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Taylor High's bi-district playoff game against George Ranch has been canceled due to COVID-19 cases found within the George Ranch program. The Mustangs have a bye this week and play either Houston Heights or Cy-Creek in the area playoffs next week.
Katy, Taylor get playoff byes as COVID-19 ends opponents' seasons
COVID-19 is having a significant impact on a Katy ISD football playoff season that has yet to start. more
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A dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by BioNTech and Pfizer. The governor said a vaccine could start arriving by mid-December. The state has said health care workers will be the first to receive voluntary vaccinations.
Texas may receive initial coronavirus vaccine doses for 1.4 million people this month, Gov. Greg Abbott says
Texas could receive coronavirus vaccine doses to give an initial dose to up to 1.4 million Texans in December, assuming U.S. health officials approve coronavirus vaccine candidates from drugmakers … more
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Shirley Cortez, left, prepares flu shots while Janel Allen applies hand sanitizer inside the mobile unit in front of Falfurrias High School on Nov. 13, 2020.
COVID-19 vaccines may be coming soon, but most Texans won’t get them for months. Here’s why.
COVID-19 vaccines may be coming soon, but most Texans won’t get them for months. Here’s why. By Shannon Najmabadi and Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Nov. 20, 2020 … more
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Katy ISD staff unload COVID-19 testing supplies Nov. 4 after receiving testing kits and related equipment from the Texas Education Agency. Free testing is now available for all KISD students at the district’s Young Agricultural Sciences Center on Katy Hockley Cut Off Road.
KISD now offering free COVID-19 testing to students
Katy ISD is now offering free COVID-19 screenings to all students of the district, said KISD Director of Risk Management Lance Nauman. The Food and Drug Administration-approved saliva-based test is … more
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With a picture of the team and individual player photo banners that surround his team’s court on campus, Seven Lakes tennis coach Kevin McIlvain tweeted on his account late Friday evening: “Unfortunately, our season comes to an end from the sidelines in the Area Round due to the school being closed for matters out of our control. Thanks for your hard work and doing things the right way Spartan Tennis!”
COVID-19 impacts Seven Lakes cross country, team tennis seasons
COVID-19 had a significant impact on the Seven Lakes cross country and team tennis teams this week. more
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Katy ISD football games are only allowed to be at half-capacity due to COVID-19 regulations.
COVID forces changes to athletics schedules
The Katy ISD athletics department is juggling schedules after several COVID-19 cases were reported. more
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Katy ISD's Legacy Stadium on game night.
2020 Katy ISD football season kicks off this week
The 2020 high school football season is starting up about a month later due to the restructuring of the UIL 2020 high school football season caused by the novel coronavirus COVID-19. more
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Party Time Bar outside of Temple was one of many bars closed during the coronavirus pandemic in March. Bar industry groups say Gov. Greg Abbott has not responded to proposals for how they can reopen safely during the pandemic. While restaurants are allowed to expand to 75% capacity, those in the bar industry worry prolonged shutdowns could lead to 30% of its businesses closing within six months.
Texas bars and distilleries rip Gov. Greg Abbott for leaving them out of "unacceptable" reopening plan
As Gov. Greg Abbott outlined his latest reopening plan this week, bar owner Greg Barrineau watched in disbelief. Abbott, who announced that Texas restaurants could expand dine-in service to 75% … more
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Desks are zip-tied and a green "Use" sticker is placed on available desks to practice social distancing in an academic hall at the University of Texas at Austin on Aug. 24, 2020.
"We're all holding our breath": Health experts on school reopenings in Texas
As schools and universities across Texas begin reopening, families, students and educators are adjusting to remote instruction, schools are preparing to file weekly reports on COVID-19 cases and … more
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Around 1.6 million Texans were receiving the extra unemployment benefits before funding for them expired in July.
$400 in extra unemployment benefits remain uncertain in Texas after Trump's executive order
The amount of unemployment benefits coming to Texans remained up in the air Monday as confusion persisted over President Donald Trump’s weekend executive orders designed to provide economic … more
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Rev .Bob Johnson and his wife, Susan Johnson watching the St. Peter’s United Methodist Church’s West Campus live-stream services.
Faith, religion and the coronavirus
As the COVID-19 pandemic drags into the late summer months, many aspects of daily life have had to be modified for a new lifestyle that demands less interaction and more hygienic precautions. Places … more
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While there is widespread consensus that more people wearing face coverings in public will slow viral spread, researchers disagree over how much credit to assign to Texas’ statewide mask order.
Mask mandate appears to be helping in Texas, but experts ask Gov. Greg Abbott not to rule out a shutdown
Three weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott required Texans to wear masks, epidemiologists and disease modelers say they are cautiously optimistic that the mandate is helping the state turn a corner in its … more
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Texas has seen more state prisoners die with the new coronavirus than any other state prison system in America.
The coronavirus is keeping Texas prisoners who've been approved for parole behind bars
Thousands of Texas prisoners are stuck in limbo during the public health disaster, approved for parole yet still sitting inside disease-prone lockups as the coronavirus rages across the state.Many … more
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Katy ISD has announced an in-person and online fall instruction for students as schools prepare to reopen during the pandemic.
KISD prepares for return to school
Katy ISD has unveiled its Fall 2020 back to school program in line with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s direction to reopen school districts for in-person or virtual instruction during the COVID-19 … more
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