(CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – In the last two weeks, the US registered more than 915,000 new cases of coronavirus, that is, more than the cases reported nationwide during the entire month of June. The staggering number indicates that the United States is still far from containing the virus, which is spreading through …
Read More »Texas coronavirus deaths: 1,000 people die in just 10 days
After COVID-19’s first death in Texas, a 97-year-old man in Matagorda County who died on March 15, it took 53 days for the state to reach 1,000 deaths. On Monday, Texas reached 4,020 deaths just 10 days after crossing the 3,000 threshold. New coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have been increasing …
Read More »85 Texas Babies Have Coronavirus in Nueces County: Report
Eighty-five babies younger than 1 year tested positive for coronavirus in Nueces County, reports CNN. The county, which includes Corpus Christi, has become emblematic of the state’s recent surge in coronavirus cases. When the pandemic began to devastate the state, Nueces County remained relatively healthy while the Amarillo region suffered. …
Read More »UT-Austin to keep “Eyes of Texas”, but to rename buildings
The University of Texas at Austin is making several changes to address racial issues on campus, but it will keep its statue of prominent segregationist James Hogg and continue the tradition of the school spirit song “The Eyes of Texas” despite calls to remove them by various athletes and other …
Read More »Nearly 6,300 Texas companies received PPP loans of more than $ 1 million
Nearly 6,300 Texas-based companies received loans from the federal government valued at more than $ 1 million this spring, representing a significant injection of government money into the state as the federal government struggled to keep the economy afloat. Within that sum, nearly 400 Texas companies received loans in the …
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