Texas

A coronavirus patient at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth is being treated with the same life-saving measure that helped during the Ebola outbreak.

Gov. Greg Abbott said on Tuesday all Texas schools will remain closed until May 4 and released a list of essential services allowed to operate, but did not issue a statewide shelter-in-place order.

After the governor released his statewide order, Collin County ditched its controversial ‘stay at home’ order.

Fort Worth ISD recently gave its superintendent more power to make quick decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Collin County judge denied a challenge from a McKinney realtor, who said the city was overstepping by issuing a tougher order than county leaders in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus.

The stimulus money that will be sent to the city of Dallas will be what leaders call ‘significant.’

A middle school principal in Waco died after complications from COVID-19 just a day after the district revealed he tested positive.

Andrea Olatunji lost her father to natural causes and traveled from North Texas to Lagos, Nigeria with her sister for his funeral nearly three weeks ago. During her trip, the ripple effect of the virus halted air travel.

County health officials said of the 82 new cases, 26 were from senior or long-term care facilities. There are now 631 coronavirus cases in Dallas County, the most in the state.

The mayor of Dallas wants to know exactly where the city stands when it comes to hospital space.

The city of Plano may soon adopt a stay-at-home ordinance to close more businesses in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

A judge has blocked the city of Dallas from enforcing a law requiring businesses to offer paid sick leave. Activists argue this leaves workers without a much-needed benefit during the pandemic.

Of the 191 total COVID-19 cases in Denton County, about 70 of them are at a supported living center for people with disabilities.

A nursing facility in Richardson is the latest in Dallas County dealing with a potential positive case of COVID-19 coronavirus as another person died and the number of cases grew at other locations.

Along with hospitals across the country, smaller family practices are experiencing a shortage in critical equipment necessary to protect themselves and patients due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Texas Workforce Commission continues to be overwhelmed by a record number of people filing for unemployment.