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  • COVID in Austin Update (June 30)

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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…

  • COVID in Austin Update (June 29)

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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.…

  • COVID in Austin Update (June 28)

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    COVID in Austin Update (June 28)

    A reminder that tomorrow begins Early Voting for the primary run-off (moved because of the coronavirus) and the State Senate, District 14 special election. The early voting locations are different…

  • COVID in Austin Update (June 27)

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    COVID in Austin Update (June 27)

    I didn’t scour the web for news today, so will be pretty brief today. State of Texas On the statewide news front, Governor Abbott has waived additional alcohol regulations to…

  • COVID in Austin Update (June 26)

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    COVID in Austin Update (June 26)

    Statewide Big day, so let’s jump right in. Governor Abbott issued GA-27, an executive order “relating to the targeted response to the COVID-19 disaster”. The key points: Bars are now…

  • COVID in Austin Update (June 25)

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    COVID in Austin Update (June 25)

    State of Texas Governor Abbott is pausing the reopening of Texas. Since we are in this situation because of the reopening, simply pausing it won’t do anything in and of…

  • COVID in Austin Update (June 24)

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    COVID in Austin Update (June 24)

    News We’ll start today with irony. New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut will now require a 14-day quarantine for anyone coming to those states from Texas and a number of…

  • COVID in Austin Update (June 23)

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    COVID in Austin Update (June 23)

    First, thanks everyone for reading. I heard from a reader that these posts are your daily reads to catch up about the virus. That’s humbling to me. Thanks. As a…

  • COVID in Austin Update (June 22)

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    COVID in Austin Update (June 22)

    Governor Abbott held a press conference this afternoon at the Capitol. To be direct, it contained nothing of note to anyone who has been paying attention. If you want a…

  • COVID in Austin Update (June 21)

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    COVID in Austin Update (June 21)

    Austin and the State of Texas are trending in all the wrong ways.