Tag: COVID in Austin
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COVID in Austin Update (July 28)
Education (aka What The Hell, Texas?) To preface, a reminder that the Attorney General in Texas is a totally separate elected official from the Governor. Unlike on the Federal level, the AG does not serve the chief executive. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a non-binding letter regarding local heath authority’s abilities to close schools.…
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COVID in Austin Update (July 27)
After going nearly 40 days with daily updates, I’ve been a little lax. A combination of having a recuperating wife at home and news is a bit light on the weekends. This is going to be here awhile. Governor Abbott issued two orders today that helps underscores that he’s expecting the virus to remain an…
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COVID in Austin Update (July 24)
Sorry for missing yesterday! My wife had an urgent surgery yesterday—they waited until the next day to do the surgery, so I guess “emergency” isn’t the right term? I’m going to reverse order and start with the numbers today. Travis County (Austin) I want to start on a solemn note. Today, we had 12 deaths,…
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COVID in Austin Update (July 22)
Schooling, Athletics, and no more evictions.
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Not Really A COVID in Austin Update (July 21)
This isn’t really my normal update. Someone in the family is under the weather and the doctor’s appointment turned into a long ER visit. Everything is fine now and nothing COVID related, but it’s past 10 pm and I haven’t had dinner. Forgive me! Quickly, though, in passing, UIL announced guidelines for fall sports in…
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COVID in Austin Update (July 20)
Maybe we’re flattening the curve?