Abbott closes tubing, rafting businesses in Texas
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The spike in COVID-19?cases in central Texas was enough to not only stop tubing but also from going to river parks in the city in general.

Florida suspending any alcohol consumption at bars statewide due to rise in COVID-19 cases

The news came minutes after Florida reported nearly 9,000 new coronavirus cases, a new record for daily increases. Officials have said the number of cases is surging among young adults, which could endanger those who are most vulnerable to the virus.

Animal advocates upset after video shows Austin Animal Center turning away stray dog

In the video posted on Facebook Thursday, a staff member can be heard telling the person with the stray dog, “If you can't keep her, and no one on your Nextdoor or Austin Lost and Found Pets can hold onto her, you probably should just let her go where you found her.” 

Animal advocates upset after video shows Austin Animal Center turning away stray dog
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In the video posted on Facebook Thursday, a staff member can be heard telling the person with the stray dog, ?If you can't keep her, and no one on your Nextdoor or Austin Lost and Found Pets can hold onto her, you probably should just let her go where you found her.?�

Costco discontinues half-sheet cakes, possibly due to COVID-19

The popular half-sheet cakes are not being sold in any Costco locations across the country, and the company expressed no immediate plans on bringing them back.

$10.2M in COVID-19 test kits ordered by FEMA reportedly unusable, produced in ‘unsanitary conditions’

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reportedly urging states not to use COVID-19 testing supplies that were manufactured by a Texas company known as Fillakit due to the fact that the plastic used to make the kits were produced in “unsanitary conditions.”

Washington state woman furloughed over coronavirus gives away hundreds of lasagnas to people in need

Washington state resident Michelle Brenner began cooking lasagna after she was furloughed from her menswear store job following the coronavirus outbreak and started handing out pieces for free to help those in need.

FOX 7 Discussion: Mayor Adler on Abbott's scaling back reopening plans

Mayor Steve Adler joins Rebecca Thomas on FOX 7 Austin to talk about Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to scale back reopening plans in Texas due to high COVID-19 numbers.

FOX 7 Discussion: Mayor Adler on Abbott's scaling back reopening plans
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Mayor Steve Adler joins Rebecca Thomas on FOX 7 Austin to talk about Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to scale back reopening plans in Texas due to high COVID-19 numbers.

New order by Gov. Abbott scales back reopening plans, shuts down Texas bars

The order has an option for some bars; they can offer delivery and take-out, including alcoholic beverages.  Conditions for that may hinge on serving food. The details are still being drafted by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

As virus grows, governors rely on misleading hospital data

Public health officials and experts say the heavy reliance on statewide hospital data is a misleading and sometimes irresponsible metric to justify keeping a state open.

New order by Gov. Abbott scales back reopening plans, shuts down Texas bars
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The order has an option for some bars; they can offer delivery and take-out, including alcoholic beverages.? Conditions for that may hinge on serving food. The details are still being drafted by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

Supreme Court doesn’t wade into Texas mail-in voting battle

Early voting in Texas begins Monday for primary runoff elections that had been postponed to July over coronavirus fears, but Texas is now one of the nation’s coronavirus hotspots as confirmed cases reach record levels and Gov. Greg Abbott reimposes restrictions.

CDC expands list of high-risk conditions for COVID-19 complications, removes age threshold

On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made revisions to its list of underlying medical conditions that put people at a higher risk of severe complications from the novel coronavirus.

Pregnant woman dies of COVID-19, doctors manage to save baby

A pregnant woman from Baton Rouge passed away Thursday due to complications from COVID-19, but doctors at Woman’s Hospital successfully delivered her baby,