Federal student loan payments to resume soon

Payments must resume and interest rates will be reinstalled on student loans on January 31, 2022, despite many borrowers still being in tight financial situations.

Kyrie Irving speaks out after being blocked from playing with Nets

Kyrie Irving said Wednesday he didn't want to lose salary or a chance to compete for a championship with the Brooklyn Nets, but was doing “what's best for me” by refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Texas Hospital Association wants hospitals left out of vaccine order

The Texas Hospital Association wants hospitals left out of Gov. Abbott‘s recent order preventing any entity from having a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Texas Hospital Association wants hospitals left out of vaccine order
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The Texas Hospital Association wants hospitals left out of Gov. Abbott?s recent order preventing any entity from having a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

UT Austin professor honored for role in developing COVID-19 vaccines

UT Austin professor James McLellan and his NIH colleague Barney Graham's technology is used in the Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

UT Austin professor honored for role in developing COVID-19 vaccines
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UT Austin professor James McLellan and his NIH colleague Barney Graham's technology is used in the Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

Austin stroke survivor promotes healthy lifestyle

Patrick Wright has made it his mission to warn others about the dangers of strokes and heart attacks since he suffered a hemorrhagic stroke in 2014.

New study finds potential benefits in mixing and matching COVID booster shots

Mixing and matching booster shots may give better protection against COVID-19, according to a new government-funded study published Wednesday.

ICU nurse helps young COVID-19 widowed dad fill newborn’s nursery with donations

Eric Robison, 23, lost his 22-year-old wife to COVID-19 and became a single father within the span of just two months. ICU nurse Ashlee Schwartz saw the young family’s tragic struggle and stepped in to help.

Arizona woman speaks out after giving birth to 14-pound baby

For one Arizona family, their newborn baby may have set a new record for the largest baby to be born at one Phoenix area hospital.

Foot traffic in downtown Austin around 91% of pre-pandemic activity
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Foot traffic has steadily improved this year along Congress Avenue ? it's now around 91% of pre-pandemic activity, according to the latest biannual report from the Downtown Austin Alliance.

COVID-19 vaccines: Study finds J&J recipients better off with Moderna, Pfizer booster

An NIH study on whether or not it is safe to “mix and match” vaccines found that people who initially received J&J vaccines had better protection against COVID-19 when they got a Moderna or Pfizer vaccine as a booster.

Texas students lost decade's worth of learning progress during pandemic, TEA says

The TEA commissioner warned the state’s learning loss could reduce lifetime earnings for Texas students, costing the Texas economy an estimated $2 trillion. But there is some positive outlook on the horizon.

J&J COVID-19 booster shot needs more evidence, FDA analysis suggests

In an online review, FDA scientists didn’t reach a firm conclusion, citing shortcomings with J&J’s data, including little information on protection against the extra-contagious delta variant of the coronavirus.

IATSE film and television workers nationwide to begin strike Oct. 18

IATSE members who work in television and film production at 36 IATSE local unions across the country voted last week to authorize the union's president to call a strike if contract talks didn't result in a new contract.

Mixed reaction to vaccine mandate ban as Abbott hopes it becomes law

Governor Greg Abbott is hoping the Texas Legislature will turn his executive order banning vaccine mandates into state law as Texas businesses and politicians react to the order.