Collin Co. Republican Party: ‘Most people at Gov. Abbott campaign event were likely vaccinated’

The head of the Collin County Republican Party says he believes most of the people at Monday's crowded event headlined by Gov. Greg Abbott were vaccinated. That's because the event was held at a 55-plus community.

‘We have the tools’: Biden says COVID-19 boosters could start in September

On Wednesday, the president outlined plans for booster shots for fully vaccinated Americans, which could begin as early as the week of Sept. 20.

COVID-19 hospitalizations could hit 32,000 a day, CDC forecast says

The COVID-19 Forecast Hub at UMass Amherst, which is utilized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, predicts new COVID-19 hospitalizations could reach 32,000 a day as soon as Sept. 13.

The new Texas COVID-19 surge could be worse than anything the state has seen yet

A record number of Texas hospitals have run out of intensive care beds and warned that they may soon have more COVID-19 patients than they can handle.

Biden extends 100% federal reimbursement of states’ COVID-19 costs

President Joe Biden has ordered FEMA to continue to cover 100% of states’ costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic through the end of the year.

Mesquite ISD reissues mask mandate following new Travis County ruling

Mesquite ISD said it’s following a new ruling out of Travis County that suspends Gov. Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates.

Disability rights group files federal lawsuit challenging Gov. Abbott’s mask mandate ban

Disability Rights Texas claims in a lawsuit that Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates prevents students with disabilities from safely returning to school and is a violation of students federal rights.

Paris ISD finds loophole in governor's mask mandate ban by adding masks to dress code

A small northeast Texas school district may have found a way to get around Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates. Masks are now part of the dress code for students in Paris ISD.

Katy area one of highest areas for active Covid-19 cases per zip code, officials say

The Harris County Health Department, in conjunction with the Houston Health Department, broke down active cases by zip code. The Katy area is at the top of that list with 1,202 active cases, followed by Cypress.

Fort Worth ISD board votes to join mask mandate lawsuit against Gov. Abbott

After hearing passionate comments from parents both for and against mask mandates, the Fort Worth ISD board voted to join other school districts suing the governor and the state over his executive order banning mask mandates.

100 traveling medical workers heading to North Texas hospitals to help during delta variant surge

Reinforcements in the form of traveling medical staff are on their way weeks after the state initially turned down helping hospitals. So far, nearly 100 of those traveling medical workers are going to two of our largest hospitals.  More are expected.

20 bus drivers quit during first week of school in one Florida county

Many of Florida’s largest school districts are finding it difficult because of the pandemic to hire enough bus drivers, with some using managers and other stop-gap measures to get students to class as the new school year begins.

TSA to extend mask mandate for travelers through January 2022

The Transportation Security Administration will extend a mask mandate on public transportation through Jan. 18, 2022, according to a TSA spokesperson.