Coronavirus In Texas: Half Price Books Furloughs, Lays Off 78% Of Employees
Half Price Books has furloughed or laid off 78% of its employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Half Price Books has furloughed or laid off 78% of its employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I know it's frustrating for people that are trying to call through and trying to get through online," said Cisco Gamez with the Texas Workforce Commission.
Staff members brought more than 31,000 gloves, 350 face masks, 120 N95 masks, along with hundreds of gowns and shoe covers to Methodist Richardson Medical Center.
Dozens of customers have filed complaints about Cheaper Than Dirt, an online firearm and ammunition seller based in Fort Worth.
Ninety-one people have died of coronavirus in Texas and 827 people have been hospitalized, according to Governor Greg Abbott.
The U.S. Department of Justice says a Texas-based organization that runs facilities to hold immigrant children has settled a retaliation claim from an ex-employee.
One resident has died and officials say they're concerned that employees who have been working at multiple facilities might have spread the virus to other locations.
The two public coronavirus testing sites in Dallas have closed for the rest of the day Friday due to "expected wind gusts" in the areas, the city announced.
Each year the TEA releases grades for each independent school district, campus, and open-enrollment charter school -- but because of the COVID-19 outbreak this won't happen in 2020.
Tarrant County Public Health confirmed that another resident, an adult male from Fort Worth has died after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Dallas County Commissioners have extended the shelter-at-home order until April 30 amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Many of the jobs available are right here in North Texas.
Lightening the load for first responders in Dallas, Tide Cleaners locations are offering free laundry service during the coronavirus pandemic.
Due to the continuing outbreak of the coronavirus, the annual Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Waxahachie has been canceled for the first time in its 40-year history.
The average patient seeking an abortion in Texas must now travel more than 20 times farther than usual because of the state's temporary ban on the procedure.
In today's Ones for Texas, North Texas residents celebrated a grandmother's 90th birthday as she stood on the balcony of her assisted-living facility in Fort Worth.
Thousands of residential customers unable to pay their utility bills can expect some short-term relief.
Their patient navigators are now working from home, and they've added video conferencing so those who call will have a friendly face.
A Hobby Lobby in Dallas closed abruptly Thursday after Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins called the business out for keeping its doors open amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The patient was a man in his 50s with preexisting health complications, officials said.
"This isn't just a legal question. It's a moral question," says University of Texas at Dallas Law Professor Mike Maslanka.
The news comes just hours after the department announcement its fifth case in an officer who worked at the Southeast Patrol.
With protective gear in short supply, some hospitals have resorted to asking for donations of gowns and masks to keep workers safe.
Leave it to a couple of Texas moms to start a Facebook page that's helping healthcare workers on the frontline fighting the coronavirus in real time.
This test is not FDA approved, but is available under the agency's Emergency Use Authorization Guidelines.
