Interview with Austin Mayor Steve Adler - 6/30/20
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As COVID-19 cases have increased in Texas, local and state leaders are working to reduce the spread. Mayor Adler talks more about this.

US consumer confidence rises to 98.1 in June

The confidence index was at a high of 132.6 in February 2020 before falling sharply in March and April.

Austin-Travis County contact tracing abilities impeded by widespread transmission of COVID-19, officials say

Austin Public Health says it continues to hire new case investigators to follow the exponentially growing caseload but APH leadership and medical professionals are asking residents to do their part to protect themselves and others from the spread of COVID-19.

NFL Players' Association calls football a 'perfect storm for virus transmission'

The NFL players’ union released a statement Tuesday saying its athletes are especially susceptible to COVID-19 and should not be “complacent” when it comes to negotiating their rights to return to the field this fall.

NY, NJ, CT restrict access to travelers from 16 states due to fear of coronavirus spread

A mandatory quarantine of 14 days has been extended to travelers entering New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to 16 from the 8 states listed when the advisory was first issued last week.

TJJD staff member dies from complications related to COVID-19

Sean Wilson was a youth development coach at the Giddings State School and had worked for TTJD since 2014. Wilson had been diagnosed with COVID-19 on June 22 and passed away at his home on June 28.

EU reopens its borders to 14 countries but not to US tourists

The European Union announced Tuesday that it will reopen its borders to travelers from 14 countries, but most Americans have been refused entry for at least another two weeks due to soaring coronavirus infections in the U.S.

Abbott provides update on where Texas' reopening, restrictions stand

On Monday, Travis County Judge Sam Biscoe called on the governor to allow metropolitan areas to roll all the way back to stay-at-home orders based on circumstance, but the governor is against returning to a shutdown.

Abbott provides update on where Texas' reopening, restrictions stand
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On Monday, Travis County Judge Sam Biscoe called on the governor to allow metropolitan areas to roll all the way back to stay-at-home orders based on circumstance, but the governor is against returning to a shutdown.

Austin City Council holds special meeting to discuss COVID-19

The meeting comes as the number of cases and hospitalizations in the state and in Austin-Travis County continue to rise.

Austin City Council holds special meeting to discuss COVID-19
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The meeting comes as the number of cases and hospitalizations in the state and in Austin-Travis County continue to rise.

Abbott, HHSC extend deadline for pandemic food benefits for families

Eligible families include those with children who lost access to free or reduced-price school meals through the National School Lunch Program due to school closures. 

TABC suspends seven bars, two in Central Texas, for not complying with Abbott's order to close bars

TABC says agents visited nearly 1,500 Texas businesses this past weekend to verify that they were complying with the order. 59 were found to be operating in violation of the order; 52 of those agreed to immediately close. 

TABC suspends seven bars, two in Central Texas, for not complying with Abbott's order to close bars
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TABC says agents visited nearly 1,500 Texas businesses this past weekend to verify that they were complying with the order. 59 were found to be operating in violation of the order; 52 of those agreed to immediately close.?