Category: Current Events
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COVID in Austin Update (July 4)
New hospitalization records and sharing my reporting methods.
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COVID in Austin Update (July 3)
Outdoor gatherings 10+ banned. Stay home this weekend. Still setting hospitalization records.
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COVID in Austin Update (July 2)
New Orders Masks! Masks! Masks! Governor Abbott has issued a statewide mask mandate. GA-29 requires masks in all public areas—inside or outside—with some exceptions: Under 10 years old. Medically unable to wear a mask. While eating, drinking, exercising (while keeping distance), driving alone or only with your family, swimming, giving a speech, etc. Religious services,…
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COVID in Austin Update (July 1)
The quick two-second report from today: We absolutely need to follow public health advice this weekend. Stay home. Watch fireworks at home. News State of Texas After seeing a number of cases, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department will be testing all staff and juveniles. “High Unemployment” triggers a longer unemployment window. Usually, Texas will give…
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COVID in Austin Update (June 30)
Let’s review the month and the quarter, shall we? It’s been a hell of a month and a hell of a quarter. Okay, that’s enough of that. If you’ve been reading along these posts alive in America, you don’t need a summary. Moving on. News Baseball Very minor in the grand scheme of things, Minor…
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COVID in Austin Update (June 29)
News A few particular things I wanted to share today. Travis County Parks will be closed this coming Thursday through Tuesday. City of Austin late on Monday announced the same. Virtually all the parks did this around Easter to try to discourage people from gathering. Williamson County itself still won’t mandate businesses to require masks,…