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At least 89 Texas hospitals were out of ICU beds last week
As the highly contagious delta variant of COVID-19 spreads and sends unvaccinated Texans to the hospital with serious illness, hospitals are under enormous pressure to make room for growing numbers of patients.
Meet Matt Z. Ruszczak, COSTEP’s New regional Vice-President of Economic Development
European native Matt Z. Ruszczak as of July 2021, is leading COSTEP’s regional Domestic & Foreign Direct Investment Initiative as the Vice-President of Economic Development.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests negative for COVID-19 four days after positive test
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has now tested negative for COVID-19, four days after testing positive for the virus.
Governor Holds Call With Texas Border Sheriffs Coalition, County Judges
Governor Greg Abbott held a call with members of the Texas Border Sheriffs Coalition and county judges from border communities to discuss the State's ongoing efforts to secure the border and quell the influx of unlawful migrants coming into Texas. During the call, the Governor and state leaders provided an update on Operation Lone Star (OLS) and thanked the sheriffs and county judges for their ongoing partnership to address the border crisis.
Texas says schools now must notify families of positive COVID-19 cases in classrooms
The Texas Tribune BY BRIAN LOPEZ / THE TEXAS TRIBUNE Texas school districts must now notify teachers, staff and students’ families of positive COVID-19 cases in classrooms or...
Tejano Business Leaders Take Action on Vaccinations
As new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to surge in Texas and hospital systems strain to their limits, Tejano business leaders and organizations are stepping up to make a difference: Across the state, Hispanic businesses are taking a new #SayAdiosToCOVID pledge to get 100% of their employees fully vaccinated by the end of November.
Preview the Collage Silent Auction, ONLINE bidding starts at noon today (8-20-21)!
Texas Border Business We are pleased to announce that the 42nd Annual Collage Gala this August 28th at the McAllen Convention Center is sold out! We know our...
Office Of The Governor Statement On COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment
“Governor Abbott’s doctor prescribed Regeneron's monoclonal antibody therapy treatment, which is available at no cost to all Texans who get a doctor’s referral. It is recommended that Texans testing positive for COVID-19 seek this antibody therapeutic drug because of its effectiveness to help keep people out of hospitals.
After a nearly six-week exodus over GOP voting bill, enough Democrats return to Texas...
For the first time in nearly six weeks, state officials said there were enough lawmakers present in the Texas House on Thursday for the chamber to conduct business — opening the door for the passage of the GOP priority elections bill that Democrats have been attempting to kill for the past several weeks by staying far away from the Capitol.
Mayor Mendez Joins 179 of Nation’s Mayors to Urge Congress to Protect Dreamers
City of Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez has joined Republican, Democrat, and Independent mayors from across the nation to call on Congress to take immediate action that provides permanent protection from deportation and a path to citizenship for all Dreamers who have lived in America since they were children and are building their lives here in the only country many of them have ever known.
























