Austin restaurants will no longer require proof of vaccination

Fresa’s and Launderette wrote on social media in part, "we received word… that we are not allowed by law…to ask for proof of vaccination when dining.”

Del Valle ISD to require masks
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Del Valle ISD will be requiring masks on campus, joining other Texas school districts including Austin ISD.

Austin restaurants will no longer require proof of vaccination
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Fresa?s and Launderette wrote on social media in part, "we received word? that we are not allowed by law?to ask for proof of vaccination when dining.?

Overwhelmed Texas border community begins busing migrants to Austin

The City of Austin was notified over the weekend and has had a handful of buses arrive this week, according to a spokesperson.

COVID-19 surge: States that showed progress now seeing waves of new cases

The COVID-19 surge that is sending hospitalizations to all-time highs in parts of the South is also clobbering states like Hawaii and Oregon that were once seen as pandemic success stories.

Mask debate continues as school year begins for some schools

The start of the 2021 school year was supposed to bring back some kind of normalcy for students, but the Delta Variant has made it difficult.

US in ‘much worse situation’ with COVID-19 pandemic than expected, experts say

Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania and a member of the FDA Vaccine Advisory Panel, said he’s amazed at how much of society appears to have returned to normal behaviors despite the pandemic being far from over.

City of Georgetown helping with residential utility bills

The city says assistance is available to all qualifying City of Georgetown utility customers, including those who live in the extraterritorial jurisdiction.

No staffed pediatric ICU beds left in North Texas region, hospital official says

“We [have] no staffed pediatric ICU beds available in Trauma Service Area E,” said Stephen Love, President/CEO, Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council.

San Francisco becomes 1st major city to require full vaccination at restaurants, gyms

San Francisco will become the first major U.S. city to require full vaccination for patrons at indoor establishments like restaurants, cafes, bars, and gyms. 

FOX 7 Discussion: Judge Brown on new mask mandate

Travis County Judge Andy Brown joins Rebecca Thomas to talk about the new mask mandates ordered for public schools and city and county buildings.

Arnold Schwarzenegger says anyone who doesn't wear a mask is a schmuck

The Terminator doesn't mince words. Actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger chewed out people who won't get vaccinated and said anyone who won't wear a mask is a schmuck.

Novato protesters say mask and vaccine mandates infringe on their freedoms

Part of the poster reads: “The people who kept you in business are the ones you’ll be banning.” Protesters say vaccine and mask mandates infringe on their freedoms.

Study finds COVID-19 booster dose helps protect transplant patients

A third dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine improved protection for organ transplant recipients, Canadian researchers reported this week.

FOX 7 Discussion: Legal fight over emergency health powers

UT law professor Randall Erben joins Rebecca Thomas to talk about the legal battles over Abbott's mask mandate ban.

FOX 7 Discussion: Legal fight over emergency health powers
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UT law professor Randall Erben joins Rebecca Thomas to talk about the legal battles over Abbott's mask mandate ban.

FOX 7 Discussion: Judge Brown on new mask mandate
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Travis County Judge Andy Brown joins Rebecca Thomas to talk about the new mask mandates ordered for public schools and city and county buildings.