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Vague messaging from state health officials left Texans who were desperate to get vaccinated without clear answers of where and how they schedule a vaccination. Credit: Jason Garza for The Texas Tribune
On Dec. 22, Gov. Greg Abbott sat in a conference room at the Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin and rolled up his sleeve for the cameras. A nurse pricked a dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine into his left arm and state officials and hospital staff in the room applauded.
Abbott then threw up his arms: “It’s that easy,” he said.
The event was a celebration of a major milestone in the battle against the coronavirus. Although cases were still mounting in Texas and new hospitalizations were climbing, 1.4 million health care workers and vulnerable Texans were set to receive the vaccine by the end of 2020, Abbott said, with millions more to come soon after.
homeless incampment in the area. there was conflict that led to the fatal stabbing of the victim. reporter: the victim has not been identified, but police say they believe he was a transplant and both suspects were as well. it was a somber day at a local high school where there is now awareness about the dangers of railroad tracks. reporter: students here are grief-stricken and the school does stress train safety and here is why. union pacific tracks running right across from the school s campus. theresa hernandez heard the sound and spoke to us through a translation. i saw something flying in the air and what fell was the body of the the boy. reporter: the boy was austin price and he had been playing chicken on the tracks and was struck. i told him not to play those games. he is my best friend and i will miss him a lot. reporter: students bringing flowers and holding on tight. when someone needed money he would give it to them. no body walk on these train
gillroy are in disbelief and some coming to the defense of one boy who was arrested. eric is live after hearing from the principal and the classmates. reporter: we had students wanting to address the boy and several say the students was in pe when taken into custody. he transferred after the school year started and it was about one month in. and about two hours ago a student said the crimes this boy is accused of are out of chairic my parents loved him. he is a good kid. reporter: in a statement about the student, the principal said he was a good kid and student and we were happy to have him. even classmates who were friends said they didn t know about the allegations until yesterday and some parents are concerned about just hearing about it and we are putting that together for six. in san francisco, here a live scene from news chopper two in the cities s mission district and you can see a number of police cars parked and crime tape is up. one person has been shot and