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Residents in Austin & Travis County Required To Wear Masks Two More Weeks

Residents in Austin & Travis County Required To Wear Masks Two More Weeks

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Austin and Travis County will continue to require masks to be worn in public for at least two more weeks. That’s after a judge put off a ruling on the state’s court challenge of that mandate until a March 26 hearing. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the city…MORE

The Biden Administration Takes A Hard Line On Some Immigration Issues

The Biden Administration Takes A Hard Line On Some Immigration Issues

Donna (AP) – President Biden’s administration is refusing to allow lawyers who inspect facilities where immigrant children are detained to enter a Border Patrol tent in Texas where agents are holding hundreds of youths. The attorneys say they were allowed to speak to children at the facility in Donna, but were denied the chance to…MORE

The Stimulus Checks Are Being Expedited

The Stimulus Checks Are Being Expedited

WASHINGTON (AP) – Along with daylight saving time, this weekend could bring Americans fatter bank balances. Officials at the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service say processing the new round of stimulus payments has already begun. The aim is to have the first payments start showing up by direct deposit in bank accounts this weekend.…MORE

Widely Used Test for Covid-19 Has Risk for False Positives

Widely Used Test for Covid-19 Has Risk for False Positives

UNDATED (AP) – U.S. health officials are warning health professionals about the risk of false positive results with a widely used laboratory test for COVID-19 and flu. The Food and Drug Administration issued the alert today for health facilities using Roche’s cobas test for coronavirus and seasonal flu. The agency warned that problems with the…MORE

Dallas Arboretum Welcomes Visitors for Popular Spring Event

Dallas Arboretum Welcomes Visitors for Popular Spring Event

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Arboretum is celebrating the annual Dallas Blooms event and this year people will again be allowed to see it in person. Last year, most of the popular North Texas attraction was done virtually when the arboretum had to close its doors to visitors. “We were only open a few days in…MORE

Multiple NY Congressional Members Call on Cuomo to Resign

Multiple NY Congressional Members Call on Cuomo to Resign

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – More than half of New York’s Democratic congressional members have joined a majority of its state lawmakers in calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign. The Democrat has faced mounting allegations of sexual harassment and an allegation of groping, as well as scrutiny over his administration’s reporting of COVID-19 deaths among…MORE