FOX 7 Discussion: What’s next with the COVID-19 pandemic?

Dr. Shelley Payne, director of the LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease at UT Austin, joins Rebecca Thomas on FOX 7 Austin to discuss what's next with the COVID-19 pandemic.

DA: Philadelphia police staff inspector faces charges following incident with protester

Charges will be filed against Philadelphia Police Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna for an incident involving a Temple student who was struck in the head with a metal police baton during a protest, District Attorney Larry Krasner announced.

Texas State among top institutions worldwide for social impact

The university made it onto the Times Higher Education(THE) University Impact Rankings for a second consecutive year. 

Texas A&M ready to mass produce future COVID-19 vaccine

The university says a trained workforce can quickly respond should the government call on A&M System and Fujifilm, its subcontractor, to manufacture one or more COVID-19 vaccines. 

Del Valle celebrates seniors at Circuit of the Americas

The school district will still hold its virtual graduation, but parents, staff and community rallied together to make a one-of-a-kind celebration. 

Austin-area high school seniors finish school year, celebrate in new ways

The 2020 graduating class at Westlake High never thought they’d be celebrating the end of the school year with a parade of decorated vehicles. 

Families say final goodbyes to Pease Elementary School before it closes its doors permanently

Pease Elementary School stood for 144 years, it was the oldest continuously operating elementary school in Texas. Try as they might, parents and east side activists fought to keep their children’s schools alive. In November, Austin ISD school board voted to shutter it’s doors.

CDC says antibody test results should not influence decisions to return to work or school

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance on the use and reliability of antibody testing, saying that in a population where prevalence of COVID-19 is low, “less than half of those testing positive will truly have antibodies.”

Killeen ISD to provide free school supplies to all students

The district says it will not be providing personal items like backpacks, lunchboxes, headphones, PreK nap mats and secondary PE uniforms.