North Texans in need can use program to help pay for internet and computers
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program is giving money to families who need a little help.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program is giving money to families who need a little help.
It s meant for people who cannot typically afford internet, or were affected financially by the pandemic.
This program will provide consumers with substantial discounts on broadband service and computers.
It s open to those who suffered a large loss in income during the pandemic due to job loss or furlough, along with those who meet financial guidelines.
Despite moratoriums, Dallas renters weren’t actually protected from eviction during pandemic
Despite moratoriums, Dallas renters weren’t actually protected from eviction during pandemic
Eviction filings in Dallas County continued over the course of 2020 at nearly half the rate they did before the pandemic, according to a University of Texas at Dallas study.
Protesters picket outside of the office of Senator John Cornyn on Sept. 1, 2020 in Dallas.(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer)
Do you know what to do if you find an eviction notice posted on your apartment door?
Many renters don’t – and a patchwork of quickly conceived eviction protections and confusing legal interpretations at all levels of government failed a number of Dallas County renters they were supposed to protect, a new study concludes.
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State and County Data Told Different Stories About Total Deaths from COVID-19
There was always a small difference between what we heard from the state and the county. But when October came, that difference became a gulf. Let s talk about why.
By
Steven Monacelli
Published in
FrontBurner
April 29, 2021
12:35 pm
Each weekday, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins reports a number of local deaths attributed to COVID-19. It’s a grim reminder of the toll the pandemic continues to take on our community.
But in terms of understanding the current state of the virus, it’s an unclear data point that isn’t a snapshot so much as it is an accumulation of the prior days and sometimes weeks. Like so much in this pandemic, it’s confusing, a blurry image of the severity of the coronavirus in the county that doesn’t always match the counts from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
President Biden has said he intends to take swift action to address the health and economic fallout brought on by the pandemic, and on his first day in office, he did just that.