Category: Breaking News
Cornyn: East Texas to Receive $1.1M in Coronavirus Recovery Grants
WASHINGTON – The cities of Tyler, Longview, and Marshall were awarded $1,136,436 in federal grants...
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Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order, Implements Statewide Essential Services and Activities Protocols
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order implementing Essential...
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Longview and Gregg County Issue Mandatory Shelter-in-Place Orders
“The number of confirmed cases in Gregg County has begun to rise, and we can see the virus is in...
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Pfizer Collaborates with BioNTech SE to Develop and Distribute Needed Vaccine
The agreement covers co-development and co-commercialization aimed at accelerating the development...
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Coronavirus-19 Update: Gregg County Area Officials Issue Voluntary Shelter at Home Guidelines
Gregg County area leaders issued guidelines for residents to voluntarily Shelter-at-Home for the...
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Smith County Judge Will Not Issue a “Shelter in Place” Order at This Time
On Monday, March 23, 2020, Smith County Judge Nathaniel Moran made clear that—at this time—he has...
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Sec. of Education DeVos suspends Student Loan Payments, Waives Interests During National Emergency
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today that the office of Federal...
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Gov. Abbott’s COVID-19 Order Impacts Longview Residents
Coronavirus Update Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday issued a wide-ranging executive order to...
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What the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Means for Texas
The Senate will soon vote on the Families Fist Coronavirus Response Act to help Americans deal...
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TSTA urges state to cancel STAAR testing this year
The Texas State Teachers Association urged Gov. Greg Abbott and Education Commissioner Mike Morath...
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Texas AG Ken Paxton Warns of Price Gouging as Texans Prepare to Prevent Spread of Coronavirus
Texans who believe they have encountered price gouging should call the Office of the Attorney...
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Texas governor declares statewide emergency, says state will soon be able to test thousands
By Edgar Walters/ The Texas Tribune/ texastribune.org Gov. Greg Abbott declared Friday that...
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