Education Dept. holding summit next week to help schools reopen safely amid COVID-19

The Biden administration is holding a summit next week to help schools reopen safely in the middle of the pandemic, with plans to hear from education leaders, teachers and students.

Austin photographer's giant portraits honor female essential workers

Austin photographer Sarah Wilson is honoring women who are essential workers by creating giant portraits of them and posting each one throughout the city.

Baby born with COVID-19 antibodies, doctors say

Two pediatricians in Florida believe they have found the first baby born with COVID-19 antibodies.

FOX 7 Discussion: State Rep. Talarico on bill to raise teacher wages

State Rep. James Talarico joins Mike Warren to talk about his newly proposed bill to raise the minimum wage for Texas teachers.

Dell Diamond site increases available COVID-19 vaccine appointments

Williamson County is encouraging residents that fall in the 1a, 1b, and 1c categories to register on the county's COVID-19 vaccine waitlist.

6 feet or 3 feet? Schools, CDC considering guidance on seating students closer together

U.S. guidelines that say students should be kept 6 feet apart in schools are receiving new scrutiny from federal health experts, state governments and education officials working to return as many children as possible to the classroom.

WHO to release report next week on origins of COVID-19

The World Health Organization said it will release a report on the origins of the novel coronavirus next week.

First cases of UK COVID-19 variant confirmed in Williamson County

The Williamson County and Cities Health District says that the variant was discovered and confirmed through lab testing by the Texas DSHS.

Third week of COVID-19 vaccine initiative targets seniors in 28 Texas counties

More than two dozen counties, including some in southeast Texas, will participate in the third week of the state’s "Save Our Seniors" COVID-19 vaccine initiative.

Swollen lymph nodes can be side effect of COVID-19 vaccine and confused for cancer, doctors say

Doctors are working to spread the word that swollen lymph nodes are a normal and expected side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine in an effort to ease patients’ fears of cancer and avoid unnecessary testing.

IRS agrees to protect some stimulus checks from debt reductions

The IRS has agreed to not seize some Americans' stimulus check to offset outstanding federal tax debts, according to an agency watchdog.