Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation Thursday that limits counties in the state to one drop-off location for votersâ absentee ballots in the upcoming election. (Photo from Twitter) By Adam Zuvanich
 Effective next Wednesday, March 10, businesses and facilities in Texas can open at 100 percent capacity, and Texans will no longer be mandated to wear masks, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday.Â
Abbott issued Executive Order GA-34 Tuesday, citing medical advancements of COVID-19 vaccines and antibody therapeutic drugs among his reasons for the reopening.Â
âToday s announcement doesnât abandon safe practices that Texans have mastered over the past year,â Abbott said. âInstead, itâs a reminder that each person has a role to play in their own personal safety and the safety of others.â
Elementary schools in the metro area can bring students back while following safety rules.
Schools got new reopening rules Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 19, that eased guidelines enough to allow elementary school students in the metropolitan area to get back to school buildings.
In a much-anticipated announcement from the Oregon Department of Education, the parameters around COVID-19 infection rates were relaxed somewhat, especially for the youngest students based on Harvard Global Health Institute recommendations. Still, the infection rate metrics are only advisory and school districts have the ultimate decision about reopening or not.
Earlier in the pandemic, to reopen buildings, schools had to follow a strict set of parameters tied to infection rates. Those metrics left districts in the metro area unable to reopen as COVID-19 infection rates remained stubbornly high.
Elementary schools in the metro area can bring students back while following safety rules.
Schools got new reopening rules Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 19, that eased guidelines enough to allow elementary school students in the metropolitan area to get back to school buildings.
In a much-anticipated announcement from the Oregon Department of Education, the parameters around COVID-19 infection rates were relaxed somewhat, especially for the youngest students based on Harvard Global Health Institute recommendations. Still, the infection rate metrics are only advisory and school districts have the ultimate decision about reopening or not.
Earlier in the pandemic, to reopen buildings, schools had to follow a strict set of parameters tied to infection rates. Those metrics left districts in the metro area unable to reopen as COVID-19 infection rates remained stubbornly high.
Oregonians ages 65+ can soon get vaccine January 12 2021
As state ties COVID-19 death record, Brown says seniors will get doses. Meanwhile, feds ship doses faster.
Gov. Kate Brown announced on Tuesday, Jan. 12, that the COVID-19 vaccine will be made available to all Oregonians age 65 and up, just as education and child-care workers will.
The change in eligibility, which takes effect Jan. 23, comes as health officials reported 54 more deaths associated with COVID-19 in Oregon, tying the state s previous single-day record.
However, that total includes deaths that occurred some time ago, but had not been reported due to holiday delays, officials said.
Brown s decision expanding the categories of people eligible for the vaccine to the elderly, education and childcare, was announced the same day that the federal government announced plans to distribute more doses of the vaccine faster, rather than keeping some in storage.