Austin FC s gorgeous new
Q2 Stadium. At a press conference Monday morning (May 24), local officials including Mayor
Steve Adler, Travis County Judge
Andy Brown, Interim Health Authority Dr.
Mark Escott, and ATXFC President
Andy Loughnane delivered the news fans had been hoping for: The stadium will be able to safely open at full capacity on opening night, Saturday, June 19, and near full capacity for the
U.S. women s national team game three nights earlier against Nigeria.
The mood was celebratory, and rightly so. The stadium news is great of course – one of the team s last big hurdles was that no one knew for sure if Q2 was going to get to have a full game-day experience, and now we do – but it seemed like more than that as well: a watershed moment, really, when life itself seemed to be largely back to normal. Everyone wore masks, of course (except at the podium), and masks will be required at the games as well. And all the speakers thanked the Austin public at la
There’s scant evidence that money in people’s pockets is holding our economy back.
This is partisan politics at its worst. Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) May 18, 2021
The announcements took the Twittersphere by storm, with many Texas Democrat leaders and abortion rights advocates disagreeing with Abbott s actions. Dyana Limon-Mercado, executive director of Planned Parenthood Texas Votes, the political arm of Planned Parenthood affiliates in Texas, told the Texas Tribune a six-week ban essentially bans abortion outright.
On the federal unemployment issue, San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro tweeted Abbott s action is partisan politics at its worst. Texas unemployment rate is still double its pre-COVID level, Castro wrote in a tweet Monday. @GovAbbott s rejection of the $300 weekly federal jobless aid will hurt over 300,000 Texans. There s scant evidence that money in people s pockets is holding our economy back.
Visitors at the Alamo in San Antonio last week.Credit.Christopher Lee for The New York Times
May 18, 2021, 7:24 p.m. ET
Most government authorities in Texas will soon be prohibited from requiring people to wear masks, Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Tuesday, days after federal health officials announced new guidance that encourages people who have been completely vaccinated to forego masks in most situations.
The executive order Mr. Abbott announced on Tuesday would prevent counties, cities, public health authorities and local government officials from requiring people to wear masks beginning on Friday. Violators could be fined $1,000.
Hospitals owned or operated by the government, state-supported living centers and jails and other criminal justice facilities are exempt from the order. Schools can continue their current mask policies until June 4, the end of the school year in some Texas districts, after which they will not be allowed to compel anyone to wear a mask. The C.D.C. als
Austin Public Health, Travis County administer 400,000 COVID vaccines
By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
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AUSTIN, Texas - Austin Public Health (APH) and Travis County have reached a substantial milestone as they have now administered 400,000 COVID-19 vaccines. This is a big milestone for our community. I m grateful for everyone who helped us get here, including the doctors, nurses, firefighters, first responders, school districts, and community members across our region that volunteered to help get our neighbors vaccinated, said Travis County Judge Andy Brown in a news release. We are not done yet. If you or the 12 and older children in your life haven t gotten vaccinated yet, now is the time to do so.
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