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AUSTIN–Governor Greg Abbott announced Aug. 13 that the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) are launching nine COVID-19 antibody infusion centers throughout the state. The first infusion center, located in San Antonio, has served over 100 Texans since opening Aug. 10. Additionally, an infusion center in Corpus Christi began operations Aug. 13 at the RMB Fairgrounds. An infusion center in Austin will launch Aug. 16 at the Travis County Expo Center and DSHS is currently working with local officials to launch similar operations in Conroe, Dallas-Fort Worth and Laredo in the coming days.

A growing number of school districts, counties and cities have defied Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates, as COVID-19 cases continue to spike due to the delta variant and a low rate of vaccination among Texans.

TEXAS–National Honey Bee Day, which falls on Aug. 21 this year, is the perfect time to pay homage to all of the black and yellow striped pollinators out there, from Buzz the Honey Nut Cheerios Bee to the honey bees we see buzzing above blooming Texas sunflowers.

Despite much lower traffic levels around Texas schools due to the pandemic, there were still hundreds of crashes in school zones last year. So as millions of Texas students return to class, the Texas Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to watch out for kids walking and biking to school to keep everyone safe.

August is “ABLE to Save” Month, and Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is promoting awareness of the program that helps provide financial security for Texans with disabilities. The Texas Achieving a Better Life Experience (Texas ABLE®) Program is the state’s savings program for Texans with disabilities.

Terrell police made the following arrests and responded to the following incidents between Aug. 12 and Aug.

On Tuesday, August 10, the Terrell Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) was the title sponsor for a real estate networking event focused on healthcare. TEDC President Ray Dunlap, who served as moderator for one of the panels, led a focused discussion on the strategy of healthcare.

Despite a decrease in traffic crashes in 2020, Texas saw a dramatic rise in the number of people killed walking and biking on our roadways. Last year, 731 people died in pedestrian-related crashes, an increase of 9% from 2019. Crashes involving bicyclists claimed the lives of 82 people, up from 68 deaths the previous year. During 2020, 25% of fatalities in pedestrian and bicyclist-related crashes involved alcohol. These numbers reflect an alarming trend of pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities increasing over the last five years.