
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AUSTIN — Texas, along with the rest of the nation and the world, continued to battle the COVID-19 pandemic last week as cases and deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus increased.
Read more(AUSTIN) —Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding taxpayers that the due date for 2020 franchise tax reports was extended to July 15 to be consistent with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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