On Saturday, Homeland Security directed FEMA to support response for unaccompanied children. Around the same time, FEMA and U.S. Health and Human Services staff were on a tour of the convention center with Dallas’ Office of Emergency Management.
A big obstacle to significant weed reform this legislative session will be the divided focus and attention from trying to deal with issues like the coronavirus and regulating the power grid.
Texas Republicans are pointing toward the border, but will that message continue to resonate with their constituents?
Not everyone is happy with Dallas County’s decision to distribute the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to those experiencing homelessness and incarceration.
Texans are divided over Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest executive order.
Gov. Abbott introduced the mask mandate last July, but he also forbade local officials from enforcing it.
Depending on which tee box you’re playing, a prominent Dallas publicist has: A) Been fired by the Colonial golf tournament’s public relations firm for adhering to CDC guidelines and refusing to attend mandated, maskless meetings at the iconic Fort Worth country club. B) Fallen temporary victim to a downscaled budget…
Dallas, Collin and Tarrant counties are at risk of acute COVID-19 vaccine deficits under the state’s current distribution protocol, according to a new report.
The Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI) is an independent, non-profit healthcare intelligence organization affiliated with Parkland Health and Hospital System that studies health specifically as they affect vulnerable populations. On Tuesday PCCI released a statement forecasting that Dallas County could reach “herd immunity” in late-June based on the total…
The region’s vaccine distribution plan just hit a major roadblock following the state’s decision to cut its supply.
Power outages and a winter storm have pressed pause on Dallas County’s vaccine distribution.
The $2 trillion CARES Act, which established the Paycheck Protection Program. A new report shows how it hasn’t all gone as planned.
Although Texas is one of four states requiring schools to remain open, teachers and other school staff have not been prioritized in the state’s vaccine rollout.
Many undocumented immigrants living in North Texas don’t realize they are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
This weekend the city of Dallas unveiled its attempt at implementing a mass vaccination and officials subsequently issued apologies for the mess that ensued. Tuesday when the Dallas County Commissioners Court convened for their biweekly meeting, more details were offered on what went wrong, including an explanation for the hour-long…
With new highly infectious COVID-19 variants appearing, public health experts recommend wearing two masks.
Each location of a chain pharmacy, like Walgreens, has to apply to be a vaccine provider. This is to make sure they can handle the storage and administration of the vaccine. Texas Department of State Health Services began its enrollment process for these providers in October. However, Lara M. Anton, a press officer with DSHS, said that many of them didn’t start the enrollment process until the last month.
Tired of the drama and breakdowns in communication, three City Council members schedule a special-called meeting. They say they want the city manager, who everyone reports to and has control over the $2 billion in the general fund, to take over the role of emergency management coordinator.
There’s a slow trickle of vaccines that Dallas County’s commissioners are, in part, responsible for administering to a county of over 2.6 million people. Last week the county took the lead in opening a mega vaccine center at Fair Park, getting it up and running in a mere four days…
City Council members even identified potential locations for the hubs. But the mayor wasn’t having it because they asked the wrong person.
Different variants, besides SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7, have been reported in other parts of the world, but not yet in the U.S.
Multiple registration sites, mixed messages, broken promises and lack of outreach have created frustration with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. One significant contributor to the confusion came two weeks ago when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott opened the floodgates to Phase 1B, catching county health departments off guard. Abbott read a report…
