After TEA Commissioner Mike Morath issued guidance saying school districts are now allowed to decide whether or not to mandate face masks, a handful of educators and teachers unions disagree with the decision.
The statewide COVID-19 death toll was climbing toward 44,000 Thursday and the Central Texas toll was nearing 1,500 even as the number of newly confirmed cases in the region continued to decline.
Authorities said some empty houses, which had been abandoned by their inhabitants after suffering damage Wednesday, collapsed but no injuries were reported.
There’s been a big spotlight on police officer training over the last year, and the Belton Police Department is bringing in a new program it hopes will continue to build community trust.
Following the Texas Governor’s decision to roll back COVID-19 restrictions, a small business owner in McLennan County is making a unique adjustment to accommodate all shoppers--masked and un-masked.
The owner of one local restaurant says she won’t require customers to wear masks after the state’s mask mandate is lifted, but she will ask nicely and strongly encourage mask use among her diners.
As Texans debated the ramifications of the governor’s decision to lift the statewide mask mandate, Texas reported nearly 300 more COVID-19 deaths Wednesday and the regional death toll rose to near 1,500.
A local woman arrested in December on warrants charging manslaughter and aggravated assault following an accident in August 2020 that left one man dead and left several others injured was indicted Wednesday.
The Texas Education Agency says it will leave the decision about mask requirements up to local school boards after Gov. Greg Abbott announced he’s ending the statewide mask mandate.
A missing 15-year-old Central Texas girl named in an Amber Alert was found safe Wednesday and the 18-year-old authorities believed she was with has been arrested.
The company plans to find a buyer during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which allows it to continue operating while its managers and advisers work on repaying creditors.
A 10-year-old Texas girl who was named in an Amber Alert Wednesday after her mother was found murdered is safe and her father is in custody and facing charges in the woman's death.
One Central Texas city is stepping up to help residents who are struggling to complete applications for assistance from FEMA in the wake of the historic winter storm.
The historic ice storm which took a toll on Central Texas has been revealing for the Waco Independent School District by putting the future of some facilities into perspective.
